Craftsman 315.212220 - Manual (Page 19)

ADJUSTMENTS
and raised by turning the screw clockwise.
■ Lower the blade into the zero clearance throat
plate of the miter table. Check blade clearance
and maximum cutting distance (distance from
fence where blade enters) to front of miter table
slot.
■ Readjust if necessary.
A WARNING: Do not start your compound miter
saw without checking for interference between
the blade and the miter table support. Damage
could result to the blade if it strikes the miter
table support during operation of the saw.
■ Tighten the hex nut with a 17 mm wrench or
adjustable wrench.
■ To prevent the depth stop adjustment screw from
turning while tightening the hex nut, carefully hold
it with the hex key while tightening the hex nut.
APPLICATIONS
(Use only for the purposes listed below)
■ Cross cutting wood and plastic.
■ Cross cutting miters, joints, etc. for picture frames,
moldings, door casings, and fine joinery.
Note: The blade provided is fine for most wood
cutting operations, but for fine joinery cuts or cutting
plastic, use one of the accessory blades available
from your nearest Sears store.
^ WARNING: Before starting any cutting
operation, clamp, bolt or nail your compound
miter saw to a workbench. Never operate your
miter saw on the floor or in a crouched position.
Failure to heed this warning can result in serious
personal injury.
CUTTING WITH YOUR COMPOUND
MITER SAW
^ WARNING: When using a work clamp or
C-clamp to secure your workpiece, clamp
workpiece on one side of the blade only. The
workpiece must remain free on one side of the
blade to prevent the blade from binding in
workpiece. The workpiece binding the blade will
cause motor stalling and kickback. This situation
could cause an accident resulting in possible
serious personal injury.
CROSSCUTTING
See Figure 26.
A crosscut is made by cutting across the grain of the
workpiece. A straight crosscut is made with the miter
table set at the zero degree position. Miter crosscuts
are made with the miter table set at some angle other
than zero.
TO CROSSCUT WITH YOUR MITER
SAW:
■ Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full
height.
■ Loosen the miter lock handle. Rotate the miter
lock handle approximately one-half turn to the left
to loosen.
■ Press the miter lock plate down with your thumb
and hold.
■ Rotate the control arm until the pointer aligns with
the desired angle on the miter scale.
■ Release the miter lock plate.
Note: You can quickly locate 0°, 15°, 22-1/2°,
31.62°, and 45° left or right by releasing the lock
plate as you rotate the control arm. The lock plate
will seat itself in one of the positive stop notches,
located in the miter table frame.
■ Tighten the miter lock handle 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.
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