Craftsman 315.22831 Saw User Manual


 
MAKING A CROSS CUT
See Figure 44.
It isrecommended that you make test cutson scrap
wood. Stand at the frontof the saw and pushthe
wood tothe blade with the miter gage.
_1= WARNING: Make sure the blade guard is
lowered over bladeand isworkingproperlyto
preventpossibleinjury.
Set the bladeto the fightdepthforthe workpieceby
tumingthe height handwheel.
Set the mitergage to 0". Make sure mitergage
knobis securelytightened.
Place a supportthe same heightas the top ofthe
saw table behindthe saw for thecut work.
The mitergage may be usedin either of the two
g_:_ovesin thetable. When usingleftgroove, hold
workpiecefirmlyagainsttheemitergage basewith
yourleft hand and gripthe knobwithyour right
hand.When usingthe rightgroove, holdworkpiece
firmlyagainst the mitergage base withyour right
handand gripthe knobwith yourlefthand. See
Figure44.
Checkthat the wood is nottouchingthe blade.
Insertthe key and liftthe switchto the ON position.
Letthe blade buildup to fullspeed beforefeeding
the workpieceintothe blade withthe mitergage.
Holdthe workfirmlyagainst the mitergage and
pushthe miter gage to feed the workintothe blade.
When the work iscompleted,pressthe switchoff
and removethe key.
MAKING A RIP CUT
See Figure 45.
Making a test cut on scrap woodis highlyrecom-
mended. Fromthe frontof the saw, posltioothe wood
against the ripfence and pushit to the blade witha
pushstick.Be sure the end of the wood issquare.
Forsmall piecesofwood, use a pushstickto move
the woodinto and pastthe blade.
Make sure thewood is nottouchingthe blade.
Insertthe key and lifttheswitchto the ON position.
Letthe blade buildupto fullspeed beforefeeding
theworkpieceintotheblade.
When theworkiscompleted,presstheswitchoff
and removethekey,
CROSSct,rr
PLACELEFT HANDON
WORKPIECEAND
Mn'ERGAGEHERE
WHENMITERGAGEIS
ONLEFTSIDEOFBLADE
PLACERIGHTHANDON
MITERGAGEKNOBHERE
Fig. 44
RIPCUT
WARNING: Never stand directlyInthe lineof
cut. Stand to the side to reduce riskof injury.
WARNING: Never push a smallpiece of wood
into the bladewith your hand.
_1= WARNING: Make surethe blade guard is
lowered over blade and is workingproperlyto
preventpossible injury.
Removethe mitergage and attachthe ripfence
over the rails.
Place a supportthe same heightas thetop ofthe
saw table behindthe saw for the cutwork.
Positionthe ripfence thecorrectdistancefromthe
blade forthe cut.
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