Craftsman 315.21234 Operation, Applications, Cutting with the Compound Miter SAW Crosscutting

ASSEMBLY

This saw has two scale indicators, one on the bevel scale and one on the miter scale. After squaring adjustments have been made, it may be necessary to loosen the indi- cator screws and reset them to zero.

FENCE

COMBINATION SQUARE

BLADE

MITER TABLE

VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH MITER TABLE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED

Fig. 31

OPERATION

WARNING: Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you careless. Remember that a careless frac- tion of a second is sufficient to inflict severe injury.

WARNING: Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields when operating tools. Fail- ure to do so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes resulting in possible serious injury.

WARNING: Do not use any attachments or acces- sories not recommended by the manufacturer of this tool. The use of attachments or accessories not recommended can result in serious personal injury.

APPLICATIONS

This product has been designed only for the purposes listed below:

nCross cutting wood and plastic

nCross cutting miters, joints, etc. for picture frames moldings, door casings, and fine joinery

nBevel cutting and compound cutting

NOTE: The blade provided is fine for most wood cutting operations, but for fine joinery cuts or cutting plastic, use one of the accessory blades available from your nearest Sears retail store.

WARNING: Before starting any cutting operation, clamp or bolt the compound miter saw to a work- bench. Never operate the miter saw on the floor or in a crouched position. Failure to heed this warning can result in serious personal injury.

CUTTING WITH THE COMPOUND MITER SAW

WARNING: When using a work clamp or C-clamp to secure the workpiece, clamp workpiece on one side of the blade only. The workpiece must remain free on one side of the blade to prevent the blade from binding in workpiece. The workpiece binding the blade will cause motor stalling and kickback. This situation could cause an accident resulting in possible serious personal injury.

CROSSCUTTING

See Figure 32.

A crosscut is made by cutting across the grain of the workpiece. A straight crosscut is made with the miter table set at the 0° position. Miter crosscuts are made with the miter table set at some angle other than zero.

STRAIGHT

CROSSCUT

Fig. 32

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