Craftsman 315.228310 - Manual (Page 36)

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.
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MITER CUT
Fig. 46
Fig. 48