Features - Craftsman 315.212300 Owner's Manual

KNOW YOUR COMPOUND MITER
SAW
See Figure 3.
Before attempting to use your saw, familiarize yourself
with all operating features and safety requirements.
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with your
saw to make you careless. Remember that a
careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict
severe injury.
15 AMP MOTOR
Your saw has a powerful 15 amp motor with sufficient
power to handle tough cutting jobs. It is made with all
ball bearings, and has externally accessible brushes
for ease of servicing.
10 in. BLADE
A 10 in. saw blade is included with your compound
miter saw. It will cut materials up to 3-9/16 in. thick or
5-9/16 in. wide, depending upon the thickness or
width of the material and the setting at which the cut is
being made.
DUST GUIDE
BEVEL
LOCK KNOB
BEVEL SCALE
FENCE
MITER
TABLE FRAME

FEATURES

SWITCH
LOCK-OFF LEVER
UPPER
BLADE GUARD
CUTTING CAPACITIES
When the miter angle (miter table) is set at 0
the bevel angle is set at 0
Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of
5-9/16 in. wide X 2-9/32 in. thick.
It will cut materials up to a maximum thickess of
3-9/16 in. thick X 4 in. wide.
When the miter angle (miter table) is set at 45
the bevel angle is set at 0
Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of
3-15/16 in. wide X 2-9/32 in. thick.
When the miter angle (miter table) is set at 0
the bevel angle is set at 45
Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of
5-9/16 in. wide X 1-9/16 in. thick.
MITER TABLE
CONTROL ARM
POSITIVE STOP (S)
10
°
:
°
:
°
:
SAW ARM
SWITCH TRIGGER
LOWER
BLADE GUARD
NO HANDS
ZONE LABEL
"NO HANDS ZONE"
BOUNDARY LINE
MITER SCALE
ZERO CLEARANCE
THROAT PLATE
MITER
LOCK PLATE
MITER
LOCK HANDLE
°
and
°
and
°
and
Fig. 3