Skil CR541801 Owner's Manual page 16

Bevel Adjustment (Fig.6)
Your tool is equipped with a bevel-adjustment
knob for adjusting the cutting angle.
a. Detach the battery pack from the tool.
b. Loosen the bevel-adjustment knob by
rotating the knob counterclockwise.
c. Tilt the foot until the bevel-indicator mark
reaches the desired setting on the bevel
gauge.
d. Securely tighten the bevel-adjustment knob
by rotating the knob clockwise.
WARNING
justment knob securely tightened can result
in serious injury.
WARNING
bevel cut. Keep the saw steady and the foot firmly on the workpiece.
NOTICE:
When bevel cutting, the depth of cut will not correspond with value on the depth of cut gauge.
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Since the blade thicknesses vary and different angles require different settings, always make
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a trial cut in scrap material along a guideline to determine how much you should offset the
guideline on the workpiece to be cut.
0° Bevel Check and Adjustment (Fig.7)
Your tool has a 0° bevel stop, which has been adjusted before shipment to assure that the
blade is vertical to the foot at 0°bevel cutting.
Fig. 7
To check and adjust to 0° Bevel:
a. Detach the battery pack from the tool.
b. Set the foot to the maximum depth-of-cut setting.
c. Loosen the bevel-adjustment knob.
d. Set the saw to 0° bevel on the bevel gauge and retighten the bevel-adjustment knob.
e. Turn the saw upside down and place it on a stable surface. Use a square to check for an
angle of 90° between the blade and the underside of the foot.
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Attempting to make bevel
cuts without the bevel-ad-
Because of the increased amount of blade engagement in the work
and decreased stability of the foot, blade binding may occur during a
Carpenter's Square
Fig. 6
Indicator
Mark
Blade
Foot
0° Bevel Stop
Adjusting
Screw
Bevel-Adjust-
ment Knob