Craftsman 315.21208 owner manual To Make a Compound CUT with Your Miter SAW

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C.CLAMP

NITER CUT

Fig. 29

TO MAKE A COMPOUND CUT WITH

YOUR MITER SAW:

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

•Lift the miter table clamp.

•Rotate the miter table until the pointer aligns with the desired angle on the miter scale.

•Push the miter table clamp back down.

Note: You can quickly locate 0°, 22-1/2 ° left or right, and 45 ° left or right on the scale. The miter table can be seated in one of the positive stop notches, located in the miter table frame.

&WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, always push the miter table clamp back down

before making a cut. Failure to do so could result in movement of the miter table while making a cut.

•Loosen the bevel lock knob and move the saw arm to the left to the desired bevel angle.

•Bevel angles can be set from 0 ° to 45 °.

•Align the indicator point with the desired angle.

•Once the saw arm has been sat at the desired angle, securely tighten the bevel lock knob.

•Recheck miter angle setting. Make a test cut in scrap material.

•Place the workpiece fiat on the miter table with one edge securely against the fence. If the board is warped, place the convex side against the fence. If the concave edge of a board is placed against the fence, the beard 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,

support the opposite end of the stock with a roller stand or with a work surface level with the saw

table.

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

•Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure it against the fence. Use the optional work clamp or a C-clamp to secure the workpiece when pos- sible. See Figure 29.

_k WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, always keep yo0r hands outside the no hands

zone; at least 3 in. from blade. Never perform any cutting operation freehand (without holding workpiece against the fence). The blade could grab the workpiece if it slips or twists.

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Contents NRTL/C OwnersManualFull ONE Year Warranty Double Insulation SymbolMeaning Safety Alertsymbol Remove Adjusting KeysRules for Safe Operation Never USE a Length Stop on the Free Before Making a CUT, be Sure ALL Adjustments are SecureMake Sure the Miter Table and SAW 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 LockMounting Holes FenceElectrical Connection 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 BladeFence Blade Combination Mitertable Square Squaring the Blade to the Miter TableSee Figures 21 Bevel Pivot Adjustment Pivot Adjustments Depth StopTravel Pivot Adjustment Applications Cutting with Your Compound Miter SAWCrosscutting To Crosscut with Your MiterSee Figures 33 See Figures 27See Figures 29 Bevelcut ClampCompound Miter CUT To Make a Compound CUT with Your Miter SAW Mitercut Support Long WorkpiecesLongworkpiece Workpiecesupports Pitch Cutting Compound MitersCrownmoldingflaton Mitertable Cutting Crown MoldingLaying Molding Flat on the Miter Table Right WrongCutting Warped Material Extension Cords GeneralLubrication Brush Assembly CAP Brush ReplacementCraftsman Compound Miter SAW Model Number KEY Part Number Description Quan KEY Part NO. NumberDescription Quan FigureB Parts List for Figure B FigureC KEY Part Description Quan Number Craftsman Compound Miter SAW Model NumberPart
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