Craftsman 315.2121O0 owner manual Through Sawing

RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION (Continued)

• ALWAYS STAY ALERT! Do not allowfamiliarity •

(gained from frequent use of your saw) to cause a careless mistake. ALWAYS REMEMBER that a careless fraction of a second is sufficientto

inflictsevere injuPJ.	•
ffi STAY ALERT AND EXERCISE CONTROL
Watch what you are doing and use common
sense. Do not operate tool when you are tired,	ffi
Do not rush.

MAKE SURE THE WORK AREA HAS AMPLE LIGHTING to see the work and that no obMtruc- tions will interfere with safe operation BEFORE performingany work using your saw.

ALWAYS TURN OFF SAW before disconnecting it, to avoid accidental startingwhen m-connect- ing to power supply.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. Refer to them

frequently and use to instructother users. If you loan someone this tool, loan them these instruc-

Miens also.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Arbor

The shaft on which a blade or cuttingtool is mounted.

Bevel Cut

Acutting operation made with the blade at any angle other than 90" to the miter table,

Crosscut

A cuffing or shaping operation made across the grain of the workpiece.

Compound Miter Cut

Acompound miter cut is a cut made using a miter angle and a bevel angle at the same time.

Freehand

Performinga cut without using a fence, miter gage, fixture, work clamp, or other proper device to keep the workplece from twisting or moving dudng the cut.

Gum

Asticky, sap based residue from wood products, Mlter Cut

A cutting operation made with the blade at any angle other than 90" to the fence.

Resin

A sticky, sap base substancethat has hardened.

Revolutions Per Minute (RP•)

The number of turns completed by a spinningobject in one minute.

Saw Blade Path

The area over, under, behind, or in front of the blade. As it applies to the workplece, that area whichwill be, or has been, cut by the blade.

Set

The distance that the tip of the sawblede toothis bent (or set) outward from the face of the blade.

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Throw-Back

Throwing of a workplece in a manner similarto a kickback. Usually associatedwith a cause other than the kerf dosing, such as a workpisce not being against the fence, being dropped intothe blade, or being placed inadvertentlyin contact with the blade.

Through Sawing

Any cutting operation where the blade extends completely through the thicknessof the workplace.

Workplece

The item on whichthe cuffingoperation is being done. The surfaces of a workpleca are commonly referred to as faces, ends, and edges.

Zero Clearance Throat Plate

A plasticthroat plate inserted In the mitertable that allows for blade clearance. When:you make your first

cut with your compound miter sew, the sew blade cuts

aslot through the throat plate the exact width of the blade. This providesfor a zero clearance kerf that

minimizesworkpisca taar-out.

No Hands Zone

The area between the marked lines on the left and dght side of the miter table base. This zone is identified by no hands zone labels placed inside the marked lines on the miter table base.