Ferax 19694-0506, Manual

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5.2 Using the appliance
• Clamp the workpiece that you will be sawing
in firmly into place.
• Remove any wood residue that is near or
stuck to the surface of the saw blade; do not
use your hand for this. Switch the appliance
off before removing any residue!
• Always switch the jigsaw on in idle, i.e.
switch the jigsaw on before bringing it into
contact with the workpiece.
• When sawing the wood watch out for knots,
nails, cracks and/or dirt deposits. These can
cause the saw blade to jam dangerously. Also
watch out for this with waste wood. This
often requires less careful sawing, so there is
a danger that you may not be quite so careful
about watching out for irregularities in the
wood.
• Do not saw workpieces that are thicker than
the length of the saw blade.
• Do not touch metal parts of the jigsaw when
sawing in walls or floors in which there could
be electricity cables. Hold the jigsaw tightly
with both hands on the plastic grip so that
you do not touch parts that could become live
if you accidentally saw through an electricity
cable.
• When you have finished sawing, switch off
the appliance first and wait until the saw
blade comes to a standstill before removing
it from the workpiece.
• Do not use long extension cables.
• Keep the plastic guard in place while the
jigsaw is in use.
Turn the appliance off immediatey in the event
of:
• Afaulty mains plug, mains flex or flex dama -
ge;
• Afaulty switch;
• Sparking in the carbon brushes or ring fire in
the commutator;
• Smoke or smell from scorched insulation.
5.3 Electrical safety
Always check that the mains voltage
is the same as on the type plate of the
machine.
The machine is double insulated com-
pliant; therefore, no earth connection
is required.
• Replacement of power cords or plugs
Immediately dispose of old cords and plugs
once they have been replaced. It is dange-
rous to plug a loose power cord into a mains
power socket.
• Use of extension leads
Only ever use approved extension leads that
are suitable for the power rating of the mach-
ine. The minimum core thickness is 1.5 mm
2
.
Whenever using a reel extension lead, always
fully unroll the lead.
6. ASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS
6.1 Selecting the saw blade
The jigsaw is supplied with 2 saw blades, each
with different teeth. the profile and the teeth
vary according to the material that you want
to saw. Afine tooth will give you a smooth and
precise saw cut. Use a narrow profile if you
want to saw curves or if you are goig to saw
figures. The maximum saw capacity in wood is
65 mm with the enclosed saw blades.
To select the right saw, proceed as follows:
• First of all try a saw blade with coarse teeth.
• If you don’t get a smooth and precise saw cut,
try a saw blade with a finer tooth.
• For plastic, aluminium and steel always use
a saw blade with a very fine tooth.
In general you will work faster but less preci-
sely with a coarse tooth than with a fine tooth.
For an optimum result always make sure the
saw blade is sharp.