Craftsman 315.212120 - 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,
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.
12 in. BLADE
A 12 in. saw blade is included with your compound
miter saw. It will cut materials up to 7-7/8 in. wide,
depending upon the thickness of the material and the
setting 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:
max width x resulting height 7-7/8 in. x 2-1/2 in.
When the miter angle (miter table) Is set at 45° and
the bevel angle Is set at 0°:
Your saw will cut materials up to:
max width x resulting height 5-1/2 in. x 2-1/2 in.
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:
max width x resulting height 7-7/8 in. x 1-3/4 in.
SWITCH
LOCK-OFF LEVER
UPPER
BLADE GUARD
__ LOWER
BLADE GUARD
N0 HANDS ZONP
BOUNDARY UNE
N0 HANDS
ZONE LABEL
ZERO CLEARANCE
THROAT PLATE
MITER SCALE
HEX KEY
STORAGE AREA
MrTER
LOCK HANDLE
MITER
TABLE FRAME POSITIVE STOP (S)
MITER
LOCK PLATE Fig.3
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