Craftsman 315.21234 - Manual (Page 25)

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TO MITER CUT
n Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height.
n Loosen the miter lock handles.
n Rotate the saw table until the pointer aligns with the
desired angle on the miter scale.
n Reighten the miter lock handles securely.
WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, always
tighten the miter lock handle securely before making
a cut. Failure to do so could result in movement of
the control arm or miter table while making a cut.
n Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one edge
securely against the fence. 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.
n 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. See Figure 37.
n Align cutting line on the workpiece with the edge of
blade.
n Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure
it against the fence or use the optional work clamp or a
C-clamp to secure the workpiece.
WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, keep
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.
n 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.
n Grasp the saw handle firmly then squeeze the switch
trigger. Allow several seconds for the blade to reach
maximum speed.
n Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece.
n Release the switch trigger and allow the 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.
TO BEVEL CUT
See Figures 33 - 34.
A bevel cut is made by cutting across the grain of the
workpiece with the blade angled to the workpiece. A
straight bevel cut is made with the miter table set at the
zero degree position and the blade set at an angle
between 0
° and 45 ° .
n Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height.
n Loosen the miter lock handles.
OPERATION
Fig. 33
MOUNTING
BRACKET
INDICATOR
POINT
SCALE
n Rotate the saw table until the pointer aligns with zero
on the miter scale.
n Retighten the miter lock handles securely.
WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, always
tighten the miter lock handle securely before making
a cut. Failure to do so could result in movement of
the control arm or miter table while making a cut.
n Loosen the bevel lock knob and move the saw arm to
the left to the desired bevel angle.
n Bevel angles can be set from 0 ° to 45 ° .
n Align the indicator point for the desired angle.
n Once the saw arm has been set at the desired angle,
securely tighten the bevel lock knob.
n Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one
edge securely against the fence. 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, jam-
ming the blade.
n 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.
n Align the cutting line on the workpiece with the edge of
saw blade.
n Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure it
against the fence or use the optional work clamp or a
C-clamp to secure the workpiece.
WARNING: T o avoid serious personal injury,
keep hands away from cutting area. Never perform
any cutting operation freehand (without holding
workpiece against the fence). The blade could grab
the workpiece if it slips or twists.
n Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cut-
ting operation just to make sure that no problems will
occur when the cut is made.