Milwaukee 6528-51, Manual

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shoe forward or backward to the de-
sired position.
2. To lock the shoe in position, push the
shoe release lever up.
8 - Stroke Length
3. After adjusting the shoe, slowly pull the
trigger to be sure the blade always
extends beyond the shoe and your
work throughout the stroke.
Operation
Starting, Stopping and Controlling
Speed
1. To start the tool, grasp the handle firmly
and pull the trigger.
2. To vary the speed, simply increase or
decrease the pressure on the trigger.
The further the trigger is pulled, the
greater the speed.
3. To stop the tool, release the trigger.
Allow the tool to come to a complete
stop before removing the blade from a
partial cut or laying the tool down.
Selecting the Speed Range
The speed control dial controls the maxi-
mum strokes per minute. The speed will
remain variable to the chosen dial setting by
use of the trigger switch.
D
English
C
Adjusting the Shoe
The shoe can be adjusted forward or back-
ward to three positions to take advantage of
the unused portion of the blade or for special
jobs requiring low blade clearance.
1. To adjust the shoe, pull the shoe re-
lease lever down 1/4 turn and slide the
To reduce the risk of personal injury and
damage to the tool, do not use this tool
without the shoe. Using this tool without
the shoe may damage the spindle and
expose the blade.
WARNING!
the arrow to ensure that the blade is
locked into the clamp.
5. Tug on blade to make sure it is securely
locked in place.
Quik-Lok
®
Blade Clamp Maintenance
• Periodically clean dust and debris from
the Quik-Lok
®
Blade Clamp with dry
compressed air.
• If the collar resists twisting, twist the
collar back and forth to shake debris
loose.
• Periodically lubricate Quik-Lok ® Blade
Clamp with a dry lubricant such as
graphite.
Removing Broken Blades from the
Quik-Lok
®
Blade Clamp
Unplug the tool before removing blades.
Broken blades can be removed by the fol-
lowing methods.
• Point the tool downward, twist the col-
lar, and shake the tool up and down.
(DO NOT turn the tool on while your
fingers are holding the blade clamp
open.) The shank of the broken blade
should drop out of the clamp.
• If shaking the tool doesn’t work...
In most cases, a corner of the broken
blade will extend beyond the blade
clamp. Simply twist the collar and pull
the broken blade out of the clamp by this
corner.
• If the broken stub doesn’t extend far
enough to be grabbed by its corner, use
a thin blade with small teeth (such as a
metal cutting blade) to hook the blade
that is jammed in the clamp while twist-
ing the collar and pull it out.
Suggested
Material Dial Settings
Mild steel 3-4
Wood 5
Nail-embedded wood 5
Stainless steel 1-3
Drywall 4-5
Fiberglass 1
Plastics 1
Cast iron 2-3
Non-ferrous metals 2-3
General Cutting
For straight or contour cutting from an edge,
line the blade up with your cutting line. Before
the blade contacts the workpiece, grasp the
handle firmly and pull the trigger. Then guide
the tool along your cutting line. Always hold
the shoe flat against the workpiece to avoid
excessive vibration.
Cutting Metals
Begin cutting at a slow speed, gradually
increasing speed as you cut. When cutting
into metals or hard materials that can not be
cut from an edge, drill a starting hole larger
than the widest part of the blade.