Craftsman 315.21212 owner manual Clamping Wide Workpieces, Wide Board Right

Whencuttingcrownmoldingbythismethodthebevel

angleshouldbe set at 33.85 °. The miter angle should be set at 31.62 ° either dghtor left, depending on the desired cut for the application.See the chart below for correctangle settingsand correct positioningof crown moldingon miter table.

The settings in the chart below can be used for cutting All Standard (U.S.) crown moldingwith 52 ° and 38 ° angles. The crown molding is placed fiat on the miter table using the compound features of your miter saw.

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Bevel

AngleType of Cut

Setting

Left aide, inside comer

1.Top edge of molding againstfence

33'85° 2. Miter table set dght31.62 °

3.Save left end of cut

Right side, Inside comer

1.Bottomedge of moldingagainstfence

33"85° 2. Miter table sat left 31.62°_

3.Save left end of cut

Left side, outside comer

1.Bottomedge of molding againstfence

33"85° 2. Miter table set left 31.62°

3.Save dght end of cut

Right side, outside comer

1.Top edge of moldingagainst fence

33"85° 2. Miter table set right 31.62°

3.Save right end of cut

Fig. 34

When cuttingwarped material, always make sure it is positioned on the miter table with the convex side against the fence as shown in figure 33.

If the warped matadal is positioned the wrong way as shown in figure 34, it will pinch the blade near the completionof the cut.

WARNING: To avoid a kickbackand to avoid sedous personal injury, never positionthe

concave edge of bowed or warped matedal against the fence,

CLAMPING WIDE WORKPIECES

See Figure 35.

CUTTING WARPED MATERIAL

See Figures 33 and 34.

WIDE

BOARD

		Fig. 35
RIGHT	Fig. 33	When cutting wide workpieces such as a 2 in. x 6 in.,
		boards shouldbe clamped with a C-clamp as shown in
		figure 35.

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