To Make A Compound Cut With Your Miter Saw - Craftsman 315.212240 Operator's Manual

12 in. compound miter saw double insulated
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TO MAKE A COMPOUND
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
the desired angle on the miter scale.
Release the miter lock plate,
Note: _'ou can quickly locate 0 °, 15 °, 22-1/2 °,
31.62 °, and 45 ° left or right by releasing the miter
lock plate as you rotate the control arm. The miter
lock plate will seat itself in one of the positive stop
notches, located in miter table frame.
Tighten the miter lock handle securely.
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.
Adjustments of the miter fence must be made to
correspond to the desired angle of the bevel cut
prior to tilting, the saw arm. The fence is marked
for 15°, 30 °, or 4,5°. Loosen the fence screw on the
miter fence, _lide the fence to the desired position,
and retighten the fence screw. See Figures 28 and
29.
The 45" triangle on the miter fence provides for the
maximum clearance required for adjusting the miter
saw's angle when making a bevel or compound
cut.
Loosen the bevel lock knob and move the saw arm
to the left to the desired bevel angle.
Bevel angles can be set from 0 ° to 45".
For your convenience there is a double scale
located on the mounting bracket. See Figure 27. If
one side becomes difficult to read as you move the
saw arm to the left, simply refer to the other side.
Align the indicator point for the side you choose
with the desired angle.
Once the saw arm has been set at the desired
angle, securely tighten the bevel lock knob.
Recheck miter angle setting. Make a test cut in
scrap material.
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 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. See Figure 31.
Align the 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 optional work clamp or a
C-clamp to secure the workpiece when possible.
WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury,
always keep your hands outside the no hands
zone; 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.
COMPOUND
MITERCUT
C-CLAMP
Fig. 29
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