Makinga Mitercut; Making A Bevel Cross Cut - Craftsman TABLE SAW 315.22831 Owner's Manual

MAKINGA MITERCUT
See Figure 46.
Make a test cut on scrap wood. From the front of the
caw. push the wood to the blade with the miter gage.
_1, WARNING: Make sure the blade guard is
lowered over blade and is workingpropedy to
prevent possible injury.
• Check that the blade is at the correct heightfor the
workpiece.To change the heighL turn the height
hand wheel.
• To set the wood angle, loosen the miter gage knob,
set the angle with the indicatoron the miter gage,
then retightenmiter gage knob.
• Place a supportthe same height as the top of the
saw table behind the saw for the cut work.
• Make sure the wood is not touchingthe blade
before turning on the saw.' Insert the key and lift
the switch to the ON position.Let the blade build
up to full speed before movingthe miter gage to
feed the workpiece intothe blade.
• Ho_dthe work firmly against the miter gage aod
pushthe miter gage to feed the work intothe blade.
• When the work is completed, press the switch off
and remove the key,
MAKING A BEVEL CROSS CUT
See Figures47 and 48.
Try out this cut on a piece of scrap wood before
cuttingyour workpiece.
_k WARNING: Make sure the blade guard is
lowered over blade and is workingpropedy to
prevent possibleinjury.
• Raise the rip fence handle and remove the rip
fence.
• Set the blade angle by loosening the bevel lock
handle and turning the bevel handwheel. Retighten
the bevel lock handle.
• Set miter gage to 0" if needed. Make sure miter
gage knob is securely tightened.
• Place a supportthe same height as the top of the
saw table behind the saw for the cut work.
• Make sure the wood is clear of the blade before
turning on the saw. Insert the key and lift the switch
to the ON position. Let the blade build up to full
speed before feeding the wood into the blade with
the miter gage.
• Hold the work firmlyagainst the miter gage and
pushthe miter gage to feed the work intothe blade.
• When the work is completed, press the switch off
and remove the key.
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MITER CUT
TOTIGHTEN
BEVEL CROSS CUT
Fig. 46
BEVEL
LOCKHANDLE
LOOSEN
Fig. 47
Fig. 48