jcb JSBD-JS2, User Manual

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USING THE JIGSAW
Warning: Make sure your cutting line is free of nails
before cutting. Do not cut hollow pipes. Do not cut
wood thicker than 80mm, steel thicker than 10mm, or
aluminium thicker than 30mm. Make sure that you
have adequate clearance for the blade beneath the
material. Make sure the blade is not touching the
material when you first operate the trigger switch.
Do not remove the jigsaw from the workpiece until
the blade has stopped moving. The blade and the
material will be hot when cutting is finished.
CUTTING MET CUTTING MET
CUTTING MET CUTTING MET
CUTTING METAL AL
AL AL
AL
The jigsaw will cut light gauge ferrous sheet and non-ferrous
metals such as copper, brass and aluminium. Cutting metal will
take longer than cutting any other material and you should not
force the blade into the metal as this will shorten the life of the
blade and may damage the material that you are cutting.
Where possible you should clamp the workpiece to a backing
sheet such as plywood, or other soft material. Then cut both
the metal and the backing piece together. Make sure that you
have selected the correct metal cutting jigsaw blade for the job.
It is advisable to spread a thin film of oil along the cutting line
before starting to cut.
CUTTING L CUTTING L
CUTTING L CUTTING L
CUTTING LAMINA AMINA
AMINA AMINA
AMINATES TES
TES TES
TES
The blades of the jigsaw cut on the upstroke. Any splintering of
the material will therefore occur on the upper face nearest the
base plate. When sawing thin wood or plastic laminates, use a
fine tooth metal cutting blade and cut from the back surface of
the material. To further minimize the risk of chipping the edges,
clamp a piece of scrap wood, or hardboard to both sides of the
material and cut through the complete assembly.
POCKET CUTTING POCKET CUTTING
POCKET CUTTING POCKET CUTTING POCKET CUTTING
To make a cut which is not on the edge of the material, first
mark clearly the start point for the cut you wish to make. Drill a
10mm hole in the material and lower the blade through the
hole until the base is flat against the workpiece. Now cut in the
normal way.