Craftsman 315.21212 owner manual Cutting a Slot in the Zero Clearance Throat Plate, See Figures 13

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Note: Many of the illustrationsin this manual show only portionsof your compound miter saw. This is intentionalso that we can clearly show points being made in the illustrations.Never operate your saw withoutall guards securely in place and in good operating condition.

CUTTING A SLOT IN THE ZERO

CLEARANCE THROAT PLATE

In order to use your compound miter saw, you must cut a slot through the zero clearance throat plate to allow for blade clearance. To cut the slot, set your saw at 0 degrees miter, turn sew on and allowthe blade to roach full speed, then carefully make a straightcut as far as it will go through the throat plate. Turn your saw off and allow the blade to come to a complete stop before raisingthe saw arm.

Next, adjust the bevel angle to 45 degrees, turn your sew on and allow the blade to reach full speed, then carefully make another cut through the zero clearance throat plate. The throat plate will than be wide enough

to allow the blade to pass through it at any angle from 0 to 45 degrees.

SQUARING THE MITER TABLE

TO THE FENCE

See Figures 13 - 16.

•Unplug your saw.

_k WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing possible

serious personal injury.

•Push down on the sew arm and pull out the lock pin to release the sew arm.

•Raise saw arm to its full raised position.

•Loosen the miter lock handle approximatelyone- half turn.

•Depress the miter lock plate and rotate the miter

table until the pointer on the controlarm is posi- tioned at 0°.

Release the miter lock plate and securelytighten the miter lock handle.

Lay a framing square flat on the miter table. Place one leg of the square against the fence. Place the other leg of the square beside the zero clearance throat plate in the miter table. The edge of the square and the zero clearance throat plate in

the miter table should be parallel as shown in figure 13.

If the edge of the framing square and the zero clearance throat plate in the miter table are not

parallel as shown in figures 14 and 15, adjust- ments are needed.

FRAMING FENCE

SQUARE

MITER TABLE r

ZEROCLEARANCE

THROATPLATE

MITER

MITERLOCKHANDLE

LOCKPLATE

VIEWOFMITERTABLESQUAREWITHFENCE

ANDCORRECTLYADJUSTED

Fig. 13

FENCE

MITERTABLE

FRAMINGZEROCLEARANCE

SOUARETHROATPLATE

VIEWOFMITERTABLENOTSQUAREWITH FENCE,ADJUS1MENTEAREREQUIRED

Fig. 14

FENCE

MITERTABLE

FRAMINGZEROCLEARANCE

SQUARETHROATPLATE

VIEWOFMITERTABLENOTSQUAREWITH

FENCE,ADJUSTMENTSAREREQUIRED

Fig. 15

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Contents 12 in. Compound Miter SAW Double Insulated IL Warning Full ONE Year WarrantySymbol Meaning Safety Alert Symbol Double InsulationGuard Against Electrical Shock by Rules for Safe Operation Never USE a Length Stop on the Free Before Aking a CUT, be Sure ALL Adjustments are SecureNever Start a Tool When the Blade is AKE Sure the Miter Table and SAWRules for Safe Operation BladeDiameter 12in TRNING/ Adverteni Framingsquare BladewrenchSawblade Miterlockhandle DustguideSee Figure AMP MotorMiter Lock Handle LOCK-OFF Switch TriggerSwitchpadlock Trigger Carrying %% Sawhandle ARM Miterlock Handle SawarmFence SELF-RETRACTING Lower Blade GuardElectrical Connection To Install Blade Sea FigureSee Figures 10, 11, Spindle Lowerarrow Bladeguard BoltcoverFraming Fence Square Cutting a Slot in the Zero Clearance Throat PlateSquaring the Miter Table To the Fence See Figures 13Miter Blade Table Miter Lockplate Viewofblade Lockhandle Fence FramingHeadscrews Squaring the SAW Blade to the Fence See Figures 17Mitermiter Lockplatelockhandle Squaring the Blade to Miter TableSee Figures Miter Lockplatemiter Lockhandle CorrectviewofbladeTravel Pivot Adjustment See Operation,clamp, bolt or nail your compoundMiter saw to a workbench. Never operate your Miter saw on the floor or in a crouched positionSee Figures27 To Bevel CUT with Your Miter SAWCompound Miter CUT See Figures 33Compound Mitiercut Clamp To Make a Compound CUT with Your Miter SAWLongworkpiece Workpiecesupports M40.89 COMPOUND-ANGLE Settings for Popular StructuresCutting Compound Miters Pitchuber OfsidesCROWNMOI.DIGFLATONMITERTABLE Lfence TopedgeagainstfenceCorner Outside Fencecorner RIGHTSIDE,INSIDECORNER LEFTSIDE,OUTSIDECORNER MitertableWide Board Right Clamping Wide WorkpiecesGeneral LubricationExtension Cords Brush Assemblybrush CAP Brush ReplacementPage Craftsman Compound Miter SAW Model Number Description Quan See Back page for Parts Ordering Instructions3937 KEY Part Parts List for Figure BSeenotea Description Quan Blade Bolt Outer Blade Washer MY-Home s

315.21212 specifications

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