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Owner's Manual
10 in.
COMPOUND
MITER SAW
Double Insulated
Model No.
315.212110
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CAUTION:
Read and follow
all Safety Rules and Operating
Instructions
before first use of
this product.
Customer
Help Line: 1-800-932-3188
Sears,
Roebuck
and
Co.,
Hoffman
Estates,
IL 60179
USA
Visit the Craftsman
web page:
www.sears.com/craftsman
972000-744
2-00
• Safety
• Features
• Adjustments
• Operation
• Maintenance
• Parts List
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- Page 1 Read and follow all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions before first use of this product. Customer Help Line: 1-800-932-3188 Sears, Roebuck Co., Hoffman Visit the Craftsman web page: 972000-744 2-00 Estates, IL 60179 www.sears.com/craftsman • Safety • Features • Adjustments • Operation •...
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Page 2: Full One Year Warranty
Your saw has many features for making cutting operations more pleasant and enjoyable. performance and dependability have been given top priority in the design of this saw making it easy to maintain and operate. A_, Look for this symbol to point Your safety is involved. -
Page 3: Double Insulation
KEEP THE WORK AREA CLEAN. Cluttered work areas and work benches invite accidents. DO NOT leave tools or pieces of wood on the saw while it is in operation. DO NOT USE IN DANGEROUS ENVIRON- MENTS. -
Page 4: Rules For Safe Operation
• SUFFICIENT stalling and kickback. DO NOT REMOVE THE SAW'S BLADE • GUARDS. Never operate the saw with any guard or cover removed. Make sure all guards are operating properly before each use. KEEP HANDS AWAY FROM CUTTING AREA. •... - Page 5 AND SAW blade bolt. YOUR SAW. REPLACEMENT tightening electrical qualified the bevel lock WARNING: Craftsman replacement parts. Use of any other parts may create a hazard or cause product WORKPIECE. damage. NEVER USE IN AN EXPLOSIVE • SPHERE. ignite fumes. •...
- Page 6 A plastic throat plate inserted in the miter table that allows for blade clearance. When you make your first cut with your compound miter saw, the saw blade cuts a slot through the throat plate the exact widthof the blade. This providesfor a zero clearance kerr that minimizes workpiece tear-out.
- Page 7 • Your saw has been shipped with the saw arm locked in the down position. To release saw arm, push down on top of saw arm and pull out the lock pin. See Figure 4. • Lift the saw arm by the handle. Hand pressure should remain on the saw arm to prevent sudden rise upon release of the lock pin.
- Page 8 • Do not operate saw without guards in place. • Do not perform any operation freehand. • Never roach around the saw blade. • "rumoff tool and wait for saw blade to stop before moving workplese or changing settings. • Oisconnect the saw from the power source before changing blade or servicing.
- Page 9 Compound Miter Saw: • Saw Blade - 10 in. • Miter Lock Handle • Dust Guide • Blade Wrench 8 mm HEX KEY 6 mmHEXKEY 5 mmHEXKEY MITER LOCK HANDLE WARNING: The use of attachments or accessories not listed might be hazardous and could cause serious personal injury.
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Page 10: Cutting Capacities
10 in. BLADE A 10 in. saw blade is included with your compound miter saw. It will cut materials up to 2-5/8 in. thick or 5-3/4 in. wide, depending upon the thickness of the material and the angle at which the cut is being made. - Page 11 4. To transport, turn off and unplug your saw, then lower the saw arm and lock it in the down position. Lock saw arm by depressing the lock pin.
- Page 12 Your compound miter saw should be permanently mounted to a firm supporting surface such as work- bench. Four bolt holes have been provided in the saw base for this purpose. Each of the four mounting holes should be bolted securely using 3/8 in. machine bolts, lock washers, and hex nuts (not included).
- Page 13 Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing possible serious personal injury. Push down on the saw arm and pull out the lock pin to release saw arm. Raise saw arm to its full raised position. Be cautious, saw arm is spring loaded to raise.
- Page 14 Always instaIJ the blade with the INNERBLADE WASHERW_H blade teeth and the arrow printed on the side of the blade pointing down at the front of the saw, The direction of blade rotation is also stamped with an arrow on the upper blade guard. •...
- Page 15 Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing serious personal injury. • Push down on the saw arm and pull out the lock pin to release the saw arm. • Raise saw arm to its full raised position.
- Page 16 Lay a framing square flat on the miter table. Place one leg of the square against the fence. Slide the other leg of the square against the flat part of saw blade. Note: Make sure that the square contacts the flat part of the saw blade, not the blade teeth.
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Page 17: Squaring The Blade To The Miter Table
TABLE CORRECT VIEWOF BLADE SQUARE WITHMITER TABLE TO THE • If the top or bottom of the saw blade angles away from the square as shown in figures 22 and 23, adjustments are needed. FENCE possible VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH MITER... -
Page 18: Depth Stop Adjustments
The saw arm should rise completely to the up position by itself. If the saw arm does not raise by itself or if there is play in the pivot joints, have saw repaired by a qualified service technician at your nearest Sears POSITIVE STOP store to avoid risk of personal injury. -
Page 19: Cutting With Your Compound Miter Saw
TO CROSSCUT WITH SAW: • Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height. • Loosen the miter lock handle. Rotate the miter lock handle approximately one-half turn to the left to loosen. - Page 20 SCALE MOUN_NGBRACKET TO BEVEL CUT WITH SAW: • Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height. • Loosen the miter lock handle. Rotate the miter lock handle approximately one-half turn to the left to loosen.
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Page 21: Bevel Cut
See Figure 27. If one side becomes difficult to read as you move the saw arm to the left, simply refer to the other side. Align the indicator point for the side you choose with the desired angle. - Page 22 MAKE A COMPOUND YOUR MITER SAW: • Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height. • Loosen the miter lock handle. Rotate the miter lock handle approximately one-half turn to the le_tto loosen. • Press the miter lock plate down with your thumb and hold.
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Page 23: Support Long Workpieces
• Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cutting operation just to make sure that no problems will occur when the cut is made. • Grasp the saw handle firmly, press the lock-off tab down, then squeeze the switch trigger. Allow sev- eral seconds for the blade to reach maximum speed. - Page 24 CUTTING COMPOUND MITERS To aid in making the correct settings, the compound angle setting chart below has been provided. Since com- pound cuts are the most difficult to accurately obtain, trial cuts should be made in scrap material, and much thought and planning made, prior to making your required cut.
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Page 25: Cutting Crown Molding
CUTTING CROWN MOLDING Your compound miter saw does an excellent cutting crown molding. In general, compound saws do a better job of cutting crown molding than any other tool made. In order to fit properly, crown molding pound mitered with extreme accuracy. -
Page 26: Clamping Wide Workpieces
The settings in the chart below can be used for cutting All Standard (U.S.) crown molding with 52° and 38° angles. The crown molding is placed flat on the miter table using the compound features of your miter saw. Bevel Angle... -
Page 27: Extension Cords
WARNING: When servicing, use only identical Craftsman replacement parts. Use of any other part may create a hazard or cause product damage. GENERAL Avoid using solvents when cleaning plastic parts. Most plastics are susceptible to damage from various types of commercial solvents and may be damaged by their use. -
Page 28: Brush Replacement
BRUSH REPLACEMENT See Figure 36. BRUSH BRUSH ASSEMBLY Your saw has externally accessible brush assemblies that should be periodically checked for wear. Proceed as follows when replacement is required: • Unplug your saw. _WARN|NG: Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing serious injury. - Page 30 ,< 't"- ,/" /" /" <I:...
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- Page 38 for in-home Call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 1-800-4-MY-HOME Para pedir servicio de reparacibn a domicilio - 1-800-676-5811 Au Canada pour tout le service ou les pieces - 1-800-469 4663 For the repair or replacement parts you need: Call 6 a.m.