Craftsman 315.21212 owner manual To Bevel CUT with Your Miter SAW, See Figures27

STRAIGHT

CROSSCUT

C-CLAMP

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, supportthe oppositeend of the stockwith a roller stand or with a work surface level with the sew table.

Align cutting lineon the workpiece with the edge of sew blade.

Grasp the stock firmlywith one hand and secure it against the fence. Use the optionalwork clamp or a C-clamp to secure the workpiece when possible. See Figure 26.

_k WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, keep your hands outside the no handszone; at

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

•Before turningon the saw, performa dry run of the cuttingoperationjust to make sure that no problemswilloccur when the cut is made.

•Grasp the saw handle firmly, press the lock-offtab down, then squeeze the switch trigger.Allow several seconds for the blade to reach maximum speed.

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

•• Release the switch triggerand allow the sew blade to stop rotatingbefore raisingthe blade out of workpiece. Wait until the electricbrake stops

blade from fuming before removingthe workpiece from the miter table.

BEVEL CUT

See Figures27 and 28.

A bevel out is made by cuttingacross the grain of the

workpiece with the blade angled to the workpieca.A straight bevel cut is made with the miter table set at

the zero degree positionand the blade set at an angle between 0 ° and 45°,

LEFTSIDE	RIGHTSIDE
LEFT
INDICATOR/	INDICATOR
POINT	t POINT

SCALE

MOUNTINGBRACKET SCALE Fig. 27

TO BEVEL CUT WITH YOUR MITER SAW:

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

•Loosen the miter lock handle. Rotate the miter

lock handle approximatelyone-half fum to the left to loosen.

•Press the miter lock plate downwith your thumb and hold.

•Rotate the control arm until the pointeraligns with zero on the miter scale.

•Release the miter lock plate.

Note: You can quickly locate zero by releasing the lock plate as you rotate the controlarm. The lock plate willseat itself in one of the built-in positivestop notches, located in the miter table frame.

•Tighten the miter lock handle securely.

_k WARNING: To avoid serious personalinjury, always tighten the miter lock handle securely before making a cut. Failure to do so could result in movement of the controlarm or miter table

while making a cut.

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