To Make A Compound Cut With Your Miter Saw - Craftsman 315.2121O0 Owner's Manual

TO MAKE A COMPOUND CUT WITH
YOUR MITER SAW:
• Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to itsfull
height.
• Loosen the miter lock handle. Rotate the miter lock
handle approximatelyone-heft tum to the leftto
loosen.
• Press the miter lock plate downwith your thumb
and hold.
Rotate the controlarm untilthe pointeraligns with
the desired angle on the miter scale.
Release the miter lock plate.
Note: You can quicklylocate 0", 22-1/2" left or
right,and 45" left or dghtby releasingthe miter
lock plate as you rotate the controlarm. The miter
lock plate will seat itself in one of the positive stop
notches, located in miter table frame.
• Tighten the miter lock handle securely.
_IL WARNING: To avoid sedouspersonal injury,
always tighten the miter lock handle securely
before making a cut. Failureto do so could result
in movement of the control arm or mitertable
while makinga cut.
• Loosen the bevel lock knob and move the saw arm
to the left to the desired bevel angle.
• Bevel angles can be set from 0" to 45".
• For your convenience there is a doublescala
locatedon the mountingbracket. See Figure27. If
one side becomes difficultto read as you move the
sew arm to the left, simplyrefer to the other side.
Alignthe indicatorpoint for the side you choose
with the desired angle.
• Once the sew arm has bean set at the desired
angle, securely tightenthe bevel lock knob.
• Recheck miter angle setting. Make a test cut in
scrap material.
• Place the workplace flat on the miter table with
one edge securelyagainstthe fence. If the board
is warped, place the convexside against the
fence. If the concave edge of a board could
collapse on the blade at the end of the cut,
j';mmingthe blade. See Figures33 and 34.
• When cuttinglong pieces of lumber or molding,
supportthe oppositeend of the stock with a roller
stand or with a work surface level with the sew
table.
• Align the cuttinglineon the workpiece with the
edge of sew blade.
• Grasp the stock firmlywith one hand and secure it
againstthe fence. Use the optional work clamp or
a C-clamp to securethe workpiecawhen possible.
See Figure29.
_1, WARNING: To avoidsadous personalinjury,
always keep your handsoutside the no hands
• t
zone; at least 3 m. from blade• Never performany
cuffing operationfreehand (withoutholding
workpiece against the fence). The blade could
grab the workpiece it it slipsor twists.
COMPOUND
MITER CUT
C-CLAMP Fig. 29
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