Craftsman 315.212120 Owner's Manual page 21

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Fig. 28
• Loosen the bevel look knoband movethe sew
arm to the left to the desired bevel angle.
• Bevel angles can be set from 0° to 45 °.
• For your conveniencethere is a double scale
located on the mounting brackeL See F_jure 27. If
one side becomes difficultto read as you move
the saw arm to the left, simplyrefer to the other
side. Align the indicatorpoint for the side you
choose with the desired angle.
• Once the sew arm has been set at the desired
angle, securely tighten the bevel lock knob.
• Place the workpiece fiat 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 beard 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,
supportthe oppositeend of the stockwith a roller
stand or with a work surface level with the sew
table.
Alignthe cutting line on the workpisoewith the
edge of saw blade.
Grasp the stock firmlywith one hand and secure it
against the fence. Use the optional work clamp or
a C-clamp to secure the workplece when pos-
sible. See Figure 28.
_1= WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury,
keep your hands outside the no hands zone; at
least 3 in. from blade. Never perform any cutting
operation freehand (withoutholdingworkplece
against the fence). The blade could grab the
workpiece if it slipsor twists,
• Before tuming on the sew, perform a dry run of
the cuttingoperationjust to make sure that no
problemswill occur when the cut is made.
• Grasp the sew handle firmly, press the lock-offtab
down, then squeeze the switchtrigger. Allow
several seconds for the blade to reach maximum
speed.
• Slowlylower the blade intoand through the
workpiese.See Figure 28.
• Release the switch triggerand allow the saw
blade to stop rotatingbefore raisingthe blade out
of workpiece. Wait until the electricbrake stops
blade from turningbefore removingthe workploce
from miter table.
COMPOUND MITER CUT
A compound miter cut is a cut made using a miter
angle and a bevel angle at the same time. This type of
cut is used to make picture frames, cut molding,make
boxes with slopingsides, and for certain roof framing
cuts.
To make this type of cut the controlarm on the miter
table must be rotated to the correct angle and the sew
arm must be tilted to the correct bevel angle. Care
shouldalways be taken when making compound miter
setups due to the interactionof the two angle settings.
Adjustmentsof miter and bevel settings are interde-
pendent with one another. Each time you adjust the
miter setting you change the effect of the bevel
setting. Also, each time you adjustthe bevel setting
you change the effect of the miter setting.
It may take several settings to obtain the desired cut.
The first angle setting should be checked after setting
the second angle, since adjustingthe second angle
affects the first.
Once the two correct settings for a particularcut have
been obtained, always make a test cut in scrap
material before makinga finish cut in good material.
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