Use and Care Manual

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To reduce the risk of injury, never use a
single dado blade for normal saw thru-
cutting. Never use chippers without both outside cutters.
Read and follow all Operation/Safety Instructions included
with the dado set.
NOTE: When installing dado blades the nut must be fully
engaged on the shaft threads. If the stacked width if 3/8" or less,
use the standard inner washer 1 and the standard outer washer
2. If the stacked width is more than 3/8" but less than 13/16", use
the thin inner washer 3 and the nut with integral washer that was
supplied with kit 2610011337. Never mount a dado stack that is
wider than 13/16".
7. Lower the blades below the table top and insert the Skil
Dado Table Insert (2610011337) 5 (Fig. 56). Raise the
cutters to the desired depth of cut (above the insert). Check
that the tool is not plugged into a power source; then
carefully rotate the cutters by hand to make sure all
components are tightly held and no interferences exist.
8. Plug saw into power source. Using scrap wood, make
practice dado cuts and adjust height accordingly.
To reduce the risk of injury, never pass your
hands over the cutting dado blades. Dado
cuts are non-thru (blind) cuts. Many times the cutters cannot be
seen during cutting. See page 30 for instructions on Non Thru-
sawing.
To reduce the risk of injury, never make
freehand cuts. The work piece must be held
against the saw’s fence or miter gauge as it is being fed.
Whenever possible, use push sticks and push blocks for cutting
(see page 29). Always use feather boards, attached to the table
or fence, when rip cutting (see page 30). When cross cutting,
firmly hold work piece against the miter gauge
(see page 25).
NOTE: Because dado cuts are non-thru cuts, the miter gauge
can be used with the fence locked in place. This is helpful when
making repeat dado cross-cuts from the ends of more than one
work piece. Each piece is held against the miter gauge and its
end slides along the fence at a preset distance.
Depending on the final depth of cut and/or the density of the
material, it may be required to make multiple cuts starting with
small depths of 1/4" to 1/2" and progressing to final depth. When
performing extensive repetitive dado cutting, periodically check
the work pieces to see that the depth of cut is maintained.
RETURNING SAW TO NORMAL THRU-CUTTING
After completing your Dado cutting, be sure to return the inner
and outer washers to the original positions (see page 15 for
details). It is important that the original equipment washers are in
the proper positions so that the saw blade always aligns with the
permanently installed riving knife.
ADJUSTABLE OR WOBBLE DADO SETS
To reduce the risk of injury, do not use
adjustable or “wobble” dado sets on this
saw. Adjustable dado sets can be easily set to positions that
may interfere with working components of this saw.
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5
3/8˝
3/8˝ -
13/16˝
1
23 4
FIG. 55
FIG. 56
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