Hitachi CR10DLP4 Instruction Manual - Page 16

English CAUTION: Never apply any unreasonable force to the saw blade when cutting. Also remember to press the base against the lumber firmly. 4. Sawing curved lines We recommend that you use the BIMETAL blade mentioned in Page 18 for the saw blade since it is tough and hardly breaks. CAUTION: Delay the feed speed when cutting the material into small circular arcs. An unreasonably fast feed may break the blade. 5. Plunge cutting With this tool, you can perform pocket cutting on plywood panels and thin board materials. You can carry out pocket cutting quite easily with the saw blade installed in reverse as illustrated in Fig. 26, Fig. 28, and Fig. 30. Use the saw blade that is as short and thick as possible. We recommend for this purpose that you use BI-METAL Blade No. 107 mentioned in Page 18. Be sure to use caution during the cutting operation and observe the following procedures. (1) Press the lower part (or the upper part) of the base against the material. Pull the switch trigger while keeping the tip of the saw blade apart from the material. (Fig. 25, Fig. 26) (2) Raise the handle slowly and cut in with the saw blade little by little. (Fig. 27, Fig. 28) (3) Hold the body firmly until the saw blade completely cuts into the material. (Fig. 29, Fig. 30) Fig. 25 Fig. 26 CAUTION: ⅜ Avoid plunge cutting for metallic materials. This can easily damage the blade. ⅜ Never pull the switch trigger while the tip of the saw blade is pressed against the material. If you do so, the blade can easily be damaged when it collides with the material. ⅜ Make absolutely sure that you cut slowly while holding the body firmly. If you apply any unreasonable force to the saw blade during the cutting operation, the blade can easily be damaged. 6. Using the light Pull the trigger switch to light up the light. The light keeps on lighting while the trigger switch is being pulled. The light goes out after releasing the trigger switch. (Fig. 31) Light Trigger switch Fig. 31 CAUTION: Do not look directly into the light. Such actions could result in eye injury. 7. Battery level warning lamp The battery level can be checked by pulling the trigger switch while the power tool is in a no-load state. The battery level warning lamp lights when the battery power is very low. If this happens, charge the battery. (Fig. 32) Battery level warning lamp Fig. 27 Fig. 29 16 Fig. 28 Fig. 30 Fig. 32 NOTE: ⅜ The level at which the battery level warning lamp lights may vary due to the ambient temperature, characteristics of the battery, etc. and is intended only as a guide.