Craftsman 315.212080 - Manual (Page 20)

ADJUSTMENTS
■ Lower the blade into the zero clearance throat
plate of the miter table. Check blade clearance
and maximum cutting distance (distance from
fence where blade enters) to front of miter
table slot.
■ Re-adjust if necessary.
■ Tighten the hex nut with a 17 mm wrench or
adjustable wrench.
■ To prevent the depth stop adjustment screw from
turning while tightening the hex nut, carefully hold
it with the hex key while tightening the
hex nut.
WARNING: Do not start your compound miter
saw without checking for interference between
the blade and the miter table support. Damage
could result to the blade if it strikes the miter
table support during operation of the saw.
OPERATION
APPLICATIONS
(Use only for the purposes listed below)
■ Cross cuttir>g wood and plastic.
■ Cross cutting miters, joints, etc. for picture frames,
moldings, door casings, and fine joinery.
Note: The 100 tooth crosscut blade provided is fine
for most wood cutting operations. For fine joinery cuts
or cutting plastic, use one of the accessory blades
available from your nearest Sears store.
A WARNING: Before starting any cutting
operation, clamp or bolt your compound miter
saw to a workbench. Never operate your miter
saw on the floor or in a crouched position.
Failure to heed this warning can result in serious
personal injury.
CUTTING WITH YOUR COMPOUND
MITER SAW
iV WARNING: When using a work clamp or
C-clamp to secure your workpiece, clamp
workpiece on one side of the blade only. The
workpiece must remain free on one side of the
blade to prevent the blade from binding in
workpiece. The workpiece bindirvg the blade will
cause motor stalling and kickback. This situation
could cause an accident resulting in possible
serious personal injury.
CROSSCUTTING
See Figure 26.
A crosscut is made by cutting across the grain of the
workpiece. A 90° crosscut is made with the miter table
set at the zero degree position. Miter crosscuts are
made wi№ the miter table set at some angle other
than zero.
TO CROSSCUT WITH YOUR MITER
SAW;
■ Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full
height
■ Lift the miter table clamp.
■ Rotate the miter table until the pointer aligns with
the desired angle on the miter scale.
■ Push the miter table clamp back down.
Note: You can quickly locate 0°, 22-1/2° left or
right, and 45° left or right on the scale. The miter
table can be seated in one of the positive stop
notches, located in the miter table frame.
iV WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury,
always push the miter table clamp back down
before making a cut. Failure to do so could result
in movement of the miter table while making a
cut.
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