Craftsman 315.212080 - Manual (Page 15)

ADJUSTMENTS
TO REMOVE BLADE
See Figures 9, 10, 11, and 12.
■ Unplug your saw.
A WARNING; Failure to unplug your saw could
result in accidental starting causing possible
serious personal injury.
■ Loosen the phillips screw on the blade bolt
cover until blade bolt cover can be raised.
See Figures 9, 10, and 11.
■ Gently raise the lower blade guard bracket,
releasing lower blade guard from notch so that
lower blade guard and blade bolt cover can be
rotated up and back to expose the blade bolt.
See Figures 9, 10. and 11. '
■ Lower the blade down onto a piece of scrap wood
positioned against the fence. See Figure 12.
Note: Make sure the blade teeth are embedded in
the wood.
■ Using the blade wrench provided, loosen and
remove the blade bolt.
Note: The blade bolt has left hand threads. Turn
blade bolt clockwise to loosen.
■ Remove outer blade washer. The blade can now
be removed.
Your compound miter saw has been adjusted at the
factory for making very accurate cuts. However, some
of the components might have been bumped out of
alignment during shipping. Also, over a period of time,
re-adjustment will probably become necessary due to
wear. After unpacking your saw, check the following
adjustments before you begin using saw. Make any
re-adjustments that are necessary and periodically
check the parts alignment to make sure that your saw
is cutting accurately.
WARNING: Your saw should never be
** connected to power supply when you are
assembling parts, making adjustments, installing
or removing blades, or when not in use.
Disconnecting your saw will prevent accidental
starting that could cause serious injury.
Note: Many of the illustrations in this manual show
only portions of your compound miter saw. This is
intentional so tiiat we can clearly show points being
made in the illustrations. Never operate your saw
without all guards securely in place and in good
operating condition.
CUTTING A SLOT IN THE ZERO
CLEARANCE THROAT PLATE
In order to use your compound miter saw, you must
cut a slot through the zero clearance tiiroat plate to
allow for blade clearance. To cut the slot, set your
saw at 0 degrees miter, turn saw on and allow the
blade to reach full speed, then carefully make a
straight cut as far as it will go through the throat plate.
Turn your saw off and allow the blade to come to a
complete stop before raising the saw arm.
Next, adjust the bevel angle to 45 degrees, turn your
saw on and allow the blade to reach full speed, then
carefully make another cut through the zero clearance
throat plate. The throat plate will then be wide enough
to allow the blade to pass through it at any angle from
0 to 45 degrees.
BLADE
PIECE OF
SCRAP WOOD Fig. 12
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