Making A Compound Cross Cut - Craftsman 315.220381 Owner's Manual

MAKING A COMPOUND CROSS CUT
See Figure 45.
In this cut, both the blade and the arm are angled. Be
familiar with both bevel and miter cuts before making
a compound cut. Practice on scrap wood.
_l, WARNING: Make sure the blade guard is
lowered and is working properly to prevent
possible injury. Always raise the clear plastic
guard before changing the bevel or lowering the
blade to avoid damage to the guard.
_l, WARNING: Keep one hand on the handle until
the blade stops rotatingto prevent the risk of
injury.
• Put the fence in the front position (next to the front
table) and tighten the table clamps.
• Check that the controlcut device is set for the
correct speed for the type of wood and cut you are
planning. Refer to the chart on the label and adjust
the thumbwheel on the handle accordingly.
• If the yoke is not in the cross cut position with the
blade parallel to the arm, release the yoke lock
handle and position the yoke correctlywith the yoke
pivot latch on the right side of the arm.
• If the arm is too low or too high,first liftthe blade
guard if the arm is too low, and turnthe elevating
handwheel at the front of the table. Set the blade to
just clear the kerr or table.
• To sat the angle of the arm, release the arm lock
knob on top of the arm. Use the miter scale above
the column to position itto the desired angle, and
lock the arm look knob.
• To set the blade angle, first raise the plasticlower
guard. Release the bevel lock lever, and position
the blade with the bevel index lever.
• Retighten the bevel lock lever.
Note: For a 45" or 90" angle, the bevel index lever will
seat automatically at the preset positive stop
positions. For any other angle, use the bevel
lock lever.
• If the yoke is in front of the fence, loosen the
carriage lock knob on the left side of the arm.
Release the switch trigger on the handle and let the
carriage return to the back.
• If there is no kerr, cut one approximately 1/t6 in.
deep. Grasp the handle. Turn the saw on with the
switch on the arm. Squeeze the switchtrigger and
pull the blade forward to make the kerf.
• Release the switch tdgger and let the carriage
return to the beck. Turn the saw off with the switch
on the arm but hold the handle until the blade stops
rotating.Adjust the height with the elevating
handwheel so the blade will rotate freely in the kerr.
• Positionthe workpiece against the fence. Place the
pawls and rivingknife to clear the workpiece or the
fence, whichever is higher, by at least 1/4 inch.
• Grasp the handle With one hand. With the other
hand, turn the saw on, then hold the workplece
down and against the fence• If necessary, slightly
raise the outer blade guard for clearance. Keep
your hand well away from the blade.
• Squeeze the switch triggerand pull the blade
throughthe workpiece but onlyfar enough to
complete the cut. Keep your hand on the handle,
even after the cut has been made and the saw
turned off, until the blade stops rotating.
• After completingthe cut, move the workpiece to the
side and turn off the saw with the switch on the
arm. Release the switch triggerand let the yoke
move back behind the fence. Do not release the
handle until the blade stops rotating.
ARM
SWWCH
YOKE
PIVOTLATCH
YOKELOCK
HANDLE
BEVELLOCK
LEVER
¸TABLE
BEVELED AND
ELEVATING
HANDWHEEL
Fig. 45
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