Craftsman 315.21212 owner manual Travel Pivot Adjustment

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FENCE

COMBINATION=

SQUARE

MITER

TABLE BLADE

VIEW OF BLADENOT SQUARE WITH MITER TABLE, ADJUSTMENTSARE REQUIRED Fig. 23

•Using a 10 mm wrench or adjustablewrench, loosen the lock nut securingpositive stop adjust- ment screw. Alsoloosen bevel lock knob.

•Adjust positive stop adjustmentscrew to bring saw blade into alignmentwith the square. See Figure 24.

BEVELLOCK

KNOB

POSITIVESTOP

ADJUSTMENT

45° ANGLES

LOCKNUT(S) Fig. 24

•Retighten bevel lookknob. Next, retighten lock nut secudng the positive stop adjustment screw.

Recheck blade-to-table alignment.

Note: The above procedurecan be used to check blade squareness of the saw blade to the miter

table at both 0° and 45° angles.

Your saw has three scale indicators,two on either side of the bevel scale and one on the miter scale. After squaring adjustmentshave been made, it may be necessary to loosen the indicatorsscrews and reset them to zero.

PIVOT ADJUSTMENTS

Note: These adjustmentswere made at the factory and normallydo not require readjustment.

TRAVEL PIVOT ADJUSTMENT

•The saw arm should rise completely to the up position by itself.

•If the saw arm does not raise by itself or if there is play in the pivotjoints, have saw repaired by a qualified service technicianat your nearest Sears store to avoid riskof personal injury.

BEVEL PIVOT ADJUSTMENT

•Your compound miter saw should bevel easily by looseningthe bevel lock knob and tiltingthe saw arm to the left.

•If movement is tightor if there is play in the pivot, have saw repaired by a qualified service techni- cian at your nearest Sears store to avoid dsk of personalinjury.

DEPTH STOP

The depth stop limitsthe blade'sdownward travel. It allows the blade to go below the miter table enough to maintain full cuttingcapacities. The depth stop posi- tions the blade 114 in. from the miter table support.

Note: The miter table supportis located inside miter table.

The depth stop is factory set to providemaximum cutting capacityfor the 12 in. saw blade providedwith your saw. Therefore, the saw blade provided should never need adjustments.

However, when the diameter of the blade has been reduced due to sharpening,it may be necessary to adjust the depth stop to provide maximum cuffing capacity.Also, when a new blade is installed, it Is necessary to check the clearance of the blade to the miter table supportbefore starting the saw. Make adjustmentsif needed.

DEPTH STOP ADJUSTMENTS

See Figure 25.

•Unplug your saw.

WARNING: Failure to unplugyour saw could result in accidental startingcausing possible

serious personal injury.

To adjust the depth stop use a 17 mm wrenchor adjustablewrench and loosen the hex nut at the rear of the miter saw arm.

Use the 5 mm hex key wrench providedto adjust the depth stop adjustmentscrew. The saw blade

is lowered by turningthe screw counter-clockwiso and raised by tuming the screw clockwise.

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Contents 12 in. Compound Miter SAW Double Insulated Full ONE Year Warranty IL WarningSymbol Meaning Safety Alert Symbol Double InsulationGuard 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 HandleFence SELF-RETRACTING Lower Blade GuardElectrical Connection To Install Blade Sea FigureSee 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 RightGeneral LubricationExtension 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

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