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10-11-2009, 10:24 PM
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#1 | | Control Cut on Craftssman Radial Arm Saw Name: Mitch City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Sep 2009 Age: 38  10-11-2009, 10:24 PM
When I pull the trigger on the handle I can hear the motor turning but the saw is not moving. The carriage lock is free and the saw can be moved back and forth but the control cut is not engaging. I can't find any info on this in the owners manual. Is there a switch or knob I'm missing? | | Views: 324 | |
10-11-2009, 11:50 PM
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Name: Mike City: Westfield State: NC County: Stokes Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: Control Cut on Craftssman Radial Arm Saw
Warning: Don't grab the blade and try to spin it by hand. 
Have you checked the nut to be sure the blade is tight?
Is anything jammed against the blade?
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10-12-2009, 12:07 AM
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Name: Ernie City: Chocowinity State: NC County: Beaufort Join Date: Jun 2008 Age: 64 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.49 over 180 days | Re: Control Cut on Craftssman Radial Arm Saw
Sears radial arm saws have two plugs - are you sure they're both plugged in?
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10-12-2009, 08:26 AM
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Name: Mitch City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Sep 2009 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 4.88 over 56 days | Re: Control Cut on Craftssman Radial Arm Saw
1 Blade nut is tight and blade can cut wood
2 Both cords are plugged in and the control feed motor is working when I pull the trigger.
However it is not doing anything it is "out of gear" | |
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10-12-2009, 09:42 AM
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Name: Mike City: Westfield State: NC County: Stokes Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: Control Cut on Craftssman Radial Arm Saw
Oh wait - "control feed motor"
You mean the new saws actually have a feed motor?
I was not aware of that.
Could be a stripped gear, loose set screw on a gear, does it use a belt? any adjustment?
You have me curious now. I'd like to see it.
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10-12-2009, 08:43 PM
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Name: Jim M. City: Wilmington State: NC County: New Hanover Join Date: Mar 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.73 over 180 days | Re: Control Cut on Craftsman Radial Arm Saw
Is the blade turning or not? On the control feed RAS you need to turn on the switch at the end of the arm, then engage the trigger to move the blade/motor assembly to make your cut. Jim
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10-12-2009, 09:26 PM
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Name: John City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Aug 2009 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 3.71 over 100 days | Re: Control Cut on Craftssman Radial Arm Saw
There is that little speed adjusting thing. did it get slowed down to the point where it stopped? I will play with mine and see if i can make it stop.... BRB | |
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10-12-2009, 09:31 PM
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Name: John City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Aug 2009 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 3.71 over 100 days | Re: Control Cut on Craftssman Radial Arm Saw
So is the cable still connected from the rear housing to the carriage? | |
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10-12-2009, 11:09 PM
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Name: Mitch City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Sep 2009 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 4.88 over 56 days | Re: Control Cut on Craftssman Radial Arm Saw
That was it John the cable to the carriage wasn't connected.
I connected the cable and enabled the control cut.
Control cut sucks.
I have now re-disabled control cut. Now I see what Tony had if off.
This thing had to have been invented by a committee.
OK who here has rigged up bungee cords to there saw carriage to keep it from cutting through wood to fast? No one? I thought so. | |
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10-14-2009, 08:23 AM
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Name: John City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Aug 2009 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 3.71 over 100 days | Re: Control Cut on Craftssman Radial Arm Saw
I debated shutting it off too. But now that I have had the saw for a few years, I have really learned to like it. I just have to pull on the saw to make a cut. I don't have to worry about the saw pulling itself into a piece of material too quickly. However, now that I think about it, now that I have a really good narrow kerf blade, it doesn't really grab any more  | |
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