Craftsman 315.23538 owner manual HEX Bolts, Squaring the SAW Blade to Fence

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•Using a 12 mm wrench or adjustable wrench, loosen the hex head bolts located under the miter

table. See Figure 16. Adjust the miter table left or right until the framing square and zero clearance throat plate are parallel.

•Retighten the screws securely and recheck the fence-to-tablealignment.

HEX BOLT(S)

BOTTOMVIEW OFMIrrERTABLE

Fig. 16

SQUARING THE SAW BLADE TO THE

FENCE

See Figures 17 o 20.

•Unplug your saw.

_L WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing possible

serious personal injury.

FENCE

MITER

MITERPLATE

TABLE FRAMING

SQUAREbMITER

LOCK HANDLE

VIEWOFBLADE

SQUAREWITHFENCE

Fig. 17

FENCE

BLADE

MITER

TABLE

FRAMING

SQUARE

VIEWOF BLADENOT SQUAREWITH

FENCE,ADJUSTMENTSAREREQUIRED

•Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock pin to hold the saw arm in transport position.

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

•Depress the miter lock plate and rotate the miter table until the pointer on the control arm is positioned at 0 °

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

•Lay a framing _uare fiat on the miter table. Place one leg of the square against the fence. Slide the other leg of the square against the fiat part of saw blade.

Note: Make sure that the square contacts the flat part of the saw blade, not the blade teeth.

FENCE

MITER

TABLE

Fig. 18

BLADE

FRAMING

SQUARE

VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH FENCE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED

Fig. 19

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Contents OwnersManual NrtlFull ONE Year Warranty on CRAFTSMAN. Compound Miter SAW GlossarySymbol Never Leave Tool Running Unat Keep Hands Away from Cutting AreaBefore Making a CUT, be Sure ALL Adjustments are Secure Avoid Awkward Operations and HandNever USE in AN Explosive Atmo If ANY Part of this Miter SAW is MissSavetheseinstructions Make Sure the Work Area has AmpleRemove the packing materials from around your saw Customer Help Line Framingsquare Combination Square Sawblade Hexkey BladePhilupsscrewdriver Know Your Compound Miter See FigureMiter Lock Handle LOCK-OFF LeverSpindle Lock Button Trigger LockPositive Stops on Miter Table Bevel Lock KnobFence SELF-RETRACTING Lower Blade GuardSee Figures 10, 11, See Figures 10Connected to power supply when you are Assembling parts, making adjustments, installingOr removing blades, or when not in use Disconnecting your saw will prevent accidentalSee Figures 13 Squaring the Miter Table to the FenceLockplatelockhandle Viewofmitertablesquarewith Fence Squaring the SAW Blade to Fence HEX BoltsFence Miter Miterplate Table Framing Squaring the Blade to Miter Table Fmiter Mounting BracketSee Figures 21 Pivot Adjustments Bevel Pivot AdjustmentDepth Stop Adjustments Depth StopPositive Stopadjustment Screwfor 0 Angles To Crosscut with Your MiterBevel Lockknob Miter Table ApplicationsSAW To Bevel CUT with Your MiterSee Figures 27 Compound Miter CUT ClampSee Figures 33 Compound Mitercut ClampSupport Long Workpieces Iece. See Figures 29Longworkrece 13-25.30 20.29 =20.00 = Cutting Crown Molding Laying Molding Flat onCutting Warped Material Right WrongClamping Wide Workpieces Wide BoardLubrication GeneralExtension Cords Brush Replacement Brush CAP AssemblyIIrl Fro Craftsman Compound Miter SAW Model Number KEY Part Descripon Guan Number KEY Part NO. NumberDescription Ouan FigureB Description Quan KEY Part NumberKEY Part NO. Number Description Quan FigureC Parts List for Figure C KEY Part Descripon Quan NumberFigureD Parts List for Figure D Sears