Craftsman 315.2696 Saw User Manual


 
POSITIVE BEVEL STOP
See Figure 21.
ADJUSTMENT BEVEL
SCREW ADJUSTMENT
KNOB
HEXNUT
POSITIVE0° BEVELSTOP
T
COMBINATION
SQUARE
BLADE
Turn screw and adjust base untilsquare with saw
blade.
Tighten hex nut and bevel adjustmentknob securely.
WARNING: Attempting to make cuts without
bevel adjustment knob securely tightened can
result in serious injury.
TO POCKET CUT
See Figure 22.
& WARNING: Always adjust bevel setting tozero
beforemaking a pocketcut. Attemptinga pocket
cutat any other settingcan resultin lossof control
ofyoursaw possiblycausing seriousinjury.
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Adjust the bevel setting to zero, set blade to correct
blade depth setting, and swing the lower blade guard
up using the lower blade guard handle.
Always raise the lower blade guard with the
handle to avoid serious Injury.
While holding lower blade guard by the handle, firmly
restthe front of the base fiat against the workpieca
with the rear of the handle raised so the blacJedoes
not touch the workpieca. See Figure 22.
Fig. 21
Your saw has a positive bevel stop, that has been
factory adjusted to assure O° angle of your saw blade
when making 90° cuts. However, misalignmant can
occur dudng shipping.
TO CHECK
Remove battery pack from saw.
,_ WARNING: Failure to remove battery pack from
saw could result in accidental starting causing
possible serious personal injury.
Place your saw in an upside down position on
workbench. See Figure 21.
Using a combination square, check squareness of
saw blade to the base of your saw.
TO ADJUST-
Remove battery pack from saw.
A WARNING: Failure to remove battery pack from
saw could result in accidental starting causing
possible sedous personal injury.
Loosen bevel adjustment knob.
Loosen hex nut secudng adjustment screw.
f' LOWERBLADE
GUARDHANDLE
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POCKETCUT
LOWER
BLADEGUARD
Fig. 22
Depress the lock-off button and squeeze the switch
tdgger to startyour saw. Always let the blade reach
full speed then slowly lower blade into the
workplece until base Is flat against workplece.
After you completeyour cut release the tdgger and allow
the bladeto come toa complete stop.After the blade
has stopped, remove itfrom the workpiece. Comers
may than be cleared out witha hand saw or sabre saw.
_k WARNING: Never tie the lower blade guard in
a
raised position. Leaving the blade exposed could
lead to sedous injury.