Craftsman 315.21829 Saw User Manual


 
VIEWEDFROMTHEFRONT,BELOWTHETABLESAW
TO
TIGHTEN
BEVEL,
LOCKING
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TOLOOSEN Rg. 44
Set themiter gaugeto g0° and pressthebevel Iocldng
tevartowards thetabteto Iosk.
Place a support(the same heightas saw table) behind
the saw for the cut work.
Make sure thewood isolaar ofthe blade beforeturning
onthe sew.
Letthe saw bladebuildup to fullspeed beforemoving
the miter gaugeand theworkplace intothe blade.
Holdthe workplacefirmlywith bothhandson the miter
gaugeand feed the workpieoeintothe blade.
When the cut _smade, turnthe saw off. Waitfor the
blade to cornsto a complatastop before rsmov_ngAs
workpisce.
BEVELCROSSCUT
BLADE
ANGLED
MITERGAUGE
STRAIGHT
MAKING A BEVEL RIP CUT
See Rgure 48.
It isrecommended you make test cutson scrapwood.
A
A WARNING: The rip f_ce must beon the left side
ofthe bladeto avoid_apping thewood and causing
kiokback.Plaoementofthe tip fenceto the right
of the blade will resultin k_ckbackarid the riskof
_fiouspersonalinjury.
_1_ WARNING: Make surethe blade guardassembly
isinstalledand workingproperlyto avoidserious
persona{injury.
Removetheslidingmitertable and movethe accessory
tableto the left side.
Adjustthe bevel angteto the desired setting.
Set the blade to thecorrectdepth.
Positionthe r_pfence the desireddistancefromthe left
sideof theblade and lock downthe handle.
If rippinga piece largerthan36 in.long,place a
supportthe sameheight asthe _.ble surfacebehind
the saw forthe cut work.
Turnthe power switchtothe ON position.
Positiontheworkpisce fiaton the tabis with theedge
flush againsttheripfence. Letthe bisde buii_ up to full
speed before feeding the workplace intothe blade.
Usinga pushstickand/orpush blocks, slowlyfeed
the workplacetoward the bb.de. Standslightlyto the
sl_e ofthe wood as it contactsthe bladetoreducethe
chance ofinjury shouldkickt_k occur.
Once theblade hasmade contactwith the workplace,
usethe handclosesttothe rip fenceto guideit. Make
surethe edge ofthe workplaceremains insolidcontact
with boththe ripfenceand the surfaceof thetable. If
rippinga narrowpiece,usea pushstickto movethe
piece throughthe cutand pastthe blade.
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