Craftsman 315.21213 Chainsaw User Manual


 
Note: Many of the illustrations in this manual show
only portions of your compound miter saw. This is
intentional so that we can clearly show points being
made in the illustrations. Never operate your saw
without all guards securely in place and in good
operating condition.
SQUARING THE MITER TABLE
TO THE FENCE
See Figures 13 - 16.
Unplug your saw.
_i, WARNING: 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 the saw arm.
Raise saw arm to itsfull raised position.
Loosen the miter lock handle approximately one-
half turn.
Depress the miter lock plate and rotate the miter
table until the pointer on the control arm is posi-
tioned at 0°.
Release the miter lock plate and securely tighten
the miter lock handle.
Lay a framing square flat on the miter table. Place
one leg of the square against the fence. Place the
other leg of the square beside the zero clearance
throat plate in the miter table. The edge of the
square and the zero clearance threat plate in
the miter table should be parallel as shown in
figure 13.
If the edge of the framing square and the zero
clearance throat plate in the miter table are not
parallel as shown in figures 14 and 15, adjust-
ments are needed.
FRAMING MITER
SQUARE FENCE
MITERTABLE
THROATPLATE
MITERFENCE
MITERTABLE
FRAMING ZEROCLEARANCE
SQUARE THROATPLATE
VIEWOF MITERTABLENOTSQUAREWITH
FENCE,ADJUSTMENTSARE REQUIRED
Fig. 14
MITER
FRAMING ZEROCLEARANCE
SQUARE THROATPLATE
VIEWOF MITERTABLENOTSQUAREWITH
FENCE,ADJUSTMENTSAREREQUIRED
Fig. 15
Using a 6 mm key, loosen the socket head screws
securing the fence. See Figure 16. Adjust the
fence left or right until the framing square and
zero clearance throat plate are parallel.
Retighten the screws securely and recheck the
fence-to-table alignment.
LOCKPLATE
MITER
LOCKHANDLE
VIEWOF MITERTABLESQUAREWITHFENCE
ANDCORRECTLYADJUSTED Fig. 13
15
6 mmSOCKETHEAD 6 mmSOCKETHEAD
SCREW(S) SCREW(S)
Fig. 16