Amp Motor; Cutting Capacities - Craftsman 315.21213 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.
_1, 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 2-9/16 in. thick or
5-7/16 in. wide, depending upon the angle at which
the cut is being made.
CUTTING CAPACITIES
When the miter angle (miter table) is set at O ° and
the bevel angle Is set at O°:
Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of
5-7/16 in. wide x 2-9/16 in. thick.
It will cut materials up to a maximum thickness of
3-1/2 in. thick x 4 in. wide.
When the miter angle (miter table) is set at 45 +and
the bevel angle is set at O°:
Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of
3-7/8 in. wide x 2-9/16 in. thick.
When the miter angle (miter table) is set at 0 ° and
the bevel angle is set at 450:
Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of
5-7/16 in. wide x 1-9/16 in. thick.
When the miter angle (miter table) is set at 4S° and
the bevel angle is set at 45+:
Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of
3-7/8 in. wide x 1-1/2 in. thick.
SAW ARM
UPPER
BLADEGUARD
SWITCHTRIGGER
DUSTGUIDE
BEVEL
LOCKKNOB
BEVEL!
MITER
FENCE
SCREW
LOWER
BLADEGUARD
MITERTABLE
"NO HANDSZONE"
LABEL
"NOHANDSZONE"
SCALE
ZEROCLEARANCE
THROATPLATE
lITER
LOCKPLATE
MITER
TABLE FRAME
CONTROLARM
POSITIVESTOP(S)
MITER
LOCKHANDLE
Fig. 3
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