Craftsman 315.235380 - Manual (Page 20)

OPERATION
C-CLAMP
Fig. 26
Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with
one edge securely against the fence. If the board
is warped, place the convex side against the
fence. If the concave edge of a board is placed
against the fence, the board could collapse on the
blade at the end of the cut, jamming the blade.
See Figures 33 and 34.
When cutting long pieces of lumber or molding,
support the opposite end of the stock with a roller
stand or with a work surface level with the saw
table.
Align cutting line on the workpiece with the edge
of saw blade.
Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure
it against the fence. Use the optional work clamp
or a C-clamp to secure the workpiece when
possible. See Figure 26.
. WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury,
^ keep your hands outside the no hands zone; at
least 3 in. from blade. Never perform any cutting
operation freehand (without holding workpiece
against the fence). The blade could grab the
workpiece if it slips or twists.
Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the
cutting operation just to make sure that fK)
problems will occur when the cut is made.
Grasp the saw handle firmly, slide the lock-off
lever back, then squeeze the switch trigger. Allow
several seconds for the blade to reach maximum
speed.
■ Slowly lower the blade into and through the
workpiece. See Figure 26.
■ Release the switch trigger and allow the saw
blade to stop rotating before raising the blade out
of workpiece. Wait until the electric brake stops
blade from turning before removing the workpiece
from the miter table.
BEVEL CUT
See Figures 27 and 28.
A bevel cut is made by cutting across the grain of the
workpiece with the blade angled to the workpiece. A
straight bevel cut is made with the miter table set at
the zero degree position and the blade set at an angle
between 0“ and 45“.
LEFTSIDE
LEFT
INDICATOR
RIGHT SIDE
RIGHT
INDICATOR
POINT
SCALE]
MOUNTING BRACKET
TO BEVEL CUT WITH YOUR MITER
SAW:
■ Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full
height.
■ Loosen the miter lock handle. Rotate the miter
lock handle approximately one-half turn to the left
to loosen.
■ Press the miter lock plate down with your thumb
and hold.
■ Rotate the control arm until the pointer aligns with
zero on the miter scale.
■ Release the miter lock plate.
Note: You can quickly locate zero by releasing
the lock plate as you rotate the control arm. The
lock plate will seat itself in one of the built-in
positive stop notches, located in the miter table
frame.
■ Tighten the miter lock handle securely.
iV WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury,
always tighten the miter lock handle securely
before making a cut. Failure to do so could result
in movement of the control arm or miter table
while making a cut.
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