Craftsman 315.2121O0 owner manual Bevelcut, Compound Miter CUT

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BEVELCUT

_1, WARNING: To avoid sedous personal injury, keep your hands outside the no hands zone; at least 3 in. from blade. Never performany cutting

operation freehand (without holdingworkpiece againstthe fence). The blade could grab the workpiece if it slips or twists.

•Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cutting operationjust to make sure that no problemswill occurwhen the cut is made.

•Grasp the sew handle firmly, press the lock.off tab down, then squeeze the switchtrigger. Allow several seconds for the blade to reach maximum

speed.

•Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece. See Figure 28.

•Release the switchtrigger and allow the saw blade to stop rotatingbefore raisingthe blade out

of workpiece.Wait until the electricbrake stops blade from turningbefore removingthe workpiece from miter table.

COMPOUND MITER CUT

Fig.28

•Loosen the bevel lock knobend move the 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 mountingbracket. See Figure27. 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, securelytighten the bevel lock knob.

•Place the workpiece fiat on the miter table with one edge securelyagainst the fence. If the beard is warped, place the convex side against the 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 sew table.

Alignthe cuttingline on the workpiece with the edge of sew blade.

Grasp the stockfirmlywith one hand and secure it against the fence. Use the optionalwork clamp or a C-clamp to secure the workpiece when pos- sible. See Figure 28.

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 pictureframes, cut molding, make boxes with slopingsides, and for certainroof framing cuts.

To make this type of cut the controlarm on the miter table must be rotatedto the correctangle and the saw 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 setings..

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

It may take several settingsto obtain the desired cut. The first angle setting shouldbe checked after setting the second angle, since adjustingthe second angle affects the first.

Once the two correct settingsfor a particularcut have been obtained, always make a test cut in scrap matedal before makinga finishcut in good matedaL

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Contents NRTL/C Compound Miter SAW Double InsulatedFull ONE Year Warranty Meaning Safety Alert Symbol SymbolDouble Insulation Read ALL InstructionsKeep 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 Sawblade BladewrenchDustguide Miterlockhandle PhilupsscrewdriverAMP Motor Switch Lklever Upper Bladeguand DustguideCutting Capacities Know Your Compound Miter SAWSea Figure Carrying HandleBevel Lock Knob Positive Stops on Miter TableElectric Brake FenceSee Figure lO See Figures 10, 11,Screw BoltcoverOnsmndle Blade Tighten Outerbladewasher Bladebolt WithdoubledflatsSquaring the Miter Table to the Fence Clearance Throat PlateSee Figures 13 Mitertable Framingzeroclearance SquarethroatplateViewofblade Squarewithfence Fence See Figures 17See Rgures Travel Pivot Adjustment Fence Pivot AdjustmentsBevel Pivot Adjustment Depth StopMiter SAW To Crosscut with Your Miter SAWApplications To Bevel OUT with Your Miter SAW Workpiece. See FigureSee Figures 27 Compound Miter CUT BevelcutJmmingthe blade. See Figures33 To Make a Compound CUT with Your Miter SAWSee Compound MitercutLongworkpiece Workpiecesupports 45 X 45 Compoundmitercut COMPOUND-ANGLE Settings for Popular Structures Cutting Compound MitersPitch Numberofsides Ceiung Cutting Crown MoldingLEFTSIDE,INSIDECORNER RIGHTSIDE,OUTSIDECORNER Laying Molding Flat on the Miter TableWrong Clamping Wide WorkpiecesCutting Warped Material See Figures 33General 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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