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CUTTING A SLOT IN THE ZERO

CLEARANCE THROAT PLATE

In order to use your compound miter saw, you must cut a slot through the zero clearance throat plate to allow for blade clearance. To cut the slot, set your saw at 0 degrees miter, turn saw on and allow the blade to reach full speed, then carefully make a straight cut as far as it will go through the throat plate. Turn your saw off and allow the blade to come to a complete stop before raising the saw arm.

Next, adjust the bevel angle to 45 degrees, turn your saw on and allow the blade to reach full speed, then carefully make another cut through the zero clearance

FRAMING FENCE

SQUAREMITERTABLE

\

ZERO CLEARANCE

THROAT PLATE

MITER

MITERLOCKHANDLE

LOCKPLATE

VIEW OF MITERTABLESQUAREWITH FENCE

AND CORRECTLYADJUSTED

throat plate. The slot in the throat plate will then be wide enough to allow the blade to pass through it at any angle from 0 to 45 degrees.

SQUARING THE MITER TABLE

TO THE FENCE

See Figures 13- 16.

•Unplug your saw.

WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing possible

serious personal injury.

FENCE

Fig. 13

MITERTABLE

•Push down on the saw arm and pull out the lock pin to release the saw arm.

•Raise saw arm to its full raised position.

•Loosen the miter lock handle approximately one- half turn.

Depress the miter lock plate and rotate the miter table until the pointer on the control arm is posi- tioned at 0°.

Release the miter lock plate and securely tighten the miter lock handle.

Lay a framing square flat on the miter table. Place one leg of the square against the fence. Place the other leg of the square beside the zero clearance throat plate in the miter table. The edge of the square and the zero clearance throat plate in the miter table should be parallel as shown in figure 13.

If the edge of the framing square and the zero clearance throat plate in the miter table are not parallel as shown in figures 14 and 15, adjust- ments are needed.

FRAMINGZEROCLEARANCE

SQUARETHROATPLATE

VIEW OFMITERTABLENOT SQUAREWITH

FENCE,ADJUSTMENTSARE REQUIRED

Fig. 14

FENCE

MITERTABLE

FRAMINGZERO CLEARANCE

SQUARETHROATPLATE

VIEWOF MITERTABLE NOT SQUAREWITH

FENCE,ADJUSTMENTSARE REQUIRED

Fig. 15

15

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Craftsman 315.21222 Cutting a Slot in the Zero Clearance Throat Plate, Framing Fence, See Figures 13, Fence Mitertable
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315.21222 specifications

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