Craftsman 315.22839 Rip Cut, Making A Miter Cut, Blade, Mitergage, Straight, Angled, Height

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RIP CUT

Place a support the same height as the top of the saw table behind the saw for the cut work.

Position the rip fence the correct distance from the blade for the cut.

For small pieces of wood, use a pushstick to move the wood into and past the blade.

Make sure the wood is not touching the blade. Insert the key and lift the switch to the ON position. Let the blade build up to full speed before feeding the workpiece into the blade.

When the work is completed, press the switch off and remove the key.

RIP CUT

BLADE __

SCALE

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FENCE,Fig. 49

MAKING A MITER CUT

See Figure 50.

Make a test cut on scrap wood. From the front of the saw, push the wood to the blade with the miter gage.

_ WARNING: Make sure the blade guard is lowered over blade and is working properly to

Place a support the same height as the top of the saw table behind the saw for the cut work.

Make sure the wood is not touching the blade before turning on the saw. Insert the key and lift the switch to the ON position. Let the blade build up to full speed before moving the miter gage to feed the workpiece into the blade.

Hold the work firmly against the miter gage and push the miter gage to feed the work into the blade.

When the work is completed, press the switch off and remove the key.

 

 

MITERCUT

BLADE

_

MITERGAGE

STRAIGHT

 

ANGLED

BEVEL

HANDWHEEL

HEIGHT

HANDWHEEL

Fig. 50

MAKING A BEVEL CROSS CUT

See Figures 51 and 52.

Try out this cut on a piece of scrap wood before cutting your workpiece.

_ WARNING: Make sure the blade guard is lowered over blade and is working properly to

prevent possible injury.

VIEWEDFROMTHE FRONT,BELOWTHE TABLESAW

prevent possible injury.

HEIGHT

BEVEL

LOCKHANDLE

Check that the blade is at the correct height for the

workpiece. To change the height, turn the height hand wheel.

To set the wood angle, loosen the miter gage knob, set the angle with the indicator on the miter gage, then retighten miter gage knob.

HANDWHEEL

TO

LOOSEN

TO TIGHTEN

Fig. 51

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