Making a bevel cross cut, Making a cross cut, Operation – Craftsman 315.228310 User Manual

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OPERATION

Make a test cut on scrap wood. From the front of the

saw, push the wood to the blade with the miter gage.

WARNING:

Make sure the blade guard is

lowered over blade and is working properly to

prevent possible injury.

■ Check that the blade is at the correct height for the

workpiece. To change the height, turn the height
hand wheei.

■ To set the wood angle, loosen the miter gage knob,

set the angle with the indicator on the miter gage,

then retighten miter gage knob.

■ Place a support the same height as the top of the

saw table behind the saw for the cut work.

■ Make sure the wood is not touching the blade

before turning on the saw.’ Insert the key and lift
the switch to the ON position. Let the blade build
up to full speed before moving the miter gage to

feed the workpiece into the blade.

■ Hold the work firmly against the miter gage and

push the miter gage to feed the work into the blade.

■ When the work is completed, press the switch off

and remove the key.

MAKING A BEVEL CROSS CUT

See Figures 47 and 48.

Try out this cut on a piece of scrap wood before
cutting your workpiece.

WARNING:

Make sure the blade guard is

lowered over blade and is working properly to
prevent possible injury.

■ Raise the rip fence handle and remove the rip

fence.

■ Set the blade angle by loosening the bevel lock

handle and turning the bevel handwheel. Retighten

the bevel lock handle.

H Set miter gage to 0’ if needed. Make sure miter

gage knob is securely tightened.

■ Place a support the same height as the top of the

saw table behind the saw for the cut work.

■ Make sure the wood is clear of the blade before

turning on the saw. Insert the key and lift the switch
to the ON position. Let the blade build up to full
speed before feeding the wood into the blade with

the miter gage.

■ Hold the work firmly against the miter gage and

push the miter gage to feed the work into the blade.

■ When the work is completed, press the switch off

and remove the key.

MAKING A MITER CUT

See Figure 46.

CRRFTSMRN* TABLE SAW 315.228310

MITER CUT

Fig. 46

Fig. 48