Birdhunter said:
Be sure you know how to unlock the left-right miter control before moving the head around. It’s in the manual. Basically, any thing that’s green controls an adjustment.
Except the black latch (that locks the bevel) around the big green knob (you set the limits for bevel with) on top of the back.
Please enjoy your new Kapex, it’s a great tool.
This. Have fun with it.
On Safety:
Keep your fingers out of the zones marked to keep them out of, and always check fence clearence after changing cut geometry - as it's a sliding one the blade travels into places one dosn't initially expect (especially on compound bevel/miter) when looking at it in at rest position.
Always let the blade fully stop before raising the head, always let it spin up fully before doing a cut.
Never clamp the workpiece on both sides.
On Setup:
Initially check the alignment of everything with some test cuts. Adjusting the offset of the wings (to get the scales on them to be precise) is simple, adjusting the Lasers can be tricky the first time (stick to the supplemental manual and keep in mind that they can bounce off the blade should you tilt them too much toward it), adjusting the bevel/miter is complete unfun but doable if needed.
In doubt keep in mind that you have
service all included with the tool, which also covers calibration issues and includes shipping.
Get/make a zero clearance insert and sacrificial wooden back fence, that will greatly improve quality of cut by removing tearout and reduce the amount of dust spewn around.
On Use:
Do two cuts (first one out some mm wider than the blade) when cutting stock that has internal stress, while the first might deflect a bit the second one will be perfectly square.
Clamping the workpiece gives better results and prevents accidents,
never clamp the workpiece on both sides.
