Craftsman 315.212130 - Manual (Page 10)

FEATURES
KNOW YOUR COMPOUND MITER SAW
See Figure 3.
Before attempting to use your saw, familiarize yourself
with all operating features and safety requirements.
iV WARNING; Do not allow familiarity with your
saw to make you careless. Remember that a
careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict
severe injury.
15 AMP MOTOR
Your saw has a powerful 15 amp motor with sufficient
power to handle tough cutting jobs. It is made with all
ball bearings, and has externally accessible brushes
for ease of servicing.
10 in. BLADE
A 10 in. saw blade is included with your compound
miter saw. It will cut materials up to 2-9/16 in. thick or
5-7/16 in. wide, depending upon the angle at which
the cut is being made.
CUTTING CAPACITIES
When the miter angle (miter table) is set at 0° and
the bevel angle is set at 0°:
Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of
5-7/16 in. wide
X
2-9/16 in. thick.
It will cut materials up to a maximum thickness of
3-1/2 in. thick X 4 in. wide.
When the miter angie (miter table) is set at 45° and
the bevel angle is set at 0°:
Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of
3-7/8 in. wide
X
2-9/16 in. thick.
When the miter angle (miter table) is set at 0° and
the bevel angle is set at 45°:
Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of
5-7/16 in. wide x 1-9/16 in. thick.
When the miter angle (miter table) is set at 45° and
the bevel angle is set at 45°;
Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of
3-7/8 in. wide x 1-1/2 in. thick.
UPPER
BLADE GUARD
SWITCH TRIGGER
DUST GUIDE
MITER
FENCE
FENCE
SCREW
BEVEL SCALE
N0 HANDS ZONE"
LABEL
N0 HANDS ZONE"
BOUNDARY LINE
MITER SCALE
ZERO CLEARANCE
THROAT PLATE
MITER
LOCK PLATE
MITER
TABLE FRAME
MITER
CONTROL ARM lqck HANDLE
Fig. 3