Craftsman 315114231 Official Trim Saw

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TO CROSS CUT OR RIP CUT
When makinga crosscutor ripcut, alignyour line ofcut
withthe outerblade guide notchon the saw base as
showninfigure 18.
TOPVIEWOFSAW
BLADE
GUIDENOTCH
GUIDEUNE
A widthofcut scalehas been providedon the base of
your saw.When makingstraightcrosscutsor ripcuts,the
scalecan be used tomeasure up tofour inchestothe
rightsideof the blade. Itcan he used to measureup to
one inchtothe leftside ofthe blade.
RIP GUIDE (EDGE GUIDE)
Use the ripguide providedwith yoursaw when making
wide ripcuts.A five inchscale hasbeen providedon the
ripguide.When usingthewidthofcut scaleon the base
in combinationwith the ripguide,cutscan be madeup to
6 in.tothe leftof the ripguideor 8-7/8 in.to the right of
the dp guide.
The ripguidehelps preventthe bladefrom twistingin a
cut.The bladetwistingin a cutcan cause kickback.
TO ASSEMBLE RIP GUIDE
Remove battery packfrom saw.
WARNING: Failureto removebattery packfrom
saw could resultinaccidental startingcausing
possiblesedous personalinjury.
AUGNOUTERBLADEGUIDENOTCHONSAWBASEWITHUNE
OFCUTASSHOWNWHENMAKINGCRO6SCUTSORRIPCUTS
Fig. 18
Since bladethicknessesvary, alwaysmake a trialcutin
scrap materialalong a guidelineto determine how much,
ifany,the guidelinemustbe offsetto producean accurate
cut.
Note: The distancefrom the lineofcutto the guidelineis
the amountyou shouldoffsetthe guideline.
WIDTH OF CUT SCALE
See Figure 19.
BASE
ASSEMBLY
RiP
GUIDESCREW
(WINGSCREW)
I_IPGUIDE
(EDGEGUIDE)
CUTSCALE BLADE
Fig. 19
PLACERiP
GUIDETHRUHOLES Fig. 20
Place ripguidethroughholesin saw base as shownin
figure 20.
Adjust ripguideto the width needed.
"nghtenripguide screw(wingscrew) securely,
When usinga ripguide,position theface ofthe dp guide
firmlyagainstthe edge ofworkpiece,Thismakes for a
true cutwithoutpinchingtheblade. The guidingedge of
workplecemustbe straightforyourcutto he straight. Use
caution to preventthe bladefrom bindinginthe cut.
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