Squaring The Saw Table To The Fence; Miter Lock Handle - Craftsman 12 IN. COMPOUND MITER SAW 315.21222 Owner's Manual

• Usinga 6 mmhexkey,loosen thesocket h ead
screws securing thefence.
See Figure 16. Adjust
the fence left or right until the framing square and
zero clearance throat plate are parallel.
• Retighten the screws securely and recheck the
fence-to-table alignment.
6 mm SOCKET 6 mm SOCKET
HEAD SCREWS HEADSCREWS
Fig. 16
SQUARING THE SAW BLADE TO THE
FENCE
See Figures 17- 20.
• Unplug your saw.
WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could
result in accidental starting causing possible
serious personal injury.
Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage
the lock pin to hold the saw arm in transport
position.
Loosen the miter lock handle approximately
one-half turn.
Depress the miter lock plate and rotate the miter
table until the pointer on the control arm is
positioned at 0°.
Release the miter lock plate and securely tighten
the miter lock handle.
Lay a framing square flat on the miter table. Place
one leg of the square against the fence. Slide the
other leg of the square against the flat part of saw
blade.
Note: Make sure that the square contacts the flat
part of the saw blade, not the blade teeth.
FRAMING 1_ _(_1 I II
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LOCK PLATE
VIEWOF BLADE
SQUAREWITH FENCE
MITER
LOCK HANDLE
Fig. 17
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MITER BLADE
TABLE MITER
LOCKPLATE
VIEW OFBLADENOT SQUAREWITH
FENCE,ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED Fig. 18
SQUAR_ ° '
BLADE
MITER
TABLE MITER
LOCKPLATE
VIEW OF BLADENOTSQUAREWITH
FENCE,ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED Fig. 19
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