Blade Storage; General Cutting; Straight Cut - Craftsman 315.172321 Owner's Manual

BLADE STORAGE
See Figure 5.
A convenient feature on your saw is a blade storage
area. As shown in Figure 5, the blade storage area is
located on the back of your saw. This is a convenient
place for storing extra blades or storing blades when
notin use.
SAW
BLADE
As previously mentioned, there are two blade slots on
your saw. Install blade in the front slot for general
cutting, making straight cuts, angle cutting, plunge
cutting, splinter-free cutting, and when using a flush
cutting blade. Install blade in the back slot when scroll
cutting.
GENERAL CUTTING
See Figure 6.
Rest the front of the saw base on the workpiece and
align cutting edge of the blade with the line on your
workpiece. Make sure the power cord is out of your
way and not in the line of cut. Start your saw and
move it forward on the work surface. Apply downward
pressure to keep the saw steady and only enough
forward pressure to keep the blade cutting.
BLADESTORAGEAREA
DOOR
Fig. 5
To open:
• Push the door down with your thumb or finger.
• - Place blades in blade storage area,
To close:
• Push the door up with your thumb or finger.
_, WARNING: Do not insert saw blade into air vents.
Blade could come in contact with electrical live
internal parts and cause electrical shock, resulting
in serious injury.
_k WARNING: Your saw should never be
connected to power supply when you are
assembling parts, making adjustments, installing
or removing blades, or when not in use.
Disconnecting your saw will prevent accidental
starting that could cause serious injury.
,_ WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, do
not use saw without chip shield properly in place.
Fig. 6
DO NOT FORCE YOUR SAW
Forcing your saw may overheat the motor and break
saw blades. Broken blades can be reused by loosen-
ing the blade screws until the portion left in the blade
clamp drops out, then putting the remainder of the
blade back into the blade clamp and retightening the
blade screws. It may be necessary to flatten the tooth
set in the area to be inserted into the blade clamp
when using broken blades.
STRAIGHT CUT
See Figure 6.
A straight cut can be made by clamping a piece of
wood or straightedge to the workpiece and guiding
the edge of your saw against it. Make the cut from
one direction only: don't cut halfway and complete the
cut from the opposite end.