Skil 3800 - Manual (Page 36)

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Blade 45° To The Table
1. Rotate table 1 to 0° position and lock in place.
2. Move sliding fence to its proper position. (See Sliding
Fence on page 50.)
3. Lower head assembly. Lock in place.
4. Loosen bevel lock handle 4 and tilt the head assembly to
45° bevel. Check the 45° bevel stop. The bevel indicator
should be on the 45° mark, the 45° bevel stop should be
in full contact with the 45° bevel stop screw, and the blade
2 should contact the full length of the combination square
3 (Figure 8).
5. If the blade is not 45° with the table, adjust 45° bevel stop.
45° Blade Alignment
a. Move sliding fence to proper position. (See Sliding
Fence on page 50.)
b. Loosen bevel lock handle 4 (Figure 9).
c. Bevel the head assembly to 0° to access the
adjustment screw
5.
d. Using the small hex wrench located behind the
sliding fence, adjust the screw
5 up or down.
e. Move the head assembly back to 45° and re-check
with combination square.
f. Repeat if necessary.
g. Check that bevel indicator is pointing to the 45° mark
on the bevel scale (see Figure 8). If bevel indicator is
not aligned with the 45° mark, first recheck the blade
squareness to the table and 0° bevel indicator
alignment. Then, repeat the 45° blade alignment and
make appropriate adjustments.
Adjustments
FIG. 8
FIG. 9
1 3
5
4
2