Application Advice; Maintenance & Service; Declaration Of Conformity - Skil 5885 Original Instructions Manual

• Operating the tool 9
- connect plug to power source
- 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 knob U (= safety switch
which cannot be locked) and then pulling trigger V
! 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
! while working, always hold the tool at the
grey-coloured grip area(s)
- after completing the cut switch off tool by releasing
trigger V
! 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
• When using guide-rail (accessory 2610Z00217), the depth
of cut will be reduced with 9 mm for 90° as well as 45° cuts
• Only use sharp saw blades of the correct type 0
- quality of cut improves by the number of teeth
- carbide tipped blades stay sharp up to 30 times longer
than ordinary blades
• Rip fence W !
- for making exact cuts along a workpiece edge
- can be inserted in either side of foot
Adjusting rip fence
- loosen knob X
- adjust to desired cutting width by using rip fence scale
(use line-of-cut indicator Q as 0-reference)
- tighten knob X
• Plunge cutting @
- 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
! the tool should run at full speed before the blade
enters into the workpiece
! never pull tool backwards
• Cutting large panels #
- 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 rip fence does not allow desired width of cut,
clamp or nail straight piece of wood to workpiece as a
guide, and use the right side of the foot against this guide
MAINTENANCE / SERVICE
• Always keep tool and cord clean (especially the
ventilation slots)
! disconnect the plug before cleaning
• 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.skilmasters.com)
ENVIRONMENT
• Do not dispose of electric tools, accessories and
packaging together with household waste material
(only for EU countries)
- in observance of European Directive 2002/96/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 $ will remind you of this when the need for
disposing occurs
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
• We declare under our sole responsibility that this product
is in conformity with the following standards or
standardized documents: EN 60745, EN 61000,
EN 55014, in accordance with the provisions of the
directives 2006/95/EC, 2004/108/EC, 2006/42/EC
• Technical file at: SKIL Europe BV (PT-SEU/PJE),
4825 BD Breda, NL
01.03.2011
NOISE/VIBRATION
• Measured in accordance with EN 60745 the sound
pressure level of this tool is 94 dB(A) and the sound
power level 105 dB(A) (standard deviation: 3 dB), and the
vibration 2.9 m/s² (hand-arm method; uncertainty
K = 1.5 m/s²)
• The vibration emission level has been measured in
accordance with a standardised test given in EN 60745; it
may be used to compare one tool with another and as a
preliminary assessment of exposure to vibration when
using the tool for the applications mentioned
- using the tool for different applications, or with different
or poorly maintainted accessories, may significantly
increase the exposure level
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