Craftsman 315.21212 Saw User Manual


 
Whencuttingcrownmoldingbythismethodthebevel
angleshouldbe set at 33.85°. The miterangle should
be set at 31.62° either dghtor left,dependingonthe
desired cutfor the application.See the chartbelow for
correctangle settingsand correct positioningofcrown
moldingon mitertable.
The settings inthe chart below can be used forcutting
AllStandard (U.S.) crownmoldingwith52° and 38°
angles.The crownmoldingisplacedfiat onthe miter
table usingthe compound features ofyourmiter saw.
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Bevel
Angle Type of Cut
Setting
Left aide, inside comer
1.Top edge ofmoldingagainstfence
33'85° 2. Mitertable set dght31.62°
3. Save left end ofcut
Right side, Inside comer
1.Bottomedge ofmoldingagainstfence
33"85° 2. Mitertable sat left31.62°_
3. Save leftend ofcut
Left side, outside comer
1.Bottomedge ofmolding againstfence
33"85° 2. Mitertable set left31.62°
3. Save dghtend of cut
Right side, outside comer
1. Top edge of moldingagainstfence
33"85° 2. Mitertable set right31.62°
3. Save rightend of cut
Fig. 34
When cuttingwarped material, alwaysmake sure itis
positioned on the miter table withthe convex side
againstthe fenceas shownin figure33.
If thewarped matadal ispositioned the wrongway as
shownin figure34, itwillpinchthe blade near the
completionof thecut.
WARNING: To avoid a kickbackand to avoid
sedouspersonalinjury,never positionthe
concave edge of bowedor warped matedal
againstthe fence,
CLAMPING WIDE WORKPIECES
See Figure35.
CUTTING WARPED MATERIAL
See Figures33 and 34.
RIGHT Fig. 33
WIDE
BOARD
Fig. 35
When cuttingwide workpiecessuch as a 2 in. x 6 in.,
boardsshouldbe clampedwitha C-clamp as shownin
figure 35.
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