Quality Of Cut - Craftsman CMCS714M1 Instruction Manual

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Fig. L1
Fig. L2
Cutting with Your Saw (Fig. A)
If the slide feature is not used, ensure the saw head is
pushed back as far as possible and the rail lock knob
tightened. This will prevent the saw from sliding along its
rails as the workpiece is engaged.
nOTE: DO nOT CUT METAls OR MAsOnRY WiTh This
sAW. Do not use any abrasive blades.
nOTE: Refer to guard Actuation and Visibility in the
Adjustments section for important information about the
lower guard before cutting.
Crosscuts (Fig. A, M)
A crosscut is made by cutting wood across the grain at any
angle. A straight crosscut is made with the miter arm at the
zero degree position. Set and lock the miter arm at zero,
hold the wood firmly on the table and against the fence.
With the rail lock knob 16 tightened, turn on the saw by
squeezing the trigger switch
When the saw comes up to speed (about 1 second) lower
the arm smoothly and slowly to cut through the wood. Let
the blade come to a full stop before raising arm.
When cutting anything larger than a 2" x 4" (51 mm x
102 mm), use an out-down-back motion with the rail lock
knob 16 loosened. Pull the saw out, toward you, lower the
saw head down toward the workpiece, and slowly push the
saw back to complete the cut. Do not allow the saw blade
14
42
12
45
16 is
shown in Figure A.
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to contact the top of the workpiece while pulling out. The
saw may run toward you, possibly causing personal injury or
damage to the workpiece.

WARNING: Always use a work clamp to maintain
control and reduce the risk of workpiece damage and
personal injury, if your hands are required to be within
4" (100 mm) of the blade during the cut.
nOTE: The rail lock knob 16
loose to allow the saw to slide along its rails.
Miter crosscuts are made with the miter arm at some angle
other than zero. This angle is often 45º for making corners,
but can be set anywhere from zero to 48º left or 48° right.
Make the cut as described above.
When performing a miter cut on workpieces wider than a
2" x 6" (51 mm x 152 mm) that are shorter in length, always
place the longer side against the fence (Fig. M).
To cut through an existing pencil line on a piece of wood,
match the angle as close as possible. Cut the wood a little
too long and measure from the pencil line to the cut edge
to determine which direction to adjust the miter angle and
recut. This will take some practice, but it is a commonly
used technique.
Fig. M
Bevel Cuts (Fig. A)
A bevel cut is a crosscut made with the saw blade leaning
at an angle to the wood. In order to set the bevel, loosen
the bevel lock knob 10 , and move the saw to the left as
desired. Once the desired bevel angle has been set, tighten
the bevel lock firmly. Refer to the Features and Controls
section for detailed instructions on the bevel system.
Bevel angles can be set from 3º right to 48º left.

Quality of Cut

The smoothness of any cut depends on a number of
variables. Things like material being cut, blade type, blade
sharpness and rate of cut all contribute to the quality of
the cut.
shown in Figure A must be