Craftsman 315.21212 owner manual See Figures 33, Compound Miter CUT

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Fig. 28

•Loosen the bevel look knoband movethe sew arm to the left to the desired bevel angle.

•Bevel angles can be set from 0° to 45 °.

•For your conveniencethere is a double scale located on the mounting brackeL See F_jure 27. If one side becomes difficultto read as you move the saw arm to the left, simplyrefer to the other side. Align the indicatorpoint for the side you choose with the desired angle.

•Once the sew arm has been set at the desired angle, securely tighten the bevel lock knob.

•Place the workpiece fiat on the miter table with one edge securely against the fence. If the board is warped, place the convex side against the fence. If the concave edge of a board is placed against the fence, the beard could collapse on the blade at the end of the cut, jamming the blade.

See Figures 33 and 34.

•When cutting long pieces of lumber or molding, supportthe oppositeend of the stockwith a roller stand or with a work surface level with the sew table.

Alignthe cutting line on the workpisoewith the edge of saw blade.

Grasp the stock firmlywith one hand and secure it against the fence. Use the optional work clamp or a C-clamp to secure the workplece when pos- sible. See Figure 28.

_1= WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, keep your hands outside the no hands zone; at

least 3 in. from blade. Never perform any cutting operation freehand (withoutholdingworkplece against the fence). The blade could grab the workpiece if it slipsor twists,

•Before tuming on the sew, perform a dry run of the cuttingoperationjust to make sure that no problemswill occur when the cut is made.

•Grasp the sew handle firmly, press the lock-offtab

down, then squeeze the switchtrigger. Allow several seconds for the blade to reach maximum

speed.

•Slowlylower the blade intoand through the workpiese.See Figure 28.

•Release the switch triggerand allow the saw blade to stop rotatingbefore raisingthe blade out of workpiece. Wait until the electricbrake stops blade from turningbefore removingthe workploce from miter table.

COMPOUND MITER CUT

Acompound miter cut is a cut made using a miter angle and a bevel angle at the same time. This type of cut is used to make picture frames, cut molding,make

boxes with slopingsides, and for certain roof framing cuts.

To make this type of cut the controlarm on the miter table must be rotated to the correct angle and the sew arm must be tilted to the correct bevel angle. Care shouldalways be taken when making compound miter setups due to the interactionof the two angle settings.

Adjustmentsof miter and bevel settings are interde- pendent with one another. Each time you adjust the miter setting you change the effect of the bevel setting. Also, each time you adjustthe bevel setting you change the effect of the miter setting.

It may take several settings to obtain the desired cut. The first angle setting should be checked after setting

the second angle, since adjustingthe second angle affects the first.

Once the two correct settings for a particularcut have been obtained, always make a test cut in scrap material before makinga finish cut in good material.

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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 Start a Tool When the Blade is Before Aking a CUT, be Sure ALL Adjustments are SecureAKE Sure the Miter Table and SAW Never USE a Length Stop on the FreeRules for Safe Operation BladeDiameter 12in TRNING/ Adverteni Sawblade BladewrenchMiterlockhandle Dustguide FramingsquareSee Figure AMP MotorSwitchpadlock Trigger LOCK-OFF Switch TriggerCarrying %% Sawhandle ARM Miterlock Handle Sawarm Miter Lock HandleFence SELF-RETRACTING Lower Blade GuardElectrical Connection To Install Blade Sea FigureSee Figures 10, 11, Spindle Lowerarrow Bladeguard BoltcoverSquaring the Miter Table To the Fence Cutting a Slot in the Zero Clearance Throat PlateSee Figures 13 Framing Fence SquareHeadscrews Squaring the SAW Blade to the Fence Fence FramingSee Figures 17 Miter Blade Table Miter Lockplate Viewofblade LockhandleSee Figures Squaring the Blade to Miter TableMiter Lockplatemiter Lockhandle Correctviewofblade Mitermiter LockplatelockhandleTravel Pivot Adjustment Miter saw to a workbench. Never operate your Operation,clamp, bolt or nail your compoundMiter saw on the floor or in a crouched position SeeSee 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 Cutting Compound Miters COMPOUND-ANGLE Settings for Popular StructuresPitchuber Ofsides M40.89Corner Outside Fencecorner Lfence TopedgeagainstfenceRIGHTSIDE,INSIDECORNER LEFTSIDE,OUTSIDECORNER Mitertable CROWNMOI.DIGFLATONMITERTABLEWide 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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