Craftsman 315.2121O0 owner manual Clearance Throat Plate, Squaring the Miter Table to the Fence

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Note:Manyoftheillustrationsinthismanualshow

onlyportionsofyourcompoundmitersaw.Thisis intentionalsothatwecancleadyshowpoints being

made in the illustrations.Never operate your saw withoutall guards securely in place and in good operatingcondition.

cu'rlrlNG 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, sat your saw at O degrees miter,turn saw on and allow the blade to reach fullspeed, then carefully make a straight cut 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, tum your saw on and allowthe blade to roach full speed, then carefully make another cut through the zero clearance throat plate. The throat plate will then be wide enough to allow the blade to pass through it at any angle from

O to 45 degrees.

SQUARING THE MITER TABLE TO THE FENCE

See Figures 13- 16.

•Unplug your saw.

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SQUARE I _ _ MITERTABLE

LOCKHANDLE

VIEWOFMITERTABLESQUAREWITHFENCE

ANDCORRECTLYADJUSTED

Fig. 13

,_ WARNING: Failureto unplug your saw could resultin accidental starting causing possible

sadous personal injury.

•Push down on the saw arm and pull out the look pin to release the saw arm.

•Raise saw arm to its full raised position.

•Loosen the miter lock handle approximately one- half tum.

•Depress themiter lock plate and rotate the miter

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

•Release the miter lock plate and securely tighten the miter lock handle.

•Lay a framing square fiat 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 n_:led.

FRAMINa _ _' ZEROCLEARARCE

SQUARE % )' THROATPLATE

VIEWOFMITERTABLENOTSQUAREWITH

FENCE,ADJUSTMENTSAREREQUIRED

Fig. 14

FENCE

MITERTABLE

FRAMINGZEROCLEARANCE

SQUARETHROATPLATE

VIEWOFMITERTABLENOTSQUAREWiTH

FENCE,ADJUSTMENTSAREREQUIRED

Fig. 15

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Contents NRTL/C Compound Miter SAW Double InsulatedFull ONE Year Warranty Read ALL Instructions SymbolMeaning Safety Alert Symbol Double InsulationKeep Tool DRY, CLEAN, and Free from Do not Remove the SawsbladeKeep Hands Away from Cutting Area Before Making a CUT, be Sure ALL Adjustments are Secure Never USE a Length Stop on the FreeNever USE in AN Explosive Atmo Through Sawing Rating Inch Compound Miter Saw Philupsscrewdriver BladewrenchSawblade Dustguide MiterlockhandleKnow Your Compound Miter SAW Switch Lklever Upper Bladeguand DustguideAMP Motor Cutting CapacitiesSea Figure Carrying HandleFence Positive Stops on Miter TableBevel Lock Knob Electric BrakeSee Figure lO See Figures 10, 11,Blade Tighten Outerbladewasher Bladebolt Withdoubledflats BoltcoverScrew OnsmndleMitertable Framingzeroclearance Squarethroatplate Clearance Throat PlateSquaring the Miter Table to the Fence See Figures 13Viewofblade Squarewithfence Fence See Figures 17See Rgures Depth Stop Fence Pivot AdjustmentsTravel Pivot Adjustment Bevel Pivot AdjustmentMiter SAW To Crosscut with Your Miter SAWApplications To Bevel OUT with Your Miter SAW Workpiece. See FigureSee Figures 27 Compound Miter CUT BevelcutCompound Mitercut To Make a Compound CUT with Your Miter SAWJmmingthe blade. See Figures33 SeeLongworkpiece Workpiecesupports 45 X 45 Compoundmitercut COMPOUND-ANGLE Settings for Popular Structures Cutting Compound MitersPitch Numberofsides Laying Molding Flat on the Miter Table Cutting Crown MoldingCeiung LEFTSIDE,INSIDECORNER RIGHTSIDE,OUTSIDECORNERSee Figures 33 Clamping Wide WorkpiecesWrong Cutting Warped MaterialGeneral Extension CordsLubrication Brush Assembly CAP Brush ReplacementPage Craftsman Compound Miter SAW Model Number KEY Part NO. Number Description QuanKEY Part NO. Number Description Quan FigureB Craftsman Compound Miter SAW Model Number 15O KEY Part Number Description Quan Parts List for Figure CCraftsman Compound Miter SAW Model Number Seenotea Descriptionquan Parts List for Figure DPart
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