Craftsman 315.21222 CUTTING WARPED MATERIAL

Whencuttingcrownmoldingbythismethodthebevel
angleshouldbesetat 33.85°.Themiterangleshould
besetat 31.62°eitherrightorleft,dependingonthe
desiredcutforthe application.Seethechartbelowfor
correctanglesettingsandcorrectpositioningofcrown
moldingonmitertable.
Thesettingsinthechartbelowcanbeusedfor cutting
AllStandard(U.S.)crownmoldingwith52°and38°
angles.Thecrownmoldingisplacedflatonthemiter
tableusingthecompoundfeaturesofyourmitersaw.
Bevel
Angle
Setting
33.85 °
33.85 °
33.85 °
33.85 °
Type of Cut
Left side, inside corner
1.Top edge of molding against fence
2. Miter table set right 31.62 °
3. Save left end of cut
Right side, inside corner
1.Bottom edge of molding against fence
2. Miter table set left 31.62°
3. Save left end of cut
Left side, outside corner
1.Bottom edge of molding against fence
2. Miter table set left 31.62°
3. Save right end of cut
Right side, outside corner
1.Top edge of molding against fence
2. Miter table set right 31.62 °
3. Save right end of cut
Fig. 34
When cutting warped material, always make sure it is
positioned on the miter table with the convex side
against thefence as shown in figure 33.
Ifthe warped material is positioned the wrong way as
shown in figure 34, itwill pinch the blade near the
completion of the cut.
_IL WARNING: To avoid akickback and to avoid
serious personal injury, never position the
concave edge of bowed or warped material
against thefence.
CLAMPING WIDE WORKPIECES
See Figure 35.
CUTTING WARPED MATERIAL
See Figures 33 and 34.
RIGHT Fig. 33
WIDE
BOARD
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Fig. 35
When cutting wide workpieces such as a 2 in. x6 in.,
boards should be clamped with a C-clamp as shown in
figure 35.