Craftsman 315.21234 manual

10 in. COMPOUND MITER SA W DOUBLE INSULA TED Model Nos. 315.212340 315.242340 OPERA TOR'S MANUAL WARNING : T o reduce the risk of injury , the user must read and understand the operator’ s manual before using this pr oduct. Customer Help Line: 1-800-932-3188 Sears, Roebuck and Co., 3333 Beverly Rd., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 USA Visit the Cr[...]

2 3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS n W arranty ............................................................................................................................................................................2 n Introduction ............................................................... ..............................................................[...]

2 3 GENERAL SAFETY RULES WARNING: Read and understand all instruc- tions. Failure to follow all instructions listed below , may result in electric shock, fir e and/or serious personal injury . READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS n KNOW YOUR POWER TOOL. Read the operator's manual carefully . Lear n the saw's applications and limitations as well as the s[...]

4 5 GENERAL SAFETY RULES n INSPECT TOOL CORDS PERIODICALL Y . If damaged, have repair ed by a qualified service technician at an authorized service facility . The conductor with insulation having an outer surface that is green with or without yellow stripes is the equipment-ground- ing conductor . If repair or replacement of the electric cord or pl[...]

4 5 SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES n NEVER hand hold a workpiece that is too small to be clamped. Keep hands clear of the cutting area. n NEVER reach behind, under , or within three inches of the blade and its cutting path with your hands and fingers for any reason. n NEVER reach to pick up a workpiece, a piece of scrap, or anything else that is in or near [...]

6 7 SYMBOLS Some of the following symbols may be used on this tool. Please study them and learn their meaning. Proper interpretation of these symbols will allow you to operate the tool better and safer . Read The Operator’ s Manual Safety Alert No Hands Symbol No Hands Symbol No Hands Symbol No Hands Symbol SYMBOL NAME DESIGNA TION/EXPLANA TION V[...]

6 7 SYMBOLS SERVICE Servicing requir es extreme car e and knowledge and should be performed only by a qualified service tech- nician. For service we suggest you return the product to your nearest AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER for r epair . When servicing, use only identical replacement parts. WARNING: T o avoid serious personal injury , do not attempt [...]

8 9 ELECTRICAL EXTENSION CORDS When using a power tool at a considerable distance from a power source, be sur e to use an extension cord that has the capacity to handle the current the tool will draw . An undersized cord will cause a dr op in line voltage, resulting in overheating and loss of power . Use the chart to deter - mine the minimum wire s[...]

8 9 GLOSSAR Y OF TERMS Non-Through Cuts Any cutting operation where the blade does not extend completely through the thickness of the workpiece. Push Blocks and Push Sticks Devices used to feed the workpiece through the saw blade during cutting operations. A push stick (not a push block) should be used for narrow ripping operations. These aids help[...]

10 11 PRODUCT SPECIFICA TIONS Blade Diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 in. Blade Arbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/8 in. No Load Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000/min. Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 V , 60 Hz, AC Only , 15 Amps Net W eight . [...]

10 11 SPINDLE LOCK BUTTON SWITCH TRIGGER Fig. 3 FEA TURES P ADLOCK SWITCH TRIGGER Fig. 4 Fig. 2 KNOW YOUR COMPOUND MITER SA W See Figure 1. Before attempting to use this pr oduct, familiarize yourself with all operating features and safety rules. 15 AMP MOTOR Y our saw has a powerful 15 amp motor with sufficient power to handle tough cutting jobs. [...]

12 13 FEA TURES POSITIVE STOPS ON MITER T ABLE Positive stops have been provided at 0°, 15°, 22-1/2°, 30°, and 45° on both the left and right side of the miter table. BEVEL LOCK KNOB The bevel lock knob securely locks your compound miter saw at desired bevel angles. A positive stop adjustment screw has been pr ovided on each side of the saw ar[...]

12 13 The following tools (not included) are needed for checking adjustments of your saw or for installing the blade: TOOLS NEEDED COMBINA TION SQUARE FRAMING SQUARE COMBINA TION WRENCH (2) 10 mm,14 mm Fig. 6 PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER[...]

14 15 LOOSE P AR TS LIST Fig. 7 WARNING: The use of attachments or accessories not listed might be hazar dous and could cause serious personal injury . n Dust Bag n Dust Guide n T able Extensions (2) n Clamp Brackets (2) n Clamp Bracket Screws (2) n Stop Block n Wing Nut n Miter Lock Handle The following items are included with your Compound Miter [...]

14 15 UNP ACKING This product r equires assembly . n Carefully lift saw fr om the carton by the carrying handle and the saw base, and place it on a level work surface. NOTE: This saw is heavy . T o avoid back injury , lift with your legs, not your back, and get help when needed. n This saw has been shipped with the saw arm secured in the down posit[...]

16 17 ASSEMBL Y DUST GUIDE EXHAUST PORT DUST GUIDE See Figure 10. T o install the dust guide, place the end marked INSERT over the exhaust port in the upper blade guard. T ur n the guide so that the open end is facing down or toward the rear of the saw . Fig. 11 DUST BAG DUST GUIDE DUST BAG See Figure 11. A dust bag is provided for use on this mite[...]

16 17 Fig. 12 SA W VIEWED FROM BOTTOM MITER SA W BASE T ABLE EXTENSION ASSEMBL Y T ABLE EXTENSIONS See Figures 12 - 13. If you plan to use the stop block, slide the stop block on the back arm of the desired table extension first. T o install table extensions, insert the ends of extensions into the holes in the sides of the base. Adjust the exten- s[...]

18 19 TO INST ALL BLADE See Figures 15 - 17. WARNING: A 10 in. blade is the maximum blade capacity of the saw . Never use a blade that is too thick to allow outer blade washer to engage with the flats on the spindle. Lar ger blades will come in contact with the blade guards, while thicker blades will prevent the blade scr ew from securing the blade[...]

18 19 Fig. 16 ASSEMBL Y Fig. 17 SPINDLE LOCK BUTTON n Remove the laser guide or outer blade washer . Do not remove inner blade washer . n Wipe a drop of oil onto inner blade washer and outer blade washer where they contact the blade. WARNING: If inner blade washer has been removed, r eplace it before placing blade on spindle. Failure to do so could[...]

20 21 ASSEMBL Y MOUNTING THE LASER GUIDE See Figure 18. n Unplug the saw . See "T o Install Blade" on page 18 in the Assembly section of this operator's manual. n Make sure inner blade washer is in place befor e positioning blade on the spindle of the saw . NOTE: The laser guide replaces the outer blade washer . n Place the laser gui[...]

20 21 ASSEMBL Y Fig. 23 FENCE SOCKET HEAD SCREW(S) Fig. 21 VIEW OF MITER T ABLE NOT SQUARE WITH FENCE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED Fig. 22 VIEW OF MITER T ABLE NOT SQUARE WITH FENCE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED Fig. 20 VIEW OF MITER T ABLE SQUARE WITH FENCE CORRECTL Y ADJUSTED FENCE MITER T ABLE THROA T PLA TE FRAMING SQUARE FENCE MITER T ABLE THROA T PL[...]

22 23 SQUARING THE SAW BLADE TO THE FENCE See Figures 24 - 27. n Unplug the saw . n Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock pin to hold the saw arm in transport position. n Loosen the miter lock handle. n Rotate the miter table until the pointer is positioned at 0 ° . n Retighten the miter lock handle. n Lay a framing square flat on [...]

22 23 ASSEMBL Y FENCE MITER T ABLE COMBINA TION SQUARE BLADE Fig. 28 CORRECT VIEW OF BLADE SQUARE WITH MITER T ABLE VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH MITER T ABLE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED Fig. 29 SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE MITER T ABLE See Figures 28 - 30. n Unplug the saw . n Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock pin to hold the saw ar[...]

24 25 This saw has two scale indicators, one on the bevel scale and one on the miter scale. After squaring adjustments have been made, it may be necessary to loosen the indi- cator screws and r eset them to zero. Fig. 31 VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH MITER T ABLE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED ASSEMBL Y OPERA TION WARNING: Do not allow familiarity with [...]

24 25 TO MITER CUT n Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height. n Loosen the miter lock handles. n Rotate the saw table until the pointer aligns with the desired angle on the miter scale. n Reighten the miter lock handles securely . WARNING: T o avoid serious personal injury , always tighten the miter lock handle securely befor e ma[...]

26 27 Fig. 34 BEVEL CUT OPERA TION TO COMPOUND MITER CUT A compound miter cut is a cut made using a miter angle and a bevel angle at the same time. This type of cut is used to make picture frames, cut molding, make boxes with sloping sides, and for certain roof framing cuts. T o make this type of cut the control arm on the miter table must be rotat[...]

26 27 OPERA TION Fig. 37 Fig. 36 45 ° X 45 ° COMPOUND MITER CUT n Grasp the saw handle firmly then squeeze the switch trigger . Allow several seconds for the blade to reach maximum speed. n Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece. n Release the switch trigger and allow the blade to stop rotating befor e raising the blade out of work[...]

28 29 4 PITCH OF SIDE NUMBER OF SIDES 0° 6 M- 45.00° B- 0.00° 5° 10° 15° 20° 25° 30° 35° 40° 45° 50° 55° 60° 65° 70° 75° 80° 85° 90° 5 7 8 9 10 M- 36.00° B- 0.00° M- 30.00° B- 0.00° M- 25.71° B- 0.00° M- 22.50° B- 0.00° M- 20.00° B- 0.00° M- 18.00° B- 0.00° Each B (Bevel) and M (Miter) Setting is Given to the Closes[...]

28 29 CUTTING CROWN MOLDING The compound miter saw does an excellent job of cut- ting crown molding. In general, compound miter saws do a better job of cutting crown molding than any other tool made. In order to fit pr operly , crown molding must be compound mitered with extr eme accuracy . The two contact surfaces on a piece of crown molding that [...]

30 31 WRONG Fig. 40 W ARNING: T o avoid a kickback and to avoid serious personal injury , never position the concave edge of bowed or warped material against the fence. CLAMPING WIDE WORKPIECES See Figure 41. When cutting wide workpieces such as a 2 in. x 6 in., boards should be clamped with a C-clamp as shown in figure 41. Bevel Angle T ype of Cut[...]

30 31 ADJUSTMENTS PIVOT ADJUSTMENTS NOTE: These adjustments were made at the factory and normally do not requir e readjustment. TRA VEL PIVOT ADJUSTMENT n The saw arm should rise completely to the up position by itself. n If the saw arm does not raise by itself or if there is play in the pivot joints, have saw repair ed by a qualified service techn[...]

32 33 ADJUSTMENTS DEPTH STOP ADJUSTMENTS See Figure 43. n Unplug the saw . n T o adjust the depth stop use a 10 mm wrench or adjustable wrench and loosen the hex nut at the r ear of the miter saw arm. n Use a 5 mm hex key wrench to adjust the depth stop adjustment screw . The saw blade is lowered by turning the screw counter clockwise and raised by[...]

32 33 MAINTENANCE Fig. 46                                     NEGA TIVE (–) LASER GUIDE SUPPORT BA TTERIES CHANGING THE BA TTERIES See Figure 45. n Unplug the saw . Remove the laser guide from the saw . Lay laser guide on a flat surface wit[...]

CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SA W – MODEL NUMBER 315.212340 & 315.242340 34 9 36 37 10 34 32 33 7 28 6 5 35 44 43 2 11 23 22 21 24 18 17 19 20 3 45 4 8 29 31 25 30 27 26 30 1 38 39 40 41 42 16 12 13 15 14 FIGURE A[...]

CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SA W – MODEL NUMBER 315.212340 & 315.242340 35 P ARTS LIST - FIGURE A Key Part No. Number Description Qty . * Standard Har dware Item – May Be Pur chased Locally ** Available fr om Div 98 – Source 980.0 1 511110000 Base............................................ 1 2 A35031025153 Flat W asher **STD8510103 ........[...]

CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SA W – MODEL NUMBER 315.212340 & 315.242340 36 21 20 19 17 16 33 32 31 30 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 18 22 23 24 25 34 26 27 28 36 29 1 FIGURE B SEE NOTE NOTE : The assembly shown repr esents an important part of the double insulated system. T o avoid the possibility of alteration or damage to the sys- tem, ser[...]

CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SA W – MODEL NUMBER 315.212340 & 315.242340 37 P ARTS LIST - FIGURE B Key Part No. Number Description Qty . The model number will be found on a plate attached to the motor housing. Always mention the model number in all correspondence regar ding your Compound Miter Saw or when ordering r epair parts. 1 511414000 Space[...]

CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SA W – MODEL NUMBER 315.212340 & 315.242340 38 FIGURE C 1 2 7 3 8 17 18 19 24 26 25 23 22 21 20 9 10 12 11 13 6 27 5 4 15 14 16[...]

CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SA W – MODEL NUMBER 315.212340 & 315.242340 39 P ARTS LIST - FIGURE C Key Part No. Number Description Qty . 1 511348000 Rear Spring Spacer ................................................................................... 1 2 511349000 Front Spring Spacer ..............................................................[...]

CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SA W – MODEL NUMBER 315.212340 & 315.242340 40 1 2 4 3 7 9 12 13 14 8 5 6 10 11 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 25 16 15 20 29 P ARTS LIST - FIGURE D[...]

CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SA W – MODEL NUMBER 315.212340 & 315.242340 41 P ARTS LIST - FIGURE D Key Part No. Number Description Qty . The model number will be found on a plate attached to the motor housing. Always mention the model number in all correspondence regar ding your Compound Miter Saw or when ordering r epair parts. 1 511517000 Dust [...]

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