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Manual Craftsman 315.21208

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    Owner's Manual 8-1/4 in. COMPOUND MITER SAW Double Insulated Model No. 315.212080 Save this manual for future reference 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 ...

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    • Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................. 2 • Warranty and Introduction ........................................................................... _ .................................................... 2 II Rules For Safe Ope ...

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    The purpose of safety symbols is to attract your attention to poselble 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. SYMBO ...

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    RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION (Continued) USE THE PROPER EXTENSION CORD. Make sure your extension cord is in good condition. When using an extension cord, be sure to use one heavy enough to carry the current your product will draw. An undersized cord will cause a drop in line voltage resulting in loss of power and overheating. A wire gage size (A.W.G) o ...

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    RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION (Continued) ALWAYS SUPPORT LONG WORKPIECES to • minimize risk of blade pinching and kickback. Saw may slip, walk, or slide while cutting long or heavy boards. • BEFORE MAKING A CUT, BE SURE ALL ADJUSTMENTS ARE SECURE. GUARD AGAINST KICKBACK. Kickback occurs when the blade stalls rapidly and workpiece is driven back towa ...

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    RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION (Continued) l l ALWAYS STAY ALERTI Do not allow familiarity (gained fTom frequent use of your saw) to cause a careless mistake. ALWAYS REMEMBER that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict severe injury. STAY ALERT AND EXERCISE CONTROL Watch what you are doing and use common sense. Do not operate tool when ...

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    Blade Diameter 8-1/4 in. Blade Arbor 5/8 in. No Load Speed 5300 RPM Rating 120 Volts, 60 Hz-AC Only Input 9 Amperes Net Weight 30 Ibs. Cutting Capacity with Miter at 0°/Bevel 0°: 5-1/2 in. W x 2-1/16 in. T Maximum Cutting Capacity with Miter at 45°/Bevel 0°: 3-3/4 in. W x 2-1/16 in. T Maximum Cutting Capacity with Miter at 0°/Bevel 45°: 5-112 ...

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    The following labels are on the miter saw with loca- tions indicated. Restorelower blade ( and securely tighten screw before use ,_ WARNING ADVERTENCIA 8 Fig. 1 ...

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    The following items are included with your Compound Miter Saw: • Saw Blade - 8-114 in. • Dust Guide • Blade Wrench • 3 mm Hex Key F 6 nun HEX KEY S • 5mmHexKey • 6 mm HexKey • Owner's Manual 3mmHEXKEY SAW BLADE BLADEWRENCH DUST GUIDE Fig. 2 A WARNING: The use of attachments or accessories not listed might be hazardous and could c ...

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    KNOW YOUR COMPOUND MITER SAW See Figure 3. Before attempting to use your saw, familiarize yourself with all operating features and safety requirements. A 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. 9 AMP MOTOR Your saw has a powerful 9 am ...

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    MITER TABLE CLAMP See Figure 4. The miter table clamp securely locks your saw at desired miter angles. SAWARM MITER TABLE CLAW' ON Posmo_ TRIGGER LOCK See Figure 6. To prevent unauthorized use of your compound miter saw, we suggest that you disconnect it from the power supply and lock the switch in the off position. To lock the switch, install ...

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    ELECTRIC BRAKE An electric brake has been provided to quickly stop blade rotation after the switch is released. FENCE The fence on your compound miter sew has been provided to hold your workpiece securely against when making all cuts. SELF4tETRACTING LOWER BLADE GUARD The lower blade guard is made of shock-resistant, see-through plastic that provid ...

  • Craftsman 315.21208 - page 13

    ,_ WARNING: To prevent accidental starting that could cause possible sedous personal injury, assemble all parts to your sew before connecting it to power supply. Saw should never be connected to power supply when you are assembling parts, making adjustments, installing or removing blades, or when not in use. As mentioned previously your saw has bee ...

  • Craftsman 315.21208 - page 14

    LOWER • Wipe a drop of oil onto inner blade washer and BLADEGUARD outer blade washer where they contact the blade. BLADE BOLT COVER TO PHILLIPS SCREW FLAT(S) ON SPINDLE INNERBLADE WASHER WITH DOUBLE "D" FLATS BLADE TIGHTEN WITH DOUBLE "D" FLATS BLADEBOLT Fig. 11 • Using the blade wrench provided, loosen and remove the blade ...

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    TO REMOVE BLADE See Figures 9, 10, 11, and 12. • Unplug your saw. A WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing possible serious personal injury. • Loosen the phillips screw on the blade bolt cover until blade bolt cover can be raised. See Figures 9, 10, and 11. • Gently raise the lower blade guard bracket, ...

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    SQUARING THE MITER TABLE TO THE FENCE See Figures 13 - 16. • Unplug your saw. _lk WARNING: Fallur_ 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 sew arm to its full raised position, Lift the miter table clamp. Rotate ...

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    SQUARING THE SAW BLADE TO THE FENCE See Figures 17- 20. • Unplug your saw. _1, WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing possible serious personal injury. • Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock pin to hold the saw arm in transport position. • Lift the miter table clamp. • "Rotate t ...

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    SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE MITER TABLE See Figures 21 - 24. • Unplug your saw. A WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing possible serious personal injury. • Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock pin to hold the saw arm in transport position. • Lift up the miter table clamp. • Rotate the ...

  • Craftsman 315.21208 - page 19

    Using a 10 mm wrench or adjustable wrench, loosen the lock nut securing positive stop adjust- ment screw. Also loosen bevel lock knob. Adjust positive stop adjustment screw to bring saw blade into alignment with the square. See .Figure 24. MITER TABLE BEVEL LOCK KNOB LOCK NUT(S) POSITIVE STOP ADJUSTMENT SCREW FOR0° ANGLES POSITIVE SCREW FOR4S ° A ...

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    Lower the blade into the zero clearance throat plate of the miter table. Check blade clearance and maximum cuffing distance (distance from fence where blade enters) to front of miter table slot. • Re-adjust if necessary. _k WARNING: Do not start your compound miter saw without checking for interference between the blade and the miter table suppor ...

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    0o CROSSCUT 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 the miter table. BEVEL CUT See Figures 27 and 28. A bevel cut is ma ...

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    BEVELCUT C..CLAMP Fig. 28 • Loosen the bevel lock knob and move the saw arm to the left to the desired bevel angle. • Bevel angles can be set from 0 ° to 45 °. • Align the indicator point with the desired angle. • Once the saw arm has been set at the desired angle, securely tighten the bevel lock knob. • Place the workpiece fiat on the ...

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    C.CLAMP NITER CUT Fig. 29 TO MAKE A COMPOUND CUT WITH YOUR MITER SAW: • Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height. • Lift the miter table clamp. • Rotate the miter table until the pointer aligns with the desired angle on the miter scale. • Push the miter table clamp back down. Note: You can quickly locate 0°, 22-1/2 ° left ...

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    • Before turning on the sew, perform a dry run of the cuffing operation just to make sure that no problems will occur when the cut is made. • Grasp the sew handle firmly, push the lock-off lever down, then squeeze the switch trigger. Allow sev- eral seconds for the blade to reach maximum speed. • Slowly lower the blade into and through the wo ...

  • Craftsman 315.21208 - page 25

    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. MU___ImF_ I:l_OF SIDES PITCH ors 4 I 5 I 6 I 7 ...

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    CUTTING CROWN MOLDING Your compound miter saw does an excellent job of cutting crown molding. In general, compound miter saws do a better job of cutting crown molding than any other tool made. In order to fit properly, crown molding must be com- pound mitered with extreme accuracy. The two contact surfaces on a piece of crown molding that fit flat ...

  • Craftsman 315.21208 - page 27

    When cutting crown molding by this method the bevel angle should be sot at 33.85 ° . The miter angle should be sot at 31.62 ° either right or left, depending on the desired cut for the application. See the chart below for correct angle settings and correct positioning of crown molding on miter table. The settings in the chart below can be used fo ...

  • Craftsman 315.21208 - page 28

    WARNING: When servicing, use only identical Craftsman replacement ports. 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. Use clean cloths to remove dirt, carb ...

  • Craftsman 315.21208 - page 29

    ,_ WARNING: To ensure safety and reliability, all m repairs -- with the exception of the externally accessible brushes -- should be performed by a qualified service technician at a Sears store to avoid risk of personal injury. BRUSH REPLACEMENT See Figure 35. : BRUSH ASSEMBLY BRUSH CAP BRUSH CAP BRUSH ASSEMBLY F J. 35 Your saw has externally access ...

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    CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW - MODEL NUMBER 315.212080 O 10 5 19 Figure A ...

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    CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW - MODEL NUMBER 315.212080 The model number will be found on a plate attached to the motor housing. Always mention the model number in all correspondence regarding your I CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW or when ordering repair parts. I PARTS LIST FOR FIGURE A KEY PART NO. NUMBER 1 980i36-001 2 980203-001 3 980105-001 4 9801 ...

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    CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW - MODEL NUMBER 315.212080 Po Figure B 3 5 16 10 6 "-_ 12 15 14 ...

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    CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW - MODEL NUMBER 315.212080 I The model number will be found on a plate attached to the motor housing. Always mention the model number in all correspondence regarding your | COMPOUND MITER SAW or when ordering repair parts. ' .... J KEY PART NO. NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 980116-001 980117-001 589011-007 568206-003 58805 ...

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    CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW - MODEL NUMBER 315.212080 8 11 1 "° 7_ 9 _3 Figure C 13 23 16 "15 19 17 SEE NOTE "A" PAGE 35 18 ...

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    Co O1 CRAFTSMAN COMPOUND MITER SAW - MODEL NUMBER 315.212080 I he model number will be found on a plate attached to the motor housing, Always mention the model number in all correspondence regarding your | COMPOUND MITER SAW or when ordering repair parts. I PARTS LIST FOR FIGURE C KEY PART NO. NUMBER DESCRIPTION QUAN. 1 589015-001 2 976740-001 3 98 ...

  • Craftsman 315.21208 - page 36

    For in-home major brand repair service: Call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 1-800-4-MY-Home s" (1-800-469-4663) Para pedir servicio de reparacibn a domicilio - 1-800-676-5811 In Canada for all your service and parts needs call - 1-800-665-4455 Au Canada pour tout le service ou les pi6ces For the repair or replacement parts you need: Call 7 am - ...

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