Operation; To Bevel Cut With Your Miter Saw - Craftsman 315.212500 Operator's Manual

STRAIGHT
CROSSCUT
C-CLAMP
• Slowly lower the blade into and through the
workpiece. See Figure 26.
• Release the switch trigger and allow the saw blade
to stop rotating before raising the blade out of
workpiece. Wait until the electric brake stops blade
from turning before removing the workpiece from
the miter table.
BEVEL CUT
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A bevel cut is made by cutting across the grain of the
workpiece with the blade angled to the workpiece. A
straight bevel cut is made with the miter table set at
the zero degree position and the blade set at an angle
between 0 ° and 45 °.
LEFTSIDE I RIGHTSIDE
LEFT J RIGHT
INDICATOR INDICATOR
POINT
Fig. 26
• Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one
edge securely against the fence. If the board is
warped, place the convex side against the fence. If
the concave edge of a board is placed against the
fence, the board could collapse on the blade at the
end of the cut, jamming the blade. See Figures 33
and 34,
• When cutting long pieces of lumber or molding,
support the opposite end of the stock with a roller
stand or with a work surface level with the saw
table.
• Align cutting line on the workpiece with the edge of
saw blade.
• Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure
it against the fence. Use the work clamp or a C-
clamp to secure the workpiece when possible. See
Figure 26.
WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury,
keep your hands outside the no hands zone (red
lines); at least 3 in. from blade. Never perform
any cutting operation freehand (without holding
workpiece against the fence). The blade could
grab the workpiece if it slips or twists.
• Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the
cutting operation just to make sure that no
problems will occur when the cut is made.
• Grasp the saw handle firmly, then squeeze the
switch trigger. Allow several seconds for the blade
to reach maximum speed.
SCALE
MOUNTINGBRACKET
Fig. 27
TO BEVEL CUT WITH YOUR MITER SAW:
• Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm'to its full
height.
• Loosen the miter lock handle. Rotate the miter lock
handle approximately one-half turn to the left to
loosen.
• Lift the miter lock plate to disengage.
• Rotate the control arm until the pointer aligns with
zero on the miter scale.
• Release the miter lock plate.
Note: You can quickly locate zero by releasing the
lock plate as you rotate the control arm. The lock
plate will seat itself in one of the built-in positive
stop notches, located in the miter table frame.
• Tighten the miter lock handle securely.
,_k WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury,
always tighten the miter lock handle securely
before making a cut. Failure to do so could result
in movement of the control arm or miter table
while making a cut.
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