Craftsman 315.21208 owner manual See Figures 27, See Figures 33

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CROSSCUT

Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece. See Figure 26.

Release the switch trigger and allow the saw blade to stop rotating before raising the blade out of workpiece. Wait until the electric brake stops blade from turning before removing the workpiece from the miter table.

BEVEL CUT

See Figures 27 and 28.

A bevel cut is made by cuffing across the grain of the workpiece with the blade angled to the fence and miter table, A bevel cut is made with the miter table set at the zero degree position and the blade set at an angle between 0 ° and 45 °.

Fig. 26

•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 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, support the opposite end of the stock with a roller stand or with a work surface level with the saw table.

Align 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 possible. See Figure 26.

,_, WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, keep your hands outside the no hands zone; at least 3 in. from blade. Never perform any cuffing operation freehand (without holding workpiece against the fence). The blade could grab the workpiece if it slips or twists.

•Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cuffing operation just to make sure that no problems will occur when the cut is made.

•Grasp the saw handle firmly, press down on the lock-oft lever, then squeeze the switch trigger. Allow several seconds for the blade to reach

maximum speed.

BEVEL

LOCKKNOB

MOUNTING

BRACKET Fig. 27

TO BEVEL 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 zero on the miter scale.

•Push the miter table clamp back down.

Note: You can quickly locate zero on the scale. The miter table can be seated in one of the built-in positive stop notches, located in the miter table frame.

,_ WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, a=m 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.

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