Skil Masters 3855, Instructions Manual

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• Compound cuts
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- compound cuts require both a mitre angle setting and
a bevel angle setting
! always test out first on a piece of scrap material
• Laser line
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- for guiding tool along desired line of cut marked on
the workpiece
- switch on/off laser line by pressing switch P1
- before starting a job, check the alignment of the laser
line with the actual line of cut by making a trial cut on a
piece of waste material
! do not remove or damage warning label A
• Spot light
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- for accurate tracing of marked line of cut
- switch on/off spot light by pressing switch Q1
• Sawing without slide movement ( small workpieces)
- loosen locking knob R in case it is tightened
- slide the tool arm to the stop in the direction of fence L
and retighten locking knob R
- set tool into working position
! ensure that the workpiece is firmly clamped
against the saw table and fence L
- switch on the tool by pulling switch S into handle B and
press safety lever D simultaneously for guiding the tool
arm downward
&
a
! do not cross your arms when operating the tool
arm
&
b
- saw through the workpiece with uniform advancing
! the tool should run at full speed before the blade
enters into the workpiece
- switch off the tool by releasing switch S
- wait until the sawblade has come to a complete
standstill before guiding the tool arm slowly upward
• Sawing with slide movement ( wide workpieces)
*
! be aware that the method described below is the
only safe one
- loosen locking knob R in case it is tightened
! ensure that the workpiece is firmly clamped
against the saw table and fence L
- pull the tool arm away from fence L far enough so that
the saw blade is in front of the workpiece
- switch on the tool by pulling switch S into handle B and
press safety lever D simultaneously for guiding the tool
arm downward
&
a
! do not cross your arms when operating the tool
arm
&
b
- push the tool arm in the direction of fence L and saw
through the workpiece with uniform advancing
! the tool should run at full speed before the blade
enters into the workpiece
- switch off the tool by releasing switch S
- wait until the sawblade has come to a complete
standstill before guiding the tool arm slowly upward
• Sawing grooves
(
- slide cutting depth limiter T1 to the left
- set the desired depth with depth stop T2 and lock it in
place by tightening nut T3
• Sawing workpieces of the same length
)
- loosen knob V1 and position length stop V at the
required distance to the saw blade
- tighten knob V1 again
- position workpiece against length stop V
- saw this and the other workpieces to the same length
• Changing saw blade
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! disconnect the plug
- take hex key W from storage W1
- set tool into working position
- push spindle-lock button W2 and hold it while you
loosen blade bolt W3 one turn by turning hex key W
CLOCKWISE (= in same direction as arrow printed on
saw blade)
- release spindle-lock button W2
- press safety lever D
5
and lower the tool arm
somewhat with one hand while lifting lower guard W4
with the other hand
- keep lower guard W4 opened with one hand while
removing blade bolt W3, flange W5 and saw blade
with the other hand
! change saw blade with saw teeth and arrow
printed on saw blade pointing in same direction
as arrow on upper guard W6
- keep lower guard W4 opened with one hand while
mounting flange W5 and blade bolt W3 with the
other hand
- release lower guard W4 and guide the tool arm
slowly upward
- firmly tighten blade bolt W3 by turning hex key W
COUNTER-CLOCKWISE while pushing spindle-lock
button W2
! remove hex key W from blade bolt W3
• Replacing table insert
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Replace a defective or worn table insert as follows:
! disconnect the plug
- remove all 5 screws as illustrated
- remove old table insert by first lifting it at the front and
then pulling it out completely
- place new table insert
! firmly tighten all 5 screws
• Checking/adjusting of 90° blade alignment
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! disconnect the plug
- rotate the saw table to the 0° position and lock in place
- lower the tool arm and lock in place
- check for a 90° angle between blade and table with
a square
- if necessary, adjust the 90° blade alignment as follows:
1) loosen three-legged knob N
2) adjust screw N2 with a blade wrench 13
(not standard included) and a 4 mm hex key
(not standard included)
3) re-check with square
• Checking/adjusting of 45° blade alignment
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! disconnect the plug
- rotate the saw table to the 0° position and lock in place
- lower the tool arm and lock in place
- loosen three-legged knob N
- swing the tool arm to 45°
- check for a 45° angle between blade and table with a
mitre square
- check that bevel indicator N1 is on the 45° mark
- if necessary, adjust the 45° blade alignment as follows:
1) adjust screw N3 with a blade wrench 13
(not standard included) and a 4 mm hex key
(not standard included)
2) re-check with mitre square