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Owner's Manual
II:RI:IFTSMFIN'I
10 in.
COMPOUND
MITER SAW
Double Insulated
Model No.
315.212300
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CAUTION:
Read and follow
all Safety Rules and Operating
Instructions before first use of
this product.
Customer Help Line: 1-800-932-3188
Sears,
Roebuck
and Co.,
Hoffman
Estates,
IL 6.0179 USA
Visit the Craftsman web page: www.sears.com/craftsman
972000-507
8-98
• Safety
• Features
• Adjustments
• Operation
• Maintenance
• Parts List
N RTI.JC
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- Page 1 Safety Rules and Operating • Adjustments Instructions before first use of • Operation this product. • Maintenance Customer Help Line: 1-800-932-3188 • Parts List Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 6.0179 USA Visit the Craftsman web page: www.sears.com/craftsman 972000-507 N RTI.JC 8-98...
- Page 2 • Table of Contents ............................• Warranty and Introductioh ..........................• Rules For Safe Operation ........................... • Glossary ................................. • Product Specifications and Unpacking ......................• Labels ................................• Loose Parts and Tools Needed ........................• Features ..............................10-12 • Adjustments .............................
- Page 3 The purpose of safety symbols is to attract your attention to possible dangers. The safety symbols, and the explanations with them, deserve your careful attention and understanding. The safety warnings do not by themselves eliminate any danger, The instructions or warnings they give are not substitutes for proper accident prevention measures.
- Page 4 RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION (Continued) USE THE PROPER EXTENSION CORD. Make function. Check for alignment of moving parts, sure your extension cord is in good condition. binding of moving parts, breakage of parts, When using an extension cord, be sure to use mounting and any other conditions that may one heavy enough to carry the current your affect its operation.
- Page 5 Lock the miter table by securely tightening the WARNING; When servicing use only identical miter lock handle. Lock the saw arm (bevel Craftsman replacement parts. Use of any other function) by securely tightening the bevel lock parts may create a hazard or cause product knob.
- Page 6 RULES SAFE OPERATION (Continued) ALWAYS STAY ALERT! Do not allow familiarity MAKE SURE THE WORK AREA HAS AMPLE (gained from frequent use of your saw) to cause LIGHTING to see the work and that no obstruc- a careless mistake. ALWAYS REMEMBER that tions will interfere with safe operation BEFORE a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to performing any work using your saw.
- Page 7 Blade Diameter Cutting Capacity with Miter at 0°/Bevel 0°: 5-9/16 in. wide X 2-9/32 in. thick Blade Arbor 5/8 in. Maximum Cutting Capacity with Miter at 45°/Bevel 0°: No Load Speed 5000 RPM 4 in. wide X 3-9/16 in. thick Rating 120 Volts, 60 Hz-AC Only Maximum Cutting Capacity with Miter at 0°/Bevel 45°:...
- Page 8 • Pare su saguddad, lea el manualdel neuado antes de userla sierra Ingfefedors. inch Compound Miter Saw WARNING: WHEN SERVICING, USEONLY iDENTICAL CRAFTSMAN R EPLACEMENT PARTS. MODEL 315.212300 SSR. N O, _]_i MADE IN TAIWAN SF..ARS, R OEBUCK ANO CO.
- Page 9 The following items are included with your Compound Miter Saw: • Saw Blade - 10 in. • 5mmHexKey • Miter Lock Handle • 6mmHexKey • Dust Guide • 8mmHexKey • Owner's Manual • Blade Wrench CZ" BLADEWRENCH SAW BLADE 6 mm HEX KEY DUSTGUIDE _SmmHEXKEY MITERLOCKHANDLE...
- Page 10 KNOW YOUR COMPOUND MITER CUTTING CAPACITIES When the miter angle (miter table) is set at 0 ° and the bevel angle is set at O°: See Figure 3. Before attempting to use your saw, familiarize yourself Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of 5-9/16 in.
- Page 11 SPINDLE LOCK BUTTON CARRYING HANDLE See Figure 5. See Figure 4. For convenience when carrying or transporting your A spindle lock button has been provided for locking miter saw from one place to another, a carrying the spindle which keeps the blade in your saw from rotating.
- Page 12 POSITIVE STOPS ON MITER TABLE Positive stops have been provided at 0 °, 22-112 ° and 45% The 22-1/2 ° and 45 ° positive stops have been provided on both the left and right side of the miter -O o table.
- Page 13 INSTALL BLADE WARNING: TO prevent accidental starting that could cause possible serious personal injury, See Figures 10, 11, and 12. assemble all parts to your saw before connecting it to power supply. Saw should never be WARNING: A 10 in. blade is the maximum connected to power supply when you are blade capacity of your saw.
- Page 14 PHILLIPS LOWER • Wipe a drop of oil onto inner blade washer and BLADEGUARD SCREW outer blade washer where they contact the blade. A_, WARNING: If inner blade washer has been removed, replace it before placing blade on spindle. Failure to do so could cause an accident since blade will not tighten properly, •...
- Page 15 Note:Manyof theillustrations i n thismanual s how onlyportions ofyourcompound m itersaw.Thisis F#A#AING FENCE // _--} MITERTABLE intentional sothatwecanclearly showpoints being madeintheillustrations, Never o perate yoursaw without a ll guards securely in place and in good operating condition, CUTTING A SLOT IN THE ZERO CLEARANCE...
- Page 16 FENCE • Using an 13 mm wrench or adjustable wrench, loosen the hex bolt located under the miter table. See Figure 16. Adjust the miter table left or right until the framing square and zero clearance throat plate are parallel. •...
- Page 17 • • Loosen bevel lock knob and set saw arm at 0 ° The edge of the square and the saw blade should be parallel as shown in figure 17. bevel (blade set 90 ° to miter table). Tighten bevel lock knob.
- Page 18 FENCE PIVOT ADJUSTMENTS Note: These adjustments were made at the factory and normally do not require readjustment. TRAVEL PIVOT ADJUSTMENT • The saw arm should rise completely to the up position by itself. If the saw arm does not raise by itself or if there is play in the pivot joints, have saw repaired by a BLADE qualified service technician at your nearest Sears...
- Page 19 WARNING: Before starting any cutting DEPTHSTOP operation, clamp or bolt your compound miter SCREW saw to a workbench. Never operate your miter saw on the floor or in a crouched position. Failure to heed this warning can result in serious personal injury.
- Page 20 Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece. See Figure 26. Release the switch trigger and allow the saw STRAIGHT blade to stop rotating before raising the blade out CROSSCUT of workpiece. Wait until the electric brake stops blade from turning before removing the workpiece from the miter table.
- Page 21 & WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, BEVEL CUT 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.
- Page 22 • Recheck miter angle setting. Make a test cut in MAKE A COMPOUND WITH scrap material. YOUR MITER SAW: • Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with • Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full one edge securely against the fence.
- Page 23 • 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, press the lock-off tab down, then squeeze the switch trigger. Allow sev- eral seconds for the blade to reach maximum speed.
- Page 24 CUTTING COMPOUND MITERS To aid in making the correct settings, the compound angle setting chart below has been provided. Since com- pound cuts are the most difficult to accurately obtain, trial cuts should be made in scrap material, and much thought and planning made, prior to making your required cut.
- Page 25 LAYING MOLDING FLAT ON THE CUTTING CROWN MOLDING MITER TABLE Your compound miter saw does an excellent job of See Figure 32. cutting crown molding. In general, compound miter saws do a better job of cutting crown molding than To use this method for accurately cutting crown any other tool made.
- Page 26 When cutting crown molding by this method the bevel angle should be set at 33.85 ° . The miter angle should be set at 31.62 ° either right or left, depending on the desired cut for the application. See the chart below for correct angle settings and correct positioning of crown molding on miter table.
- Page 27 CORDS WARNING: When servicing, use only identical Craftsman replacement parts. Use of any other The use of any extension cord will cause some loss of part may create a hazard or cause product power. To keep the loss to a minimum and to prevent damage.
- Page 28 Your saw has externally accessible brush assemblies WARNING: To ensure safety and reliability, all repairs -- with the exception of the externally that should be periodically checked for wear, accessible brushes -- should be performed by a Proceed as follows when replacement is required: qualified service technician at a Sears store to •...
- Page 30 CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW - MODEL NUMBER 315.212300 _.-J° FigureA...
- Page 31 MITER SAW - MODEL NUMBER 315.212300 The model number will be found on a plate attached to the motor housing. Always mention the model number in all correspondence regarding your | CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW or when ordering repair parts.
- Page 32 CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW - MODEL NUMBER 315.212300 11._ Figure B...
- Page 33 CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW - MODEL NUMBER 315.212300 COMPOUND MITER SAW or when ordering repair parts. The model number will be found on a plate attached to the motor housing. Always mention the model number in all correspondence regarding your I...
- Page 34 CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW - MODEL NUMBER 315.212300 FigureC...
- Page 35 CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW- MODEL NUMBER 315.212300 COMPOUND MITER SAW or when ordering repair parts. The model number will be found on a plate attached to the motor housing. Always mention the model number in all correspondence regarding your PARTS LIST FOR FIGURE C...
- Page 36 CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW- MODEL NUMBER 315.212300 SEE NOTE"A" -0..1 Figure D...
- Page 37 CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW - MODEL NUMBER 315.212300 The model number will be found on a plate attached to the motor housing. Always mention the model number in all correspondence regarding your I CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW or when ordering repair parts.
- Page 38 For in-home major brand repair service: Call 24 hoursa day, 7 days a week 1-800-4-MY-Home s= (1-800-469-4663) Para pedir servicio de reparacibn a domicilio - 1-800-676-5811 In Canada for all your service and parts needs call - 1-800.665-4455 Au Canada pour tout le service ou les pi_ces For the repair or replacement parts you need: Call 7 am - 7 pro, 7 days a week 1-800-366-PART...