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Owner's Manual
10 in. COMPOUND MITER SAW
Double Insulated
Model No.
315.235380
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Operating Instructionsbefore
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Customer Help Line
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l Table of Contents ................................................................................................... :'.....i ............................... 2 • Warranty and Introduction .................................................................. ..................... i...................................... 2 • Rules For Safe Operation ........................................................................................................................... 3-6 • Glossary ....... :...
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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. SYMBOL MEANING H SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL: A Indicates danger, warning or caution. May be used in conjunction with other symbols or pioto- graphs, DANGER: Failu
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RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION (Continued) •. USE THE PROPER ExTENsION CORD. Make function. Check for alignment of moving parts, sure your extension cord is in good condition. binding of moving parts, breakage of parts, When using an extension cord, be sure to use mounting and any other conditions that may one heavy enough to carry the current your affect its operation. A guard or other part that is product will draw. An undersized cord will cause damaged must be properly repaired or replaced a drop i
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RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION (Continued) ALWAYS SUPPORT LONG WORKPIECES to NEVER reach to pick up a workpiece, a piece of minimize risk of blade pinching and kickback. scrap, or anything else that is in or near the Saw may slip, walk, or slide while cutting long or cutting path of the blade. heavy boards. AVOID AWKWARD OPERATIONS AND HAND BEFORE MAKING A CUT, BE SURE ALL PosmoNs where a sudden slip could cause ADJUSTMENTS ARE SECURE. your hand to move into the blade. ALWAYS make sure you have good b
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RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION (Continued) M ALWAYS STAY ALERT! DO not allow familiarity LIGHTING to see the work and that no obstruc- (gained from frequent use of your saw) to cause tions will interfere with safe operation BEFORE a careless mistake. ALWAYS REMEMBER that performing any work using your saw. a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to m ALWAYS TURN OFF SAW before disconnecting inflict severe injury. it, to avoid accidental starting when re-connect- M STAY ALERT AND EXERCISE CONTROL
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Blade Diameter 10 in. Cutting Capacity with Miter at 0°/Bevel 0°: Maximum Width Blade Arbor 5/8 in. 5-9/16 in. W x 2-9/32 in. T No Load Speed 5000 RPM Maximum Thickness Rating 120 Volts, 60 Hz-AC Only 3-9/16 in. T x 4 in. W Input 15 Amperes Maximum Cutting Capacity with Miter at 45°/Bevel O°: Net Weight 46.7 Ibs. 3-15116 in. W x 2-9/32 in. T Maximum Cuffing Capacity with Miter at 45°/Bevel 45°: 4in. Wx 1-9/16 in, T Your Compound Miter Saw has been shipped Do not discard the packing materials unt
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The following labels are on the miter saw with locations indicated. DOUOLE INSULATED 5,000 RPM II:R RFTSMRN. 110 inch Miter Saw 120 VOLTS 60HzAC ONLY 15A CAUTION:ran SAFE OPF.P.AT_, SEE OWNER'S MANUAL WEAR EYE PflOTECTIION.WNENSERVICING, USE ONLYIDENTICAL CRAFTSMAN REPLACEMENT PARTS. _i MOOEL 315,235300 SER. NO. MAIDE I14 Tll4_lln i i SEARS, ROIEBUCKAND CO. ='A't_eN_TOOL I I Customer Help Line 1..800-932-3188 ww ewa -fo_: ADVERTENCIA: • Rsadownens manualOniom oparutlng miter saw Parasuprndlesegu
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The following items are included with your Compound Miter Saw: • Saw Blade - 10 in. • 5mmHexKey • Miter Lock Handle • 8mmHexKey • Dust Guide • Owner's Manual • Blade Wrench SAWBLADE HEXKEY BLADE _SmmHEXKEY _HANDLE Fig. 2 _kWARNING: The use of attachments or accessories not listed might be hazardous and could cause serious personal injury. The following tools (not included) are needed for checking adjustments of your saw or for installing the blade: ,, ,,; @ FRAMINGSQUARE 12 menCOMBINATION WRENCH
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KNOW YOUR COMPOUND MITER CUTTING CAPACITIES SAW When the miter angle (miter table) Is set at 0° and See Figure 3. the bevel angle Is set at 0°: Before attempting to use your saw, familiarize youmelf Your saw will cut materials up to a maximum width of 5-9/16 in. wide X 2-9/32 in. thick. with all operating features and safety requirements. It will cut materials up to a maximum thickness of 3-9/16 in. thick X 4 in. wide. _lb WARNING: Do not allow familiadty with your saw to make you careless. Reme
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CARRYING HANDLE SPINDLE LOCK BUTTON See Figure 4. See Figure 5. 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 stops the rotation of the blade in handle has been provided on top of the saw arm as your saw. Depress and hold the lock buttOnwhile shown in figure 4. To transport, tam off and unplug installing, changing, or removing blade. your saw, then lower the saw arm and lock
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POSITIVE STOPS ON MITER TABLE Positive stops have been provided at 0°, 22-1/2 °, 31.6 °, and 45°. The 22-1/2 °, 31.6 °, 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. Positive stop adjustment screws have been provided on each side of the saw arm. These adjustment screws are for making fine adjustments at 0° and 45 °. See pages 17 and 18. .ELECTRIC BR
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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 is the maximum connected to power supply when you are blade capacity of your saw, Never use a blade assembling parts, making adjustments, installing that is too thick to allow outer blade washer to or removing blades, or when not in use. engage with
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• Wipe a drop of oil onto inner blade washer and LOWER outer blade washer where they contact the blade. BLADEGUARD 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. PhILMPS • Fit saw blade inside lower blade guard and onto SCREW spindle. The blade teeth pointdownward at the front of saw as shown in figure 11. FLAT($) BLADE ON SPINDLE CAUTION: Always install the blade with th
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Note: Many of the illustrations in this manual show FENCE I\ I1_ J_RTABLE only portions of your compound miter saw. This is intentional so that we can dearly show points being made in the illustrations. Never operate your saw without all guards securely in place and in good \ operating condition. CUTTING A SLOT IN THE ZERO CLEARANCE THROAT PLATE In order to use your compound miter saw, you must cut a slot through the zero clearance throat plate to allow for blade clearance. To cut the slot, set
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• Using a 12 mm wrench or adjustable wrench, loosen the hex head bolts located under the miter FENCE table. See Figure 16. Adjust the miter table 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. MITER MITER PLATE TABLE FRAMING SQUARE bMITER LOCK HANDLE VIEWOFBLADE SQUAREWITHFENCE Fig. 17 FENCE HEX BOLT(S) BOTTOMVIEWOFMIrrERTABLE Fig. 16 SQUARING THE SAW BLADE TO THE FENCE BLADE See Figur
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I The edge of the square end the sew blade should Loosen bevel lock knob and set sew arm at 0= be parallel as shown in figure 17. bevel (blade set 90° to miter table). Tighten bevel lock knob. • If the front or back edge of the saw blade angles away from the square as shown in figures 18 and • Place a combination square against the miter 19, adjustments are needed. table and the fiat part of sew blade. Using the 8 mm hex key provided, loosen the Note: Make sure that the square contacts the fiat
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PIVOT ADJUSTMENTS Note: These adjustments were made at the factory and normally do not require readjustment. TRAVEL PIVOT ADJUSTMENT • The saw arm should rise completely to the up position by itself. If the sew arm does not raise by itself or if there is play in the pivot joints, have sew repaired by a qualified service technician at a Sears store to BLADE avoid risk of personal injury. TABLE BEVEL PIVOT ADJUSTMENT COMBINATION SQUARE BI Your compound miter saw should bevel easily by loosening th
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DEPTH STOP _k WARNING: Before starting any cuffing 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. BEVEL Failure to heed this warning can result in serious LOCKKNOB personal injury. CUTTING WITH YOUR COMPOUND MITER SAW WARNING: When using a work clamp or A C-clamp to secure your workpiece, clamp workpiece on one side of the blade only. The MITER workpiece must remain free on one side of the TAB
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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 STRAIGHT CROSSCUT from the miter table. BEVEL CUT See Figures 27 and 28. A bevel cut is made by cutting across the grain of the workpiece with the blade angled to the workpieca. A straight bevel out is made with the miter table set at
