Cutting Thin Materials; Cutting Plastic Pipe; Cutting Bowed Material - Craftsman 315.23743 Owner's Manual

TYPICAL OPERATIONS
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CUTTING THIN MATERIALS
Your miter saw can be used for cutting thin materials
such as laminated plastics and composition board,
See Fig, 21. To avoid Jammlng under the fences all
thin materials should only be cut when the saw Is
equipped wtth a table extension and material Is
securely clamped, See "Table Extension and Secur-
ing Workplece" as shown on page 11 . For proper
blade requirements, see page 21,
CUTTING PLASTIC PIPE
You can use your miter saw on plastic pipe, it makes
clean, square ends for butt joining and mitered ends
for cornering, Care must be taken to properly clamp
pipe during cut to prevent its rotation, See Fig, 22,
Long material should also be supported at saw table
height for ease of cutting and to avoid possible In-
jury to the operator, See "Table Extension and
Securing Workplece", page 1i , See page 21 for the
correct blade to use on the material to be cut.
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Fig. 21
Fig. 22
WARNING: DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY TO THE OPERATOR AND DAMAG.
iNG YOUR SAW, ONLY THOSE BLADES AND ACCESSORIES LISTED ON PAGE 21 SHOULD BE USED WITH
THIS SAW. THiS SAW WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR USE WiTH DADOES, MOLDING HEADS, SANDING DISCS
OR CUT,OFF WHEELS, AND THESE MUST NEVER BE USED WITH IT. REMEMBER, READ AND UNDERSTANI;
ALL INSTRUCTIONS, USE YOUR SAW CAREFULLY, AND PREVENT INJURIES.
CUTTING BOWED MATERIAL
When cutting any material, check to make sure it is
not bowed, if it is bowed the material must be posi-
tioned and cut in the proper manner. Material posi-
tioned lrfcorrectly will cause pinching of the blade
near the end of the cut. See Fig. 23 for correct posi-
tioning of material on miter saw, It also shows incor-
rect positioning of material which will cause pin-
ching of the blade,
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Fig. 23