Craftsman 315.2121O0 To Bevel OUT with Your Miter SAW, Workpiece. See Figure, See Figures 27

	• Slowly lower the blade into and throughthe
	workpiece. See Figure 26.
	• Release the switchtdgger and allow the saw
STRAIGHT	blade to stop rotatingbefore raisingthe blade out
CROSSCUT	of workpiece.Wait until the eisctdc brake stops
	from the miter table.
	BEVEL CUT
	blade from tuming before removingthe workpiece
	See Figures 27 and 28.
	A bevel cut is made by cutting across the grain of the
	workplace with the blade angled to the workplace. A
	straight bevel cut is made with the miter table set at
	the zero degree positionand the blade set at an angle
	between 0" and 45°.
	LEFTSiDE	RIGHTSIDE
	LEFT	RIGHT
	iNDICATOR
		INDICATOR
	POINT
		POINT

C-CLAMP Rg. 26

•Place the workplace fiat on the miter table with

one edge securelyagainst the fence. If the board is warped, place the convex side againstthe

fence, if the concave edge of a board is placed against the fence, the board 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 stock with a roller stand or with a work surface level with the saw table.

•Align cutting line on the workpieca with the edge of saw blade.

Grasp the stockfirmly with one hand dnd secure it against the fence. Usa the optionalwork clamp or a C-clamp to secure the workpieca when possible. See Figure 26.

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

least 3 in. from blade. Never performany cutting operationfreehand (withoutholdingworkplace againstthe fence). The blade could grab the workplece if it slipsor twists.

•Before tuming on the saw, performa dry runof the

cuttingoperationjust to make sure that no problemswill occurwhen the cut is made.

•Grasp the saw handle firmly, prass the lock-offtab

down, then squeeze the switch trigger:Allow several seconds for the blade to reach maximum

speed.

SCALESCALE

MOUNTINGBRACKET Fig. 27

TO BEVEL OUT WITH YOUR MITER SAW:

•Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height.

•Loosen the miter lock handle. Rotate the miter

lock handle approximatelyone-haftturn to the left to loosen.

Press the miter lock plate down with your thumb and hold.

Rotate the controlarm untilthe pointer aligns with zero on the miter scale.

Release the miter lock plate.

Note: You can quicklylocate zero by releasing the lock plate as you rotate the control arm. The lock plate will seat itself in one of the built-in

positive stop notches, locatedin the miter table frame.

•Tighten the miter lock handle securely.

_IL WARNING: To avoid sedous personal injury, always tighten the miter lock handle securely

before makinga cut. Failure to do so could result in movement of the controlarm or miter table

while makinga cut.

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