Features; Know Your Compound Miter Saw; Cutting Capacities - Craftsman 315.212500 Operator's Manual

KNOW YOUR COMPOUND MITER SAW
See Figure 3.
Before attempting to use your saw, familiarize yourself
with all operating features and safety requirements,
_i, WARNING: Do not allow familiarity with your
saw to make you careless. Remember that a
careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict
severe injury.
15 AMP MOTOR
Your saw has a powerful t 5 amp motor with sufficient
power to handle tough cutting jobs. It is made with all
ball bearings, and has externally accessible brushes
for ease of servicing.
10 in. BLADE
A 10 in. saw blade is included with your compound
miter saw. It wilt cut materials up to 2-9/16 in, thick or
5-7/16 in. wide, depending upon the angle at which
the cut is being made.
BEVEL
LOCKKNOB
BEVEL
SCALE
FENCE
DUST
GUIDE
UPPER
BLADEGUARD
MITER
TABLE FRAME
CUTTING CAPACITIES
When the miter angle (miter table) is set at 0 ° and
the bevel angle Is set at O°:
Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of
5-7/16 in. wide x 2-9/16 in. thick,
It will cut materials up to a maximum thickness of
3-1/2 in. thick x 4 in. wide.
When the miter angle (miter table) is set at 45 ° and
the bevel angle is set at O°:
Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of
3-7/8 in. wide x 2-9/16 in. thick.
When the miter angle (miter table) is set at 0 ° and
the bevel angle is set at 45°:
Your saw wil! cut materials up to a maximum of
5-7/16 in. wide x 1-9/16 in. thick.
When the miter angle (miter table) is set at 45 ° and
the bevel angle is set at 45°:
Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of
3-7/8 in, wide x 1-1/2 in. thick,
6 mm
HEXKEY
SAW ARM
HEXKEY
STORAGE AREA
"NO HANDSZONE"
BOUNDARY LINE
MITER
SCALE
POSITIVESTOP(S)
CONTROLARM
11
NO HANDS
ZONE LABEL
ZERO CLEARANCE
THROATPLATE
MITER
LOCKPLATE
MITER
Fig. 3