Making A Bevel Cut - Craftsman 315.220380 Owner's Manual

MAKING A BEVEL CUT
See Figure 44.
This procedure makes a cut with the blade and motor
angled and the arm straight (90" to fence). If there is
no kerf, followthe steps to make one. Try this cut on
scrap wood before cuttingyour workpiece.
_i, WARNING: Make sure the blade guard is
lowered and is workingproperlyto prevent
possibleinjury. Always raise the clear plastic
guard before changing the bevel or loweringthe
blade to avoid damage to the guard.
,_ WARNING: Keep one hand on the handle until
the blade stops rotatingto preventthe 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
correctspeed for the type of wood and cut you are
planning. Refer to the chart on the label and adjust
the thumbwheelon the handle accordingly.
• If the yoke is not in the crosscut positionwith the
blade parallelto the arm, release the yoke lock
handle and positionthe yoke correctly with the yoke
pivotlatch on the rightside of the arm.
• If the arm is too low or too high, first liftthe blade
guard if the arm is too low, and tum the elevating
handwheelat the front of the table. Set the blade to
just clear the kerr or table.
• If the arm is angled, release the arm lock knobon
top of the arm, positionit straightahead and lock
the arm lock knob.
• If the blade is in frontof the fence, loosenthe
carriage lock knobon the left side of the arm.
Release the switch tdgger on the handle and let the
carriage returnto the back.
• To set the blade angle, first raise the plasticlower
guard. Release the bevel lock lever, and position
the blade with the bevel index lever. Refighten the
bevel lock lever.
Note: For a 45" or 90" angle, the bevel index lever will
seat automaticallyat the preset positivestop
positions.For any otherangle, usethe bevel
lock lever.
• If there is no kerr, cut one approximately1/16 in.
deep. Grasp the handle and turnthe saw on with
the switch on the arm. Squeeze the switchtrigger
on the handleand pullthe blade forward across the
table to make the kert.
• Release the switch triggerand let the carriage
returnto the back, Turn the saw off with the switch
on the arm but hold the handle untilthe blade stops
rotating.Adjustthe height with the elevating
handwheel so the blade will rotate freely in the kerr.
• Positionthe workpieceagainst the fence. Place the
pawls and rivingknife to clear the workpiece or the
fence, whichever is higher, by at least 114inch,
• Grasp the handle with one hand, Withthe other
hand, turn the saw on, then hold the workpiece
down and againstthe fence. Keep your hand well
away from the blade.
• Squeeze the switchtriggeron the handle and pull
the bladethrough the workplace but only far
enough to completethe cut. Keep yourhand on the
handle, even after the cut has been made and the
saw turned off, untilthe blade stops rotating.
• After completingthe cut, move the workpieceto the
side and turn off the saw with the switchon the
arm. Release the switchtrigger on the handle and
let the blade move back behind the fence. Do not
release the handle untilthe blade stopsrotating.
VELED CUT
SWITCH
HANDLE
RIVING
YOKELOCK
HANDLE
ELEVATING
HANDWHEEL
Fig. 44
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