Craftsman 315.212080 - Manual (Page 21)

OPERATION
Fig. 26
Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with
one edge securely against the fer>ce. 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.
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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 no
problems will occur when the cut is made.
Grasp ttie saw handle firmly, press down on the
lock-off lever, 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 fence and
miter table. A bevel cut is made with the miter table
set at the zero degree position arKt the blade set at an
angle between 0* and 45“.
INDICATOR
POINT
MOUNTING
BRACKET
BEVEL
LOCK KNOB
Fig. 27
TO BEVEL CUT 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
zero on the miter scale.
■ Push the miter table clamp back down.
Note: You can quickly locate zero on the scale.
The miter table can be seated in one of the built-in
positive stop notches, located in the miter table
frame.
A 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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