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Skil 1340 - Advanced Procedures and Adjustments; Specific Cutting and Blade Procedures; Alignment Checks and Rip Fence Adjustment

Skil 1340
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5. adjust end stop until it touches release knob AO
6. tighten end stop screw AK
7. reset the bevel indicator Q to 0°
Checking/adjusting of 45° blade alignment
! disconnect the plug
- raise the saw blade to the highest position by rotating
blade wheel S clockwise
- release bevel lock lever R
- swing the saw to the 45° end stop (indicator Q shows
45°)
- lock bevel lock lever R
- check for a 45° angle between blade and table with a
mitre square
v
- if necessary, adjust the 45° end stop screw AJ in the
same way as for 90° angle
Checking/adjusting parallelism blade – mitre gauge slots
n
! disconnect the plug
- raise the saw blade to the highest position by rotating
blade wheel S clockwise
- mark a point on the saw blade body
- set a combination square to the edge of the mitre
gauge slot and the ruler touching the marked point
- rotate the saw blade and check the marked point at the
rear of the table
- if both measurements are not identical, adjust as
follows
m
:
1. loosen wing nut AP
2. turn bolt AQ clockwise or counterclockwise until the
blade is parallel to the mitre gauge slot
3. tighten wing nut AP
Checking/adjusting rip fence
! disconnect the plug
! make sure that the checks/adjustments mentioned
above are performed before performing this
adjustment
! the rip fence must be parallel to the saw blade to
prevent kick back
- raise the saw blade to the highest position by rotating
blade wheel S clockwise
- remove protective guard C
- lock the rip fence G to position 1
i
- slide the fence to touch the blade and lock it
- the blade should contact the fence front to back
- if not, loosen the fence post (front and/or back) and
slide it left or right (5mm hex, not standard included)
- rmly tighten the fence posts
- loosen the indicator K and slide it left or right to align
with 0 on the white scale
i
- tighten the indicator K
- lock the rip fence G to position 2
i
- measure the distance from the blade (front and back)
to the fence
- both measurements should be 101.6mm
- if not, loosen the fence post (front and/or back) and
slide it left or right
- rmly tighten the fence posts
- lock the rip fence G to position 3
i
- slide the fence to touch the blade and lock it
- the blade should contact the fence front to back
- if not, loosen the fence post (front and/or back) and
slide it left or right
- rmly tighten the fence posts
- assemble protective guard C
Non-through cutting
l
! use featherboards for all non-through-cutting
operations where the protective guard cannot be
used
- remove protective guard C
- set riving knife B to the middle position 2
w
- mount a approx. 20cm high at facing board to the
fence
- mount the featherboards (not standard included) as
shown to apply pressure on the workpiece until the cut
is complete
- the featherboards cannot be used when non-through
cuts are performed with the mitre guage
- after nishing the cut, position the riving knife B to the
highest position 1
w
- assemble protective guard C
On/o
z
! never stand directly in line with the saw blade
! wear hearing protection when sawing
- to turn on, press the green button
- to turn o, press the paddle
! in case of current interruption or when the plug is
accidentally pulled out, the tool will not restart on
its own
Changing saw blade
x
! disconnect the plug
! wear gloves when handling saw blades
! for correct functioning of the riving knife it is
important to use the correct saw blade
x
a
- raise the saw blade to the highest position by rotating
blade wheel S clockwise
- remove protective guard C
- remove table insert D
- take both wrenches AC from storage
- use the open wrench to hold the shaft and the ring
wrench to loosen the blade nut AM COUNTER
CLOCKWISE (= in same direction as arrow printed on
saw blade)
x
b
- remove ange AL and saw blade
- unlock riving knife locking lever AN
! change saw blade with saw teeth pointing down at
the front of the table
- mount ange AL
- use the open wrench to hold the shaft and the ring
wrench to tighten the blade nut AM CLOCKWISE
- unlock riving knife locking lever AN
- install table insert D
- install protective guard C
Checking/adjusting of 90° blade alignment
! disconnect the plug
- raise the saw blade to the highest position by rotating
blade wheel S clockwise
- release bevel lock lever R
- swing the saw to the 90° end stop (indicator shows 0°)
- lock bevel lock lever R
- check for a 90° angle between blade and table with a
square
c
- if necessary, adjust the 90° blade alignment as follows
b
1. loosen end stop screw AK with a blade wrench 10
(not standard included)
2. release bevel lock lever R
3. set saw blade to 90° angle between blade and table
4. lock bevel lock lever R

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