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Operator's Manual
10 in. COMPOUND
MITER SAW
Double Insulated
Model No.
315.212500
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Rules and Operating
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Help Line: 1-800-932-3188
• Safety
• Features
• Adjustments
• Operation
• Maintenance
• Parts List
Sears,
Roebuck
and Co.,
3333
Beverly
Rd.,
Hoffman
Estates,
IL 60179
USA
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- Page 1 Rules and Operating • Operation Instructions before first use of • Maintenance this product. • Parts List Customer Help Line: 1-800-932-3188 Sears, Roebuck and Co., 3333 Beverly Rd., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 _lllg Visit the Craftsman page: www.sears.com/craftsman I1._ 983000-027 3-02...
- Page 2 • Table of Contents ..............................• Warranty and Introduction ........................... • Rules for Safe Operation ..........................• Glossary of Terms ..............................• Product Specifications and Unpacking ........................ • Accessory List ..............................• Loose arts List and Tools Needed ........................• Labels .................................
- Page 3 The purpose of safety symbols is to attract your attention to possible dangers. The safety symbols, and the explanations with them, deserve your careful attention and understanding. The safety warnings do not by themselves eliminate any danger. The instructions or warnings they give are not substitutes for proper accident prevention measures.
- Page 4 breakage of parts, saw stability, mounting and any • USE THE PROPER EXTENSION CORD. Make other conditions that may affect its operation. A sure your extension cord is in good condition. Use damaged part must be properly repaired or re- only a cord heavy enough to carry the current your placed by a qualified service technician at a Sears product will draw.
- Page 5 • MAKE SURE THE MITER TABLE AND SAW _1= WARNING: When servicing, use only identical Craftsman replacement parts. Use of any other ARM (BEVEL FUNCTION) ARE LOCKED IN parts may create a hazard or cause product POSITION BEFORE OPERATING YOUR SAW.
- Page 6 • ALWAYS TURN OFF THE SAW before discon- WARNING: Some dust created by power necting it to avoid accidental starting when recon- sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other necting to power supply. NEVER leave the saw construction activities contains chemicals known unattended while connected to a power source.
- Page 7 Cutting Capacity with Miter at 0°/Bevel 0°: Blade Diameter 10 in. Blade Arbor 5/8 in. 5-7/16 in. wide x 2-9/16 in. thick 3-1/2 in. thick x 4 in. wide No Load Speed 5000 RPM Maximum Cutting Capacity with Miter at 45°/Bevel 0°: Rating 15 Amperes 3-7/8 in.
- Page 8 Thefollowing accessories a reincluded with your Compound Miter Saw: • Dust Bag • Table Clamp Bracket • Table Extensions (1) • Extension Clamp Bracket • Support Rod (2) • Square Head Bolt (1) • Stop Block • Clamp Bracket Screw (1) •...
- Page 9 The following items are included with your Compound Miter Saw: • Saw Blade - 10 in. • 6 mm Hex Key Wrench • Miter Lock Handle • 8 mm Hex Key Wrench • Dust Guide • Laser Guide • Blade Wrench •...
- Page 10 The following labels are on the miter saw with locations indicated. I AWARNING:I FAILURE TO RESTORE LOWER GUARD ANDTIGHTEN SCREW MAY RESULT IN A SERIOUS INJURY DANGER:DONOTREMOVE ANY GUARD. USE OF SAW WITHOUTTHIS GUARD WILL RESULT N SEROUS NJURY. ,A WARNING / ADVERTENCIA •...
- Page 11 CUTTING CAPACITIES KNOW YOUR COMPOUND MITER See Figure 3. When the miter angle (miter table) is set at 0 ° and Before attempting to use your saw, familiarize yourself the bevel angle Is set at O°: with all operating features and safety requirements, Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum of 5-7/16 in.
- Page 12 SPINDLE LOCK BUTTON CARRYING HANDLE See Figure 5. See Figure 4. For convenience when carrying or transporting your A spindle lock button has been provided for locking miter saw from one place to another, a carrying the spindle which keeps the blade in your saw from handle has been provided on top of the saw arm as rotating, Depress and hold the lock button while shown in figure 4.
- Page 13 POSITIVE STOPS ON MITER TABLE 24" 173/16" 31_t' Positive stops have been provided at O', 22-1/2" and 45 °. The 22-1/2 ° and 45" positive stops have been provided 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.
- Page 14 TO INSTALL BLADE WARNING: To prevent accidental starting that could cause possible serious personal injury, See Figures 10, 11, and 12. assemble all parts to your saw before connecting it to power supply. Saw should never be WARNING: A 10 in. blade isthe maximum connected to power supply when you are blade capacity of your saw.
- Page 15 LOWER PHILLIPS • Wipe a drop of oil onto inner blade washer and BLADEGUARD SCREW outer blade washer where they contact the blade. WARNING: If inner blade washer has been removed, replace it before placing blade on spindle. Failure to do so could cause an accident since blade will not tighten properly.
- Page 16 Note: Many of the illustrations in this manual show MITERFENCE \\ ( 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.
- Page 17 MITER SQUARING THE SAW BLADE TO THE FENCE FENCE See Figures 17 - 20. • Unplug your saw. WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing possible serious personal injury. BLADE • Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock pin to hold the saw arm in transport position.
- Page 18 SQUARING BLADE TO THE • If the top or bottom of the saw blade angles away from the square as shown in figures 22 and 23, MITER TABLE adjustments are needed. See Figures 21-24. MITER • Unplug your saw. FENCE WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing possible...
- Page 19 TRAVEL PIVOT ADJUSTMENT • 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 store or repair center to avoid risk of personal injury.
- Page 20 DEPTHSTOP WARNING: Before starting any cutting ADJUSTMENT operation, clamp or bolt your compound miter SCREW saw to a workbench. Never operate your miter saw on the floor or in a crouched position. Failure to heed this warning can result in serious personal injury.
- Page 21 • Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece. See Figure 26. • Release the switch trigger and allow the saw blade to stop rotating before raising the blade out of workpiece. Wait until the electric brake stops blade from turning before removing the workpiece from STRAIGHT the miter table.
- Page 22 When cutting long pieces of lumber or molding, support the opposite end of the stock with a roller BEVELCUT stand or with a work surface level with the saw table. Align the cutting line on the workpiece with the edge of saw blade. •...
- Page 23 • Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one TO MAKE A COMPOUND WITH YOUR edge securely against the fence. If the board is MITER SAW: warped, place the convex side against the fence. If • Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full the concave edge of a board could collapse on the height.
- Page 24 • 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, then squeeze the switch trigger. Allow several seconds for the blade to reach maximum speed.
- Page 25 cu'n'ING 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.
- Page 26 CUTTING CROWN MOLDING When setting the bevel and miter angles for com- pound miters, remember that the settings are interde- Your compound miter saw does an excellent job of pendent; changing one angle changes the other angle cutting crown molding. In general, compound miter as well.
- Page 27 Bevel Angle Type of Cut Setting Left side, inside corner 1. Top edge of molding against fence 33'85° 2. Miter table set right 31.62 ° 3. Save left end of cut Right side, inside corner 1. Bottom edge of molding against fence 33"85°...
- Page 28 MOUNTING THE LASER GUIDE OPERATION See Figure 36. See Figure 37. • Unplug your saw. The laser guide will generate a red colored line on the work surface when the saw blade is spinning above 500 rpm. The red laser line will appear as a broken WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could line on the workpiece when the blade assembly is in...
- Page 29 CHANGING BATTERIES See Figure 38. • Unplug your saw. LASERGUIDE SUPPORT WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing possible serious personal injury. Remove the laser guide from the saw. Lay laser guide on a flat surface with the two phillips screws facing upward.
- Page 30 EXTENSION CORDS _1_ WARNING: When servicing, use only identical Craftsman replacement parts. Use of any other The use of any extension cord will cause some loss of part may create a hazard or cause product power. To keep the loss to a minimum and to prevent damage.
- Page 31 Your saw has externally accessible brush assemblies _l_ WARNING: To ensure safety and reliability, all that should be periodically checked for wear. repairs -- with the exception of the externally accessible brushes -- should be performed by a Proceed as follows when replacement Is required: qualified service technician at a Sears store to •...
- Page 32 TABLE EXTENSION To Level the Miter Saw: See Figures 41, 42, and 43. • Loosen wing nut. The table extension can be used on either the right or • Place a level or other straight object across the teft side of your miter saw. To assemble and install miter saw base and table extension.
- Page 33 The stop block is useful as a stop for cutting multiple WORK CLAMP ASSEMBLY pieces to the same length. The work clamp assembly provides greater control by clamping the workpiece to the fence or the saw table. • Insert carriage bolt into the table slot. It also prevents the workpiece from creeping toward •...
- Page 34 CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW - MODEL NUMBER 315.212500 FigureA...
- Page 35 CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW - MODEL NUMBER 315.212500 The model number will be found on a plate attached to the motor housing. Always mention the model number in all correspondence regarding your MITER SAW or when ordering repair parts. PARTS LIST FOR FIGURE A...
- Page 36 CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW- MODEL NUMBER 315.212500 Figure B...
- Page 37 CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW - MODEL NUMBER 315.212500 The model number will be found on a plate attached to the motor housing. Always mention the model number in all correspondence regarding your MITER SAW or when ordering repair parts. PARTS LIST FOR FIGURE B...
- Page 38 CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW - MODEL NUMBER 315.212500 Note: For Laser Guide repair or replacement, contact your nearest Sears Service Center Laser Figure C...
- Page 39 CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER - MODEL NUMBER 315.212500 The model number will be found on a plate attached to the motor housing. Always mention the model number in all correspondence regarding your MITER SAW or when ordering repair parts. PARTS LIST FOR FIGURE C...
- Page 40 CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW- MODEL NUMBER 315.212500 13.- SEE NOTE "A" 26 25 Figure D...
- Page 41 CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW- MODEL NUMBER 315.212500 The model number will be found on a plate attached to the motor housing. Always mention the model number in all correspondence MITER SAW or when ordering repair parts. regarding your PARTS LIST FOR FIGURE D...
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