Craftsman 315.2121O0 owner manual To Crosscut with Your Miter SAW, Applications

DEPTHSTOPL...

SCREW

BEVEL

MITER

TABLE

POSITIVE LOCKNUT(S) STOPADJUSTMENT

SCREWFOR0° ANGLESFig,25

Lower the blade into the zero clearance throat

plate of the miter table. Check blade clearance and maximumcutting distance (distancefrom

fence where blade enters) to front of miter table slot.

•Readjust if necessary.

_k WARNING: Do not start yourcompound miter sew withoutchecking for interference between the blade and the miter table support. Damage could resultto the blade if it strikesthe miter table supportduring operation of the saw.

•Tightenthe hex nut with a 17 mm wrench or adjustablewrench.

•To preventthe depth stop adjustment screw from tuming while tightening_thehex nut, carefully hold

it with the hex key wrench while tighteningthe hsx nut.

APPLICATIONS

(Use only for the purposes nsted below)

•Cross cuttingwood and plastic.

•Cross cuffing miters,joints, etc. for pictureframes, moldings,door casings, and fine joinery.

Note: The 104 tooth crosscutblade provided is fine for mostwood cutting operations,but for fine joinery cuts or cuffingplastic, use one of the accessory blades available from your nearest Sears store.

WARNING: Beforestarting any cutting operation,clamp or bolt your compoundmiter saw to a workbench. Never operate your miter

sew on the floor or in a crouchedposition. Failure to heed this warningcan result in serious personal injury.

CUTTING WITH YOUR COMPOUND

MITER SAW

_, WARNING: When using a work clamp or

C-clamp to secure your workpieca,clamp workpiece on one side of the blade only. The workpisce must remainfree on one side of the blade to preventthe blade from bindingin workplece. The workpiece bindingthe blade will cause motorstallingand kickback.This situation could cause an accident resultingin possible sedous personal Injury.

CROSSCUTTING

See Figure 26.

A crosscutis made by cutting acrossthe grain of the workplace. A straightcrosscutis made with the miter table set at the zero degree position. Miter crosscuts are made with the miter table set at some angle other then zero.

TO CROSSCUT 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-halftum to the left to loosen.

•Press the miter lock plate down with your thumb and hold.

•Rotate the controlarm untilthe pointer aligns with the desired angle on the miter scale,

•Release the miter lock plate.

Note: You can quicklylocate 0 °, 22-1/2 ° leftor dght, and 45'left or rightby releasingthe lock plate as you rotate the control arm. The lock plate will seat itself in one of the positive stop notches, located in the miter table frame.

•Tighten the miter lock handle securely.

WARNING: To avoidsedous 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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