Skil 2895 - Manual (Page 10)

REMOVABLE ACCESSORY POD
Your tool is equipped with a removable
accessory pod located on top of your tool
(Fig. 3).
To remove, simply slide off the housing
towards the back of the tool.
* STUD FINDER ACCESSORY POD
Your tool may be equipped with a stud finder
located on top of your tool.
To remove, simply slide off the housing
towards the back of the tool.
Before first use, open the battery
compartment door and remove the protective
plastic insert from between the batteries.
Assure proper battery placement as shown in
the compartment and replace the door (Fig. 4).
Your stud finder uses four L1154 button cell
batteries.
To use, place stud finder flat against the wall
with LEDS pointing up. Be sure to keep your
fingers below the line on the stud finder to
avoid false readings (Fig. 5).
Push and hold button to calibrate and activate
unit (Green LED) (Fig. 5). Slowly slide unit
horizontally across the wall without picking up
or tilting.
The yellow LED indicates you are
approaching a stud.
The red LED indicates stud edge. Mark this
spot.
INSERTING BITS
Move reverse switch lever to the center “OFF”
position. Remove battery pack and rotate the
clutch ring to the drill bit symbol
“
”. Rotate the chuck sleeve counter-
clockwise viewing from chuck end, and open
chuck to approximate drill bit diameter. Insert
a clean bit up to the drill bit flutes for small
bits, or as far as it will go for large bits. Close
chuck by rotating the chuck sleeve clockwise
and securely tighten by hand (Fig. 2).
Do not use the power of
the drill while grasping
chuck to loosen or tighten bit. Friction burn
or hand injury is possible if attempting to grasp
the spinning chuck.
REMOVING CHUCK
Rotate the clutch ring to the drill bit
symbol “ ”. Open the chuck all the way,
remove left-hand thread screw inside chuck
by turning it clockwise. Insert the short arm of
a 1/2" hex key wrench and close jaws on flats
of wrench. Strike long arm of wrench sharply
counterclockwise, remove wrench and
unthread chuck from spindle (Fig. 2).
INSTALLING CHUCK
Always keep the spindle threads, the threads
of the chuck and securing screw free of
debris. To install a chuck, reverse “removing
the chuck” procedure.
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CLOCKWISE
COUNTER
CLOCKWISE
CHUCK SLEEVE FIG. 2
! WARNING
FIG. 4
BATTERIES
DOOR
PROTECTIVE
PLASTIC INSERT
FIG. 3
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