Bevel Cut - Craftsman 315.212740 Operator's Manual

TO BEVELCUT
See Figures 34.35.
A bevel cut is made by cuffing across the grain of the
workp{ecewith the blade angled to the work, piece. A
straight bevel cut is made with the miter table eat at the
zero degree position and the blade set at an angre
between 0"and 45".
• PU[[out the lock pin and lift sew arm to its fullheight.
• Loosen the miter lock handle.
• L{f_the miter lock plate to disengage,
• Rotate the sew table until the pointer aligns wlth zero
on the miter scale.
• Release the miter lock plate.
NOTE: You can quickly locate zero by releasing the
lock p_ata as you rotate the Control arm.'The lock plate
will east tteaLfin one of the built-In positive stop notch-
es, located in the miter table frame.
• Tighten the miter lock handle securely.
_lb WARNING: To avbld serious persona|{nit, a7,always
tighten the miter lock handle securely before mak{ng
a cut. Faitureto do so could resultin movement of
the conbol arm or miter babtewh'dema_ng e cut.
• Adjustmentsof the miter fence mustbe made to cor-
respondto the desired angle of the bevel cut prior 'm
tfting the saw arm. The fence is marked for 0% 30 °, or
45% Loosen the fence screw on the miter fence, slide
the fence to the desired position,and retightanthe
fence screw.
• The 45" triangle on the miter fence providesfor the
maximum clears.acerequired for adjustingthe miter
saw's anglewhen making a bevel or compound cut.
• Loosen the bevel lock knob and move the saw arm to
the left or rightto the desired bevel angle.
NOTE"When bevelingto the right,it wilt be necessary
to swivel the stop screw out of the way.
• Bevel anglescan be set from 0"to 45".
• Alignthe Indicatorpoint for the desired angle.
LEFTSn)E R)GHTSIDE
INDICATOR
SCALE
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B_CKET
INDICATOR
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• Once the saw arm has been set atthe desired angle,
securelytighten the bevet lock knob,
• Piece the workp_ecefiat on the miter table with one
es_gesecurelyagainstthe fence, if the board iswarpe_,
place the convex side against the fence, _fthe concave
edge of a board is p)aced againstthe fence, the board
could collapse on the blade st the end of the cut. jam-
mlng the btade.
• When cutting_ong pieces of lumber or mbldlng,
supportthe oppositeend of the stock with a roller
stand or with a work surface teve_ with the saw table.
• Alignthe cuffing line on the workpiece with the edge of
sew blade.
• Grasp the stock firmlywith one handand secure it
against the fence or use me optionalwork clamp or a
C-clamp to secure the workplace.
_. WARNING: To avoid serious personalinjury,
keep hands away from cutting area. Never perform
any cutting operation freehand Without holding
workpiece against the fence),The b_ade could grab
'_heworkplace Lf_tsl_ps or twists.
• Before turn_ngon the sew, perform a dry run of +,hecut-
ring operat'Lon j ust to make sure that no problems will
occur when the cut is made.
• Grasp the saw handle firmlythen squeezethe switch
'_rlgger. Allow several secondsfor the blade to reach
maximum speed.
• Slowlylower the blade intoand throughthe workpiece.
• Release the switch triggerand allow the saw blade to
stop ro_ling before raisingthe blade out of workpiene.
Wait until the electric brake stops blade from turnlng
befere removingthe wor!_[soe from miter ruble.
BEVEL CUT
FENCE
SCREW
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