Assembly – Craftsman 315.21234 User Manual
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ASSEMBLY
Fig. 23
FENCE
SOCKET HEAD
SCREW(S)
Fig. 21
VIEW OF MITER TABLE NOT SQUARE WITH
FENCE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED
Fig. 22
VIEW OF MITER TABLE NOT SQUARE WITH
FENCE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED
Fig. 20
VIEW OF MITER TABLE SQUARE WITH FENCE
CORRECTLY ADJUSTED
FENCE
MITER TABLE
THROAT PLATE
FRAMING
SQUARE
FENCE
MITER TABLE
THROAT PLATE
FRAMING
SQUARE
FENCE
MITER TABLE
THROAT PLATE
FRAMING
SQUARE
SOCKET HEAD
SCREW(S)
NOTE: Many of the illustrations in this manual show only
portions of the compound miter saw. This is intentional so
that 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.
SQUARING THE MITER TABLE TO THE
FENCE
See Figures 20 - 23.
n
Unplug the saw.
n
Push down on the saw arm and pull out the lock pin to
release the saw arm.
n
Raise saw arm to its full raised position.
n
Loosen the miter lock handle.
n
Rotate the miter table until the pointer is positioned
at 0
°
.
n
Retighten the miter lock handle.
n
Lay a framing square flat on the miter table. Place one
leg of the square against the fence. Place the other
leg of the square beside the throat plate in the miter
table. The edge of the square and the slot in the throat
plate in the miter table should be parallel as shown in
figure 20.
n
If the edge of the framing square and the throat plate
in the miter table are not parallel as shown in figures 21
and 22, adjustments are needed.
n
Loosen the fence screw and remove the sliding miter
fence.
n
Using the blade wrench, loosen the socket head
screws securing the fence. Adjust the fence left or right
until the framing square and throat plate are parallel.
n
Retighten the screws securely and recheck the fence-
to-table alignment before reinstalling the sliding miter
fence.
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MITER LOCK
HANDLE