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canonlyremovewoodwhenthey areonthedownstroke. 4. Thereis a learningcurveforeach personwhowantsto usethis saw.Duringthatperiodof timeit isexpectedthatsomebladeswill breakuntilyoulearnhowto use thesawandreceivethegreatest benefiftromtheblades. 5. Bestresultsareachievedwhen cuttingwoodlessthanoneinch thick. 6. Whencuttingwoodthickerthan oneinch,theusermustguidethe woodveryslowlyintothebladeand takeextracarenottobendor twist thebladewhilecuttingin orderto maximizebladelife. 7. Teethonscrolsl awbladeswearout andmustbereplacedfrequently forbestcuttingresultsS. crolsl aw bladesgenerallystaysharpfor 1/2 to2 hoursofcutting,dependinogn materiabl eingcut. 8. Togetaccuratecuts,beprepared to compensatfeortheblade's tendencyto followthewoodgrain as youarecutting. 9. Thisscrollsawis intendedtocut woodor woodproductsP. lastics andnon-ferroums etalsperform wellonscrollsawsthathavevery slowspeedcapabilitya,ndshould belubricatewd ithmachineoilor beeswax. 10.Whenchoosinga bladeto use withyourscrollsaw,considevr ery fine,narrowbladesto scrollcutin thinwood1/4in.thickor less.Use widerbladesfor thickermaterials butthiswillreducetheabilityto cut tightcurves. 11.Thissawuses5 in.longpinorplain endtypebladesonly. 12.Bladeswearfasterwhencutting plywoodor particleboardwhich is veryabrasiveA. nglecuttingin hardwoodrseducesbladetoothset fasterdueto thebladedeflection. FREEHAND CUTTING (FIG. V) [_ WARNING J To avoid injury from an accidental start, make sure the switch is in the OFF position and the plug is not connected to the power source outlet. 1. Lay out desired design, or secure design to the workpiece (1). 2. Raise the blade guard foot (2) by loosening the blade guard foot lock knob (3). 3. Position the workpiece against the blade and place the blade guard foot slightly above the top surface of the workpiece. 4. Secure the blade guard foot (2) by tightening the blade guard foot lock knob (3). 5. Remove the workpiece from the blade prior to turning the scroll saw ON. Set the variable speed control knob (4) to the desired speed by turning the control knob clockwise or counterclockwise. CAUTION: In order to avoid uncontrollable lifting of the workpiece and to reduce blade breakage, do not turn saw ON while the workpiece is against the blade. 27

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canonlyremovewoodwhenthey
areonthedownstroke.
4.Thereisalearningcurveforeach
personwhowants
to usethis
saw.During
thatperiodoftimeit
isexpected
thatsomebladeswill
breakuntilyoulearnhowtouse
thesawandreceive
thegreatest
benefit
fromtheblades.
5.Bestresultsareachievedwhen
cuttingwoodlessthanoneinch
thick.
6.Whencuttingwoodthicker
than
oneinch,theusermustguidethe
woodveryslowlyintothebladeand
takeextracarenottobendortwist
thebladewhilecuttinginorderto
maximizebladelife.
7. Teethonscroll
sawbladeswearout
andmustbereplaced
frequently
forbestcuttingresults.
Scroll
saw
bladesgenerallystaysharpfor1/2
to2hoursofcutting,depending
on
material
beingcut.
8. Togetaccurate
cuts,beprepared
tocompensate
fortheblade's
tendency
tofollowthewoodgrain
asyouarecutting.
9. Thisscrollsawisintended
tocut
woodorwoodproducts.
Plastics
andnon-ferrous
metalsperform
wellonscrollsawsthathavevery
slowspeedcapability,
andshould
belubricated
withmachineoilor
beeswax.
10.Whenchoosingabladetouse
withyourscrollsaw,consider
very
fine,narrowblades
toscrollcutin
thinwood1/4in.thickorless.Use
widerblades
forthickermaterials
butthiswillreduce
theabilitytocut
tightcurves.
11.Thissawuses5in.longpinorplain
endtypebladesonly.
12.Bladeswearfasterwhencutting
plywoodorparticleboardwhich
isveryabrasive.
Anglecuttingin
hardwoods
reducesbladetoothset
fasterduetothebladedeflection.
FREEHAND
CUTTING
(FIG. V)
[_
WARNING
J
To avoid injury from an accidental
start, make sure the switch is in
the OFF position and the plug is
not connected
to the power source
outlet.
1.
Lay out desired design, or secure
design to the workpiece
(1).
2.
Raise the blade guard foot (2) by
loosening the blade guard foot lock
knob (3).
3.
Position the workpiece against
the
blade and place the blade guard
foot slightly
above the top surface
of the workpiece.
4.
Secure the blade guard foot (2) by
tightening
the blade guard foot lock
knob (3).
5.
Remove
the workpiece
from the
blade prior to turning the scroll saw
ON. Set the variable speed control
knob (4) to the desired speed by
turning the control knob clockwise
or counterclockwise.
CAUTION:
In order to avoid
uncontrollable
lifting of the
workpiece
and to reduce blade
breakage,
do not turn saw ON
while the workpiece
is against the
blade.
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