Craftsman 315.2121O0 TO BEVEL OUT WITH YOUR MITER SAW:

•Slowlylower the blade intoand throughthe
workpiece.See Figure 26.
•Release the switchtdggerand allow the saw
STRAIGHT bladeto stop rotatingbefore raisingthe blade out
CROSSCUT ofworkpiece.Wait untilthe eisctdc brakestops
bladefrom tuming before removingthe workpiece
fromthe miter table.
BEVEL CUT
See Figures 27 and 28.
A bevelcut is made bycutting acrossthe grain of the
workplacewiththe blade angled to the workplace. A
straightbevel cutis made with the mitertable set at
thezero degree positionand the blade set at an angle
between 0" and 45°.
LEFTSiDE
LEFT
iNDICATOR
POINT
RIGHTSIDE
RIGHT
INDICATOR
POINT
C-CLAMP Rg. 26
•Placethe workplacefiat on the mitertable with
oneedge securelyagainst the fence. If the board
iswarped, place the convex side against the
fence,if the concave edge of a boardis placed
againstthe fence, the board could collapse on the
bladeat the end of the cut, jamming the blade.
See Figures33 and 34.
•When cuttinglong pieces of lumberor molding,
supportthe oppositeend of the stock witharoller
standor with a work surface level with thesaw
table.
•Aligncutting lineon the workpieca withthe edge
ofsaw blade.
Graspthe stockfirmly withone hand dndsecure
itagainst the fence. Usa the optionalworkclamp
ora C-clamp to secure the workpiecawhen
possible.See Figure26.
_1= WARNING: To avoidsadous personal injury,
keepyour hands outsidethe no hands zone; at
least3 in. from blade. Never performany cutting
operationfreehand (withoutholdingworkplace
againstthe fence). The blade could grabthe
workpleceif it slipsor twists.
•Beforetuming on the saw, performa dry runof the
cuttingoperationjustto make sure that no
problemswilloccurwhen the cut is made.
•Graspthe saw handle firmly,prass the lock-offtab
down,then squeeze the switch trigger:Allow
severalseconds for the blade to reach maximum
speed.
SCALE SCALE
MOUNTINGBRACKET Fig.27
TO BEVEL OUT WITH YOUR MITER
SAW:
•Pullout the lockpin and lift saw armto its full
height.
•Loosenthe miter lock handle.Rotate the miter
lockhandle approximatelyone-haftturn to the left
to loosen.
Pressthe miter lock plate downwith yourthumb
andhold.
Rotatethe control arm untilthe pointer aligns with
zeroon the miter scale.
Release the miter lockplate.
Note: You can quicklylocate zero by releasing
thelock plate as you rotate the control arm. The
lockplate will seat itselfin one of the built-in
positivestop notches,locatedin the miter table
frame.
•Tightenthe miter lockhandle securely.
_IL WARNING: To avoid sedouspersonal injury,
alwaystightenthe miter lockhandle securely
before makingacut.Failure to do so could result
inmovement of the control armor miter table
whilemaking a cut.
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