Craftsman 315.21208 Cutting a Slot in the Zero Clearance Throat Plate, To Remove Blade

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TO REMOVE BLADE

See Figures 9, 10, 11, and 12.

•Unplug your saw.

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

serious personal injury.

•Loosen the phillips screw on the blade bolt cover until blade bolt cover can be raised.

See Figures 9, 10, and 11.

•Gently raise the lower blade guard bracket, releasing lower blade guard from notch so that lower blade guard and blade .boltcover can be rotated up and back to expose the blade bolt.

See Figures 9, 10, and 11.

•Lower the blade down onto a piece of scrap wood positioned against the fence. See Figure 12.

Note: Make sure the blade teeth are embedded in the wood.

•Using the blade wrench provided, loosen and remove the blade bolt.

Note: The blade bolt has left hand threads. Turn blade bolt clockwise to loosen.

•Remove outer blade washer. The blade can now be removed.

BLADE

 

PIECEOF

 

SCRAPWOOD

Fig. 12

Your compound miter saw has been adjusted at the factory for making very accurate cuts. However, some of the components might have been bumped out of alignment during shipping. Also, over a period of time, re-adjustment will probably become necessary due to wear. After unp.ackingyour saw, check the following adjustments before you begin using saw. Make any re-adjustments that are necessary and periodically check the parts alignment to make sure that your saw is cutting accurately.

WARNING: Your saw should never be connected to power supply when you are

assembling parts, making adjustments, installing or removing blades, or when not in use. Disconnecting your saw will prevent accidental starting that could cause sedous injury.

Note: Many of the illustrations in this manual show only portions of your compound miter saw. This is intentional so that we can cleady show points being made in the illustrations. Never operate your saw without all guards securely in place and in good operating condition.

CUTTING 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, set your saw at 0 degrees miter, turn saw on and allow the blade to reach full speed, 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 raising the saw arm.

Next, adjust the bevel angle to 45 degrees, turn your saw on and allow the blade to reach 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

0 to 45 degrees.

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Contents NRTL/C OwnersManualFull ONE Year Warranty Double Insulation SymbolMeaning Safety Alertsymbol Remove Adjusting KeysRules for Safe Operation Before Making a CUT, be Sure ALL Adjustments are Secure Make Sure the Miter Table and SAWNever USE a Length Stop on the Free Rules for Safe Operation Saw Restorelowerblade Securelytightenscrew Beforeuse Philupsscrewdriver Combination Square Framingsquare BladewrenchSAW Blade DustguideMiter Mitertable Tableframe AMP MotorKnow Your Compound Miter SAW See FigureBevel Lock Knob Trigger LockFence Electrical ConnectionMounting Holes Lower Bladeguard To Install BladeCover until blade belt cover can be raised Exhaust Phillipsscrew PortLower Blade Pieceof Scrapwood Cutting a Slot in the Zero Clearance Throat PlateTo Remove Blade See Figures 9, 10, 11,Fence Framingzeroclearance Squarethroatplate Squaring the Miter Table to the FenceSee Figures 13 Fence Framingzeroclearance Squarethroatplate MitertableSee Figures 17 BladeSquaring the Blade to the Miter Table See Figures 21Fence Blade Combination Mitertable Square Pivot Adjustments Depth Stop Travel Pivot AdjustmentBevel Pivot Adjustment Applications Cutting with Your Compound Miter SAWCrosscutting To Crosscut with Your MiterSee Figures 33 See Figures 27Bevelcut Clamp Compound Miter CUTSee Figures 29 To Make a Compound CUT with Your Miter SAW Support Long Workpieces Longworkpiece WorkpiecesupportsMitercut Pitch Cutting Compound MitersCutting Crown Molding Laying Molding Flat on the Miter TableCrownmoldingflaton Mitertable Wrong Cutting Warped MaterialRight General LubricationExtension Cords Brush Assembly CAP Brush ReplacementCraftsman Compound Miter SAW Model Number KEY Part NO. Number Description QuanKEY Part Number Description Quan FigureB Parts List for Figure B FigureC KEY Part Description Quan Number Craftsman Compound Miter SAW Model NumberPart
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