Maintenance - Craftsman 315.175010 Owner's Manual

MAINTENANCE

CLEANING

BASE ASSEMBLY

I DUST BOX

TUNNEL

See Figures 24-26.

After extended use, wood particles and resin may build up

inside the base assembly of your plate joiner and clog the

path for wood particles going into dust box. Wood particles

packing up in thisarea, not only defeats the dustless feature

of your plate joiner, it also makes cutting biscuit slots more

difficult.

HOW TO CLEAN BASE ASSEMBLY

1, Unplugyour platejoiner.

2. Remove dustbox. Depress tabs on each sideof dustbox

and slide it to the rear of plate joiner to remove.

3. Place your plate joiner upside down on a workbench as

shown in figure 24.

4. Using a screwdriver remove the two screws securing

front base assembly,

5, Pull adjustable fence in the direction shown by the arrow

in figure 24 and remove front base assembly.

6, Using a pair of neodle nose pliers, stretch and release

springs from tabs on bearing plate. See Figure25+

7. Push adjustment rod away from bearing plate and re-

move rear base assembly.

g. With front and rear base assembfies removed, place your

plate joiner upside downon a workbench andclean wood

particles and resin from blade, bearing plate and sur-

rounding areas,

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aware of cut hazard, carbide tips on

blade =re sharp.

9. Clean wood particlesand resin from slotsand surround-

ing areas on frontand rear base assemblies. See Figure

26. Apply a thin coat of general purpose grease in slots

or on beadng plate where base slides.

10. Replace rear base assembly. Position adjustment red in

its proper place as shown in figure 25.

11. Secu re rear base assembly in place withthe two springs.

Hook one end of each spring in notch on each side of

base assembly. Using needle nose priers, stretch each

spring and hook it over tabs on bearing plata.

12. Reassemble front base assembly.

t 3, Replace screws and tighten securely with a screwdriver.

14 Remove screwdriver.

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ADJUSTABLE

FENCE

CREWDRIVER

FRONTBASE

ASSEMBLY

SCREW

HOLE

SHOWN

WITHOUT

DUST

BOX

Fig. 24

ROD

BLADE

BEARING

TAB(S)

PLATE

Fig 25

FRONT

Fig. 26