Craftsman 315.21208 owner manual AMP Motor, Know Your Compound Miter SAW, See Figure

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KNOW YOUR COMPOUND MITER SAW

See Figure 3.

Before attempting to use your saw, familiarize yourself with all operating features and safety requirements.

A WARNING: Do not allow familiarity with your saw to make you careless. Remember that a

careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict severe injury.

9 AMP MOTOR

Your saw has a powerful 9 amp motor with sufficient power to handle tough cuffing jobs. It is made with all ball bearings, and has externally accessible brushes for ease of servicing.

CU'I-rlNG CAPACITIES

When the miter angle (miter table) Is set at 0 ° and the bevel angle Is set at 0°:

Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of 5-1/2 in. wide x 2-1/16 in. thick.

When the miter angle (miter table) is set at 45 ° and the bevel angle Is set at 0°:

Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of 3-3/4 in. wide x 2-1/16 in. thick.

When the miter angle (miter table) is set at O° and the bevel angle is set at 450:

.Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of 5-1/2 in. wide x 1-1/2 in. thick.

8-1/4 in. BLADE

A 8-114 in. saw blade is included with your compound miter saw. It will cut materials up to 2-1/16 in. thick or 5-1/2 in. wide, depending upon the thickness of the material and the setting at which the cut is being made.

LOCK-OFF

UPPERLEVER

BLADEGUARD

DUSTGUIDE

BEVEL

LOCKKNOB

FENCE

SWITCHTRIGGER

LOWER

BLADEGUARD

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NOHANDS

ZONE LABEL

MITER SCALE

MITER

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Fig. 3

 

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Contents OwnersManual NRTL/CFull ONE Year Warranty Remove Adjusting Keys SymbolMeaning Safety Alertsymbol Double InsulationRules for Safe Operation Make Sure the Miter Table and SAW Before Making a CUT, be Sure ALL Adjustments are SecureNever USE a Length Stop on the Free Rules for Safe Operation Saw Restorelowerblade Securelytightenscrew Beforeuse Dustguide BladewrenchSAW Blade Philupsscrewdriver Combination Square FramingsquareSee Figure AMP MotorKnow Your Compound Miter SAW Miter Mitertable TableframeTrigger Lock Bevel Lock KnobElectrical Connection FenceMounting Holes Exhaust Phillipsscrew Port To Install BladeCover until blade belt cover can be raised Lower BladeguardLower See Figures 9, 10, 11, Cutting a Slot in the Zero Clearance Throat PlateTo Remove Blade Blade Pieceof ScrapwoodFence Framingzeroclearance Squarethroatplate Mitertable Squaring the Miter Table to the FenceSee Figures 13 Fence Framingzeroclearance SquarethroatplateBlade See Figures 17See Figures 21 Squaring the Blade to the Miter TableFence Blade Combination Mitertable Square Travel Pivot Adjustment Pivot Adjustments Depth StopBevel Pivot Adjustment To Crosscut with Your Miter Cutting with Your Compound Miter SAWCrosscutting ApplicationsSee Figures 27 See Figures 33Compound Miter CUT Bevelcut ClampSee Figures 29 To Make a Compound CUT with Your Miter SAW Longworkpiece Workpiecesupports Support Long WorkpiecesMitercut Cutting Compound Miters PitchLaying Molding Flat on the Miter Table Cutting Crown MoldingCrownmoldingflaton Mitertable Cutting Warped Material WrongRight Lubrication GeneralExtension Cords Brush Replacement Brush Assembly CAPCraftsman Compound Miter SAW Model Number Description Quan KEY Part NO. NumberKEY Part Number Description Quan FigureB Parts List for Figure B FigureC Craftsman Compound Miter SAW Model Number KEY Part Description Quan NumberPart
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