Tips For Cutting Compound Miters; Tips For Cutting Crown Molding; Maintenance And Lubrication - Craftsman 113.234880 Owner's Manual

TIPS FOR CUTTING COMPOUND MITERS
A compound miter is a cut requiring both a miter setting
and bevel setting. A compound miter is used for making
frames or boxes that have sloping sides and are wide
at one end and narrow at the opposite end. Compound
miters are 'lricky" to make because the miter setting
and bevel setting are directly related to each other,
Every time the miter setting is changed the bevel set-
ting must also be adjusted; likewise every adjustment to
bevel requires a corresponding adjustment to miter.
Because it may take several tries to obtain the desired
angle it is advisable to make test cuts in a scrap piece
of material.
TIPS FOR CUTTING CROWN MOLDING
A slide compound miter saw _s excellent for cutting
crown molding. Crown molding is difficult to cut
because in order to fit correctly it must be precisely
mitered.
All Standard (U.S.) crown molding has a top rear angle
(fits next to ceiling) of 52 ° and a bottom rear angle (fits
against wail) of 38 °
On the miter and bevel scale indicator there are setting
marks (CM) for Crown Molding.
MITER AND BEVEL SE'n'ING FOR STANDARD
CROWN MOLDING
BEVEL MITER TYPE OF CUT
SE3-rlNG SETTING
LEFT SIDE, iNSIDE CORNER:
33.8 ° 31 6° 1. Position top of molding
RIGHT against fence.
2. Left side is finished piece.
RIGHT SIDE. iNSIDE CORNER:
33.8° 31.6° 1, Position bottom of molding
LEFT against fence,
2, Left side is finished piece.
LEFT SIDE, OUTSIDE CORNER:
33.8° 31.6 ° 1. Position bottom of molding
LEFT against fence.
2. Right side is finished p_ece.
RIGHT SIDE, OUTSIDE CORNER:
33.8 ° 31.6 ° 1. Position top of molding
RIGHT against fence.
2. Right side is finished piece.
NOTE: On aII above cuts lay molding with broad back
surface flat on table.
PRETESTING COMPOUND SETTINGS ON SCRAP
MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!
Inside
Corner
Outside
Corner
maintenance and lubrication
Maintenance
Always unplug the power cord before any maintenance
check on this saw.
DANGER: Never put lubricants on the blade
while it's spinning.
WARNING: To avoid injury from unexpected
starting or electrical shock, unplug the power
cord before working on the saw.
WARNING: For your safety, this saw is double
insulated. To avoid electrical shock, fire or injury,
use only parts identical to those identified in the
parts list. Reassemble exactly as original assem-
bly to avoid electrical shock.
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