Adjustments - Craftsman 315.212380 Operator's Manual

NOTE: M any of the
illustrations in this manual show only FRAMING
portions of the compound miter saw. This is intentional so SQUARE
that we can clearly show points being made in the \
illustrations. Never operate your saw without all guards
securely in place and in good operating condition.
SQUARING THE MITER TABLE TO THE
FENCE
See Figures 25 - 28.
[] Unplug the saw.
[] 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.
[] Rotate the miter table until the pointer is positioned
at 0°.
[] Retighten 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 throat plate in the miter
table. The edge of the square and the slot in the throat
plate in the miter table should be parallel as shown in
figure 25.
[] If the edge of the framing square and the throat plate
in the miter table are not parallel as shown in figures 26
and 27, adjustments are needed.
[] Loosen the fence screw and remove the sliding miter
fence.
[] Using the blade wrench, loosen the socket head
screws securing the fence. Adjust the fence left or right
until the framing square and throat plate are parallel.
[] Retighten the screws securely and recheck the fence-
to-table alignment before reinstalling the sliding miter
fence.
FRAMING
SQUARE
\
FENCE
MiTER TABLE
MITER
LOCKHANDLE
o
THROATPLATE
VIEW OF MITERTABLESQUARE WITH FENCE
CORRECTLYADJUSTED Fig. 25
FENCE
MITERTABLE
THROATPLATE
ViEW OFMITER TABLENOTSQUAREWITH
FENCE,ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED
FRAMING
SQUARE
\
FENCE
MITER TABLE
THROATPLATE
ViEW OF MITERTABLENOTSQUAREWITH
FENCE,ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED
SOCKETHEAD SOCKETHEAD
SCREW(S) SCREW(S)
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Fig. 26
Fig. 27
( Fig. 28