Craftsman 315.349720 Operator's Manual page 31

MAKING A BEVEL CROSS CUT
See Figures 40 - 41.
_1_ WARNING: Make sure the blade guard assembly
is installed and working properly to avoid possible
serious injury.
A
WARNING: The miter gauge must be on the right
side of the blade to avoid trapping the wood and
causing kickback. Placement of the miter gauge to
the left of the blade will result in kickback and the
risk of serious personal injury.
• Remove the rip fence.
• Unlock the bevel locking lever.
• Adjust the bevel angle to the desired setting.
• Lock the bevel locking lever.
• Set the blade to the correct depth for the workpiece.
• Set the miter gauge to 0° and tighten the lock knob.
• Make sure the wood is clear of the blade before turning
on the saw.
• Turn the saw on.
• Let the blade build up to full speed before moving the
workpiece into the blade.
• Hold the workpiece firmly with both hands on the miter
gauge and feed the workpiece into the blade.
VIEWEDFROMTHE FRONT,BELOW THE TABLE SAW
BEVELCROSSCUT
MITER GAUGE
STRAIGHT
o
Fig. 41
NOTE: The hand closest to the blade should be placed
on the miter gauge lock knob and the hand farthest
from the blade should be placed on the workpiece.
When the cut is made, turn the saw off. Wait for the
blade to come to a complete stop before removing the
workpiece.
MAKING A BEVEL RIP CUT
See Figure 42.
_, WARNING: Make sure the blade guard assembly
is installed and working properly to avoid serious
personal injury.
HEIGHT/BEVEL
ADJUSTING
HANDWHEEL
,a,
WARNING: The rip fence must be on the right side
of the blade to avoid trapping the wood and causing
kickback. Placement of the rip fence to the left of the
blade will result in kickback and the risk of serious
personal injury.
BEVEL
LOCKING TO
LEVER TIGHTEN
LOOSEN
Fig. 40
• Remove the miter gauge.
• Unlock the bevel locking lever,
• Adjust the bevel angle to the desired setting.
• Lock the bevel locking lever,
• Set the blade to the correct depth for the workpiece.
• Position the rip fence the desired distance from the
blade for the cut and securely lock the handle,
• Make sure the wood is clear of the blade before turning
on the saw.
• When ripping a long workpiece, place a support the
same height as the table surface behind the saw for
the cut work.
• Turn the saw on.
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