Making A Cross Cut - Craftsman 315.228590 Owner's Manual

MAKING A CROSS CUT
See Figures 59, 60, 61, and 62.
_, WARNING: Make sure the blade guard is
lowered over the blade and is working properly to
prevent possible injury.
It is recommended that you make test cuts on scrap
wood. Stand at the front of the saw and push the
wood with the miter gage.
• Set blade to the right depth for workpiece by
turning height handwheel.
• Set the miter gage to 0. See Figure 59. Make sure
miter gage knob is securely tightened.
• Place a support the same height as top of saw
table behind the saw for cut work.
• The miter gage may be used in either of the two
grooves in the table. When using left groove, hold
workpiece firmly against the miter gage base with
your left hand and grip the knob with your right
hand. When using right groove, hold workpiece
firmly against the miter gage base with your right
hand and grip the knob with your left hand. See
Figure 59.
CROSSCUT
INSERTSWITCHKEY
Fig. 60
Fig. 61
Fig. 62
WHENMITERGAGEIS ON
LEFTSIDE OF BLADE
PLACERIGHTHANDON
MITERGAGEKNOBHERE
PLACELEFT HANDON
WORKPIECEANDMITER
GAGEHERE
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Fig. 59
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