Application Advice; Maintenance & Service - Skil 3575 Original Instructions Manual

Attach the vacuum cleaner adapter R to the saw with the
Phillips head screw
For using vacuum cleaner
- connect vacuum cleaner hose to vacuum cleaner
adapter R
! never let the vacuum cleaner hose interfere with
the lower guard or the cutting operation
Dust bag
- mount dust bag AD
• Operating the tool
- mount battery
- always hold handle S firmly with one hand and handle T
firmly with the other hand
- place tool with front end of foot flat on workpiece
! ensure that the saw teeth are not engaged into the
workpiece
- switch on tool by first pressing safety switch W and then
pulling trigger Y
! the tool should run at full speed before the blade
enters into the workpiece
- lower guard F opens automatically when saw blade
enters the workpiece (open lower guard manually by
using lever G only for special cuts such as plunge cuts)
! do not force the tool (apply light and continuous
pressure in order to avoid overheating the blade
tips)
- after completing the cut switch off tool by releasing
trigger Y
! ensure that the blade has come to a complete
standstill before you lift the tool from the
workpiece

APPLICATION ADVICE

• Always face the good side of the workpiece down to
ensure minimum splintering
• Only use sharp saw blades of the correct type r
- quality of cut improves by the number of teeth
- carbide tipped blades stay sharp up to 30 times longer
than ordinary blades
• Cross cuts/rip cuts t
Cross-cuts or rip cuts are easy to do with a parallel guide
Z.
- align the guideline with the 0˚ line-of-cut indicator Q on
the foot
- insert a parallel guide Z through slots in either side of
foot to desired width and secure with the knob AA
! ensure rip fence does not interfere with the free
movement of the lower guard and saw blade
• Plunge cutting y
- set desired cutting depth
- tilt tool forward with line-of-cut indicator Q lined up with
desired line of cut marked on the workpiece
- open lower guard F with lever G
- just before blade enters workpiece, switch on tool and
gradually lower back end of tool using front end of foot
as hinge-point
- gradually move tool downward as well as forward
- as soon as blade enters the material, release lever G
! never pull tool backwards
• Cutting large panels u
- support panel close to the cut either on floor, table or
workbench
! set cutting depth so that you cut through panel
and not through support
- in case parallel guide does not allow desired width of
cut, clamp or nail straight piece of wood to workpiece
as a guide, and use the left side of the foot against this
guide i
• Cutting with a guide rail p *NOT STANDARD
INCLUDED
The use of a guide rail offers precise, straight, accurate
cuts, either at 0°or 45°bevel cuts.
Before making the first cut with the guide rail, the rubber
lip must be adapted to the circular saw used.
- for a straight 0° cut, line up the 0°bevel side of the rail
AE (or the 45° bevel side when making a 45°bevel cut)
with desired line of cut marked on the workpiece
- secure the guide rail AE firmly on the workpiece using
guide rail clamps AF o *NOT STANDARD INCLUDED
- slide the saw onto the rail AE and turn the knobs for
adjusting guide slot U clockwise to minimize the gap
between the slot in the foot and the raised rib on the rail
AE, and make sure that the saw can slide freely on the
rail without swinging sideways.
- when setting the cutting depth remember to allow for
the thickness of the guide rail AE
- guide the saw uniformly with a slow feed rate through
the end of the rail
• For more information see www.skil.com
MAINTENANCE / SERVICE
• This tool is not intended for professional use
• Always keep tool clean
! remove battery from tool before cleaning
• Always keep the area around lower guard F 2 clean
(remove dust and chips by blowing out with compressed
air or with a brush)
• Clean saw blade immediately after use (especially from
resin and glue)
• If the tool should fail despite the care taken in
manufacturing and testing procedures, repair should
be carried out by an after-sales service centre for SKIL
power tools
- send the tool undismantled together with proof of
purchase to your dealer or the nearest SKIL service
station (addresses as well as the service diagram of the
tool are listed on www.skil.com)
• Be aware that damage due to overload or improper
handling of the tool will be excluded from the warranty
(for the SKIL warranty conditions see www.skil.com or
ask your dealer)
ENVIRONMENT
Only for EU countries
• Do not dispose of electric tools, accessories and
packaging together with household waste material
- in observance of European Directive 2012/19/EC
on waste of electric and electronic equipment and
its implementation in accordance with national law,
electric tools that have reached the end of their life
must be collected separately and returned to an
environmentally compatible recycling facility
- symbol 6 will remind you of this when the need for
disposing occurs
! prior to disposal protect battery terminals with
heavy tape to prevent short-circuit
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