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fir FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON CRAFTSMAN MITER SAW within .... one year from the date of purchase, this Craftsman Miter Saw fails due to a defect in material or workmanship, Sears will repair it, free of charge. Warranty service is available by simply contacting the nearest Sears service center/department throughout the United States. This warranty applies only while this product is used in the United States. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which
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Before Each Use: • Keep Work Area Clean Cluttered areas and benches invite accidents Floor must not be slippery Inspect your miter saw. To avoid burns or other fire damage, never use the saw • Disconnect The Miter Saw to avoid injury from near flammable liquids, vapors or gases, accidental starting before changing the setup. Plan ahead to protect your eyes, hands, face, ears.. changing the blade or adjusting anything Know Your Miter Saw. Read and understand the • Compare the direction of rotatio
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Safety Instructions For Miter Saws (Continued)- Inspect your workpiece, WARNING: if planning to cut aiuminum or other . Make sure there are no nails or foreign objects in the non-ferrous metals: Under adverse conditions, part of the workpiece to be cut the blade can grab and throw the workpiece Plan your work to avoid thrown pieces caused - suddenly and unexpectedly. To avoid injury, when the workpiece binds on the blade and is torn follow all applicable safety instructions, as you from your han
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Glossary of Terms for Woodworking ............... Arbor Miter Cut The shaft on which a cutting tool is mounted An angle cutting operation made across the width of the Bevel Cut workpiece An angle cutting operation made through the face of the Resin workpiece A sticky, sap based substance that has hardened. Compound Cut Revolutions Per Minute (RPM) A simultaneous bevel and miter cutting operations The number of turns completed by a spinning object in one minute Crosscut Sawblade Path A cutting op
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Motor Specifications and Electrical Requirements (Continued) a. ,,,,.,,v, is Overloaded-Overloading can occur if DANGER: To avoid electrocution: you feed too rapidly or make too many start!stops 1. Use only identical replacement parts when in a short time, servicing a tool with double insulation. b Line voltages are more than 10% above or below Servicing should be performed by a qualified the nameplate voltage For heavy loads, however, service technician. the voltage at motor terminals must equa
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ii u Unpacking and Checking Contents Tools Needed Tools required for alignment: 1 Combination Square COMBINATION SQUARE MUST BE TRUE 2 Combination wrench, !/4" Hex "L" wrench with #2 phillips tip (supplied) DRAW LIGHT STRAIGHT EDGE OF LINE ON BOARD BOARD 3/4" THICK QUARE 1/2 't SOCKET & SOCKET WRENCH ALONG TH,S EO SHOULD BE NO GAP OR OVERLAP J WHEN SQUARE IS FLIPPED OVER IN DOTTED POSITION HEX "L" W/PHILLIPS WRENCH (SUPPLIED) Unpacking WARNING: To avoid injury from unexpected to avoid back injur
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Getting to Know "YourMiter Saw 8,, 1 Warning label MITER SAW 9_ TRIGGER SWITCH 11 2,, Stop Shaft - The miter saw can be locked in the SWITCH HANDLE MITER SAW lowered position for compact storage. CARRY HANDLE 3 Miter Lock Knob - The miter lock knob securely 14. locks the miter saw at a desired miter angle Index COMBINATION points have been provided at O, 22.5 R/L, and 45 R/L I. 4 Miter Index Spring - Loosen Miter Lock Knob and depress the index spring to move out of 0_22-1/2° & 45 ° indexes 5, B
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Assembly ...................................................................... Removing or Installing the Blade COVER PLATE WARNING: To avoid injury from a thrown work- UPPER piece or thrown pieces of blade, do not use a BLADE ARBOR COVER PLATE blade larger or smaller than 10" diameter. GUARD SCREW STOP SCREW WARNING: To avoid injury from unexpected starting, unplug the saw whenever you are removing or installing the blade. 1. Unplug the saw from the outlet 2 Loosen the cover plate stop screw w
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,, i,i ,,,,i,, Assembly (continued) DUST ELBOW Assembling Dust Elbow 1 Locate the dust elbow 2 Unplug power cord. 3 With the miter arm locked in the down position, start the dust elbow onto the dust nozzle at an angle to retaining lip. SECOND 4. Firmly press the dust elbow the rest of the way onto RETAINING the second retaining lip LIP NOTE: At first time installation, or if assembled in a cool or cold climate, the rubber is not as flexible and will be more difficult to assemble. Alignment .....
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Alignment (continued),, Adjustment of Miter Scale Indicator 1 Loosen the phiitips screw that holds the indicator in place 2 Reposition the indicator and retighten screw WARNING: To avoid injury from unexpected starting or electrical shock, do not plug the saw in, The power cord must remain unplugged whenever you are working on the saw. Step Two-Bevel Adjustments NOTE: Bevel Adjustments are only performed on BEVEL PIVOT model 113 235220 & 113235240. compound miter ADJUSTMENT saw If you have Model
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Mounting The Miter Saw .................................... WARNING: To avoid injury from unexpected LARGERHOLES saw movement: SMALLER HOLES SMALLER HOLES FORs/16"BOLTS FOR"DRYWALL" FOR"DRYWALL" a. Before moving the saw, lock the miter (and SCREWS SCREWS bevel if applicable) lock knob, and lock the power head in the lower position using the stop shaft. Unplug electric cord. b. To avoid back injury, Hold the tool close to your body. Bend your knees so you can lift with your legs, not your back° L
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Mounting Board for Catalog No. 9-22244 Leg Set or Catalog No. 9-22246 Leg Set for Portable Applications Legset Mounting Holes for Miter Saws NOTE: Attach the mounting board to the leg set first 1'I' Then mount the saw to the mounting board using the 0 Oe °O I I O° °O recommended hardware (not included) Holes for mounting /" "% board to legset o Ddii all holes 3_8" dia, o 0 MOUNTING HOLES o o o o 2[__+\ ,,° 9-7/a" 5" o o 14" _ Stiffener-Side Stiffener*End k -"_'_ FRONT _ _ Holes fo! Attach miter
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SafetyInstructions For Basic Saw Operations Maintain Tools With Care° Keep the miter saw clean Before Using The Miter Saw: for best and safest performance Follow instructions for WARNING: To avoid mistakes that could cause lubricating. DON'T put lubricants on the blade while it's serious, permanent injury, do not plug the spinning miter saw in until the following steps are com- Remove Adjusting Wrench and return it to proper pleted,, storage location before turning on tool To avoid injury from j
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Plan ahead to protect your eyes, hands, face, ears. Plan the way you will hold the workpiece from start to finish: Know your miter saw° Read and understand the owner's manual and labels affixed to the tool Learn its Avoid awkward operations and hand positions where a application and limitations as well as the specific poten- sudden slip could cause fingers or hand to move into the blade. tial hazards peculiar to this tool To avoid injury from accidental contact with moving Don't Overreach. Keep
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Keep Children Away, Keep all visitors a safe distance • When cutting irregularly shaped workpieces, plan from the miter saw, Make sure bystanders are clear of your work so it will not slip and pinch the blade and the miter saw and workpiece, be torn from your hands. A piece of molding, for example, must lie fiat or be held by a fixture or jig Never confine the piece being cut off, Never hold it. that will not tet it twist, rock or slip while being cut° clamp it,touch it. or use length stops agai
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Basic Saw Operations (Continued) Miter Cut When a miter cut is required, loosen the miter lock knob, depress the index spring, and move the saw to the desired angle, Retighten miter lock knob Do not stand in front of the saw table Move with the handle to the miter angle to make the cut E / / I WiTHMITER _._ MOVE FEET ANGLE t Bevel Cut Model 113.235220 & 113.235240 Compound Miter Saw Only: When a bevel cut is required, loosen bevel lock knob, tilt the blade to desired bevel angle Lock the bevel l
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Basic Saw Operations Compound Cut Model 113.235220 & 113,235240 Compound Miter Saw Only: When a compound cut is required, select the correct bevel and miter pesitionr Move your feet and body with the handle to the desired miter angle to make the cut. Cutting Bowed Material Before cutting a workpiece, check to make sure it is not bowed, if it is bowed the workpiece must be positioned and cut as illustrated Do not position workpiece incor- rectly or try to cut the workpiece without the support of
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Basic Saw Operations (Continued) Workpiece Support Long pieces need extra supports. The supports should be placed along the workpiece so the workpiece does not sag and your hand holding the workpiece is posi- tioned 4" or more from the blade path. The support should let the workpiece Iay flat on the base and work table during the cutting operation NOTE: When mounted on a large flat surface, the miter saw table is 3-1/2" high. Two finished 2x4's on their sides can be used as work support extensio
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Basic Saw Operations ..................................... MITER SAW FENCE --_ Cutting a Dimensional 4x4 (3-1/2" x 3-1/2" actual) with one cut. A dimensional 4x4 may be cut with one cut by attaching an auxiliary fence of 7/8 thickness, with screws to the miter saw fence as shown on previous page,, ! '_-- MITER SAW TABLE MITER SAW FENCE Vertical Bevel Cutting To make a miter cut in a 2x4 workpiece (actual 1-5/8" x WORKPIECE 3-1/2") in the vertical position (on edge) a spacer, such as the auxitiar
