Skil 3601, Owner'S Manual

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Miter Cutting
A miter cut is made at any miter angle in the range from 0-47°. The miter scale is cast-in on
the base for easy reading. Positive detents have been provided for fast and accurate mitering
at 0°, 22.5°, and 45°.
Preparing Saw for Miter Cutting
See figure 12.
1. Loosen and remove fence locking knob.
2. Place fence in miter cutting position, by
placing the fence’s miter pin into the hole
located on the table.
3. Replace fence locking knob in threaded hole.
4. Make sure anti-kickback pawls and front hold
down bracket are in their fully up position for
miter cutting.
Body and Hand Position
See figure 13.
•
Hold work piece firmly to the fence to prevent
movement.
•
Keep hands away from blade and its cutting
path until switch has been turned off and
blade has stopped completely.
•
Keep feet/knees firmly on the floor and
maintain proper balance.
•
If following a pencil line, align work piece to
kerf of insert plate.
•
Before making any cut, with the power off,
slide saw toward work piece to preview the
blade path.
Workpiece Support
See figure 14.
Vice Clamp - This clamp easily secures a
workpiece.
1.
Insert clamp post into clamp hole.
2.
Rotate screw knob of the clamp clockwise to
tighten, counter-clockwise to loosen.
3. Slide the saw assembly to check clearance
with clamp.
Long Workpiece Support - Support long
workpieces to prevent sagging. Use cut 2x4
block to support long workpieces.
Fig. 12
Fence Locking
Knob
Miter Pin
Fig. 13
Fig. 14
Clamp Screw Knob
Vice
Clamp
Clamp
Hole