Craftsman Saw 113.244513 User Manual

3.8

Out of 88 Ratings

Owner's of the Craftsman Saw 113.244513 gave it a score of 3.8 out of 5. Here's how the scores stacked up:

  • Reliability

    3.8 out of 5

  • Durability

    3.9 out of 5

  • Maintenance

    3.8 out of 5

  • Performance

    3.78 out of 5

  • Ease of Use

    3.95 out of 5
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2. Make sure the blade
teeth
point
downward
toward the
table.
3.
Make sure the blade
tracking
guides
and
thrust bearings are
properly
adjusted.
4. Always check and correctly
adjust blade
tension.
i.
To avoid accidental
blade contact,
minimize blade
breakage
and
provide
maximum blade support.
1. Always
adjust
the upper blade
guide
and
blade
guard
to
just
clear the
workpiece.
2.
Plan
your
hand
placement
so
your
fingers will
not
be
where
a sudden slip
could cause
them
to
hit the
blade.
j.
Make
sure
all clamps and
knobs are tight and
there is no
excessive
play
in
any
parts.
k. To avoid an electrical shock,
make
sure
your
fin-
gers
do
not touch the
metal
prongs
on the
plug
when installing or removing
the
plug
to or
from
a
live
outlet.
l. Never turn
your
band saw
"ON"
before clearing
everything
except
the workpiece and
related
feed
or
support devices off
the table.
WHENEVER
SAW
IS RUNNING
WARNING: DO NOT ALLOW FAMILIARITY
(GAINED
FROM FREQUENT
USE OF
YOUR
BAND
SAW)
TO
CAUSE
A
CARELESS
MISTAKE.
ALWAYS
RE-
MEMBER THAT A
CARELESS
FRACTION OF
A SEC-
OND
IS
SUFFICIENT
TO INFLICT SEVERE
INJURY.
lf
your
saw
makes an unfamiliar
noise
or
if it
vibrates
excessively,
stop
immediately. Turn the
saw
off
. Remove
switch
key and unplug the saw.
Do
not restart until
finding
and correcting the
problem.
Avoid awkward
hand
oositions
where a sudden
slip could cause a
hand to
move into the
blade.
Feed the workpiece only
fast enough to let the
blade cut
without
bogging
down or binding.
Before
freeing
jammed
material. turn
saw off
. Re-
move
switch
key Remove
plug
from
power
source outlet.
Wait
for
all
moving
parts
to
stop.
When
backing
up
the
workpiece,
the blade may
bind
in the
kerf
(cut)
Thrs is
usually caused by
sawdust
clogging
up the
kerf
or because the
blade comes out of
the
gurdes
lf this happens:
1. Turn
saw
off.
2. Unplug saw.
3.
Remove
switch
key.
4.
Wait
for
all
moving
parts
to
stoo
5.
Remove band saw cover.
6. Stick
a
flat
blade screwdriver
or
wedqe
into
the kerf.
7. Iurn the upper
wheel
by
hand using
your palm
while
backing
up
the workpiece.
Before removing
loose
pieces
f rom the table. turn
saw
off and
wait for all
moving
parts
to stop.
To
avoid
injury
from
untested
or improper acces-
sories,
use only
Recommended
Accessories
listed on the
Accessory
page
of
this
manual.
Push Stick
A
device
used
to feed the workpiece through
the saw
during
narrow
ripping type operations so
the operator's
hands are
kept well
away
from the blade.
Resaw
A cutting operation
to
reduce the thickness of
the work-
piece
to
make thinner
pieces.
Resin
A sticky, sap-based
substance
that
has
dried.
Ripping
A
cutting
operation along
the
length of the
workpiece.
Sawblade
Path
The area of
the worktable or
workpiece directly
in line
with the saw blade.
Set
The distance
the tio of
the saw blade
tooth
is bent
outward
from the
face
of
the blade.
Trailing
End
The
workpiece end
last cut by
the saw
blade
Workpiece
The item on
which the cutting
operation
is
being
per-
formed.
The surfaces
of a
workpiece
are commonly
y/
referred
to as
faces, ends, and
edges
Worktable
The
surface
on
which the
workpiece
rests
while
perform-
ing
a cutting
operation.
glossary
of
terms
for woodworking
Beveling
An
angle cutting operation
through
the face of the board.
Crosscut
A cutting operation
made
across
the width of
the
workpiece.
Compound Cutting
A
simultaneous bevel
and
miter
cutting
operation.
FPM
Feet
per
minute. Used
in reference to surface
speed
of blade.
Freehand
(as
used for band
saw)
Performing
a
cut without
the workpiece
properly
sup-
oorted on
the work table.
Gum
A
sticky, sap-based
residue from wood
products.
Kerf
The material
removed
by
the blade
in
a
through cut
or
the
slot
produced
by
the
blade
in a
non-through
or
partial
cut.
Leading
End
The
end
of the
workpiece which
is
pushed
into the
cutting
tool first.
Mitering
An
angle
cutting operation
made
across
the
width of
the workpiece.

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