Craftsman 315.21212 owner manual AMP Motor, See Figure

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KNOW YOUR COMPOUND MITER SAW

See Figure 3.

Before attempting to use your saw, familiarize yourself with all operating features and safety requirements.

_i WARNING: Do not allow familiaritywith your saw to make you careless. Remember that a

careless fractionof a second is sufficientto inflict severe injury.

15 AMP MOTOR

Your saw has a powerful15 amp motorwith sufficient power to handle tough cuttingjobs. It is made with all hell bearings, and has extemally accessiblebrushes for ease of servicing.

12 in. BLADE

CUTTING CAPACITIES

When the miter angle (raRer table) Is set at 0° and the bevel angle Is set at 0°:

Your saw win cut materials up to:

max width x resultingheight 7-7/8 in. x 2-1/2 in.

When the miter angle (miter table) Is set at 45 ° and the bevel angle Is eat at O°:

Your saw will cut materials up to:

max width x resultingheight 5-1/2 in. x 2-1/2 in.

When the miter angle (miter table) Is set at O° and the bevel angle Is sat at 45°:

Your saw will cut materials up to:

max width x resultingheight 7-7/8 in. x 1-3/4 in.

A12 in. saw blade is includedwith your compound miter saw. it willcut materials up to 7-7/8 in. wide, depending upon the thicknessof the material and the 'settingat which the cut is being made.

SWITCH

LOCK-OFFLEVER

UPPER

BLADEGUARD

6 mm

DUSTGUIDE

HEXKEY

 

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STORAGEAREA

HEXKEY __

MRER

TABLEFRAME

TRIGGER

LOWER

BLADEGUARD

MITERTABLE

"NOHANDSZONE" BOUNDARYMNE

 

NOHANDS

 

ZEROCLEARANCE

 

 

PLATE

 

'MRERSCALE

 

 

MmER

 

LOCKHANDLE

CONTROLARM

MITER

 

 

 

PosmvE STOP(S)

LOCKPLATE

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Contents 12 in. Compound Miter SAW Double Insulated Full ONE Year Warranty IL WarningDouble Insulation Symbol Meaning Safety Alert SymbolGuard Against Electrical Shock by Rules for Safe Operation AKE Sure the Miter Table and SAW Before Aking a CUT, be Sure ALL Adjustments are SecureNever Start a Tool When the Blade is Never USE a Length Stop on the FreeRules for Safe Operation BladeDiameter 12in TRNING/ Adverteni Miterlockhandle Dustguide BladewrenchSawblade FramingsquareAMP Motor See FigureCarrying %% Sawhandle ARM Miterlock Handle Sawarm LOCK-OFF Switch TriggerSwitchpadlock Trigger Miter Lock HandleSELF-RETRACTING Lower Blade Guard FenceElectrical Connection Sea Figure To Install BladeSee Figures 10, 11, Lowerarrow Bladeguard Boltcover SpindleSee Figures 13 Cutting a Slot in the Zero Clearance Throat PlateSquaring the Miter Table To the Fence Framing Fence SquareSee Figures 17 Fence FramingHeadscrews Squaring the SAW Blade to the Fence Miter Blade Table Miter Lockplate Viewofblade LockhandleMiter Lockplatemiter Lockhandle Correctviewofblade Squaring the Blade to Miter TableSee Figures Mitermiter LockplatelockhandleTravel Pivot Adjustment Miter saw on the floor or in a crouched position Operation,clamp, bolt or nail your compoundMiter saw to a workbench. Never operate your SeeTo Bevel CUT with Your Miter SAW See Figures27See Figures 33 Compound Miter CUTTo Make a Compound CUT with Your Miter SAW Compound Mitiercut ClampLongworkpiece Workpiecesupports Pitchuber Ofsides COMPOUND-ANGLE Settings for Popular StructuresCutting Compound Miters M40.89RIGHTSIDE,INSIDECORNER LEFTSIDE,OUTSIDECORNER Mitertable Lfence TopedgeagainstfenceCorner Outside Fencecorner CROWNMOI.DIGFLATONMITERTABLEClamping Wide Workpieces Wide Board RightLubrication GeneralExtension Cords Brush Replacement Brush Assemblybrush CAPPage Craftsman Compound Miter SAW Model Number See Back page for Parts Ordering Instructions Description Quan3937 Parts List for Figure B KEY PartSeenotea Description Quan Blade Bolt Outer Blade Washer MY-Home s