Blade Square To Fence - Skil 3800-02 Operating/Safety Instructions Manual

Adjustments

Blade Square to Fence

1. Lower the head assembly and push in the lock pin to lock
in the lower position. Make sure table is in 0° detent and
tighten miter lock knob. Place a combination square 1
against the fence 2 and next to the blade 3 as illustrated.
Locate the square properly so it does not contact the
tooth of saw blade. The saw blade should contact the full
length of the square (Figure 10).
2. If blade does not contact the square, follow the fence
alignment procedure.
Fence Alignment
a. The head assembly should remain in lowered
position.
b Move sliding fence to proper position. (See Sliding
Fence on page 50.)
c. Using the supplied large hex wrench, loosen
the three (3) hex cap screws 4 behind fence 5
(Figure 11).
d. Adjust fence until blade and the fence has full
contact with the square.
e. Tighten hex cap screws.
2
FIG. 11
5
4
38
FIG. 10
3
1
4