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BLADE

OPERATION

WARNING:

Do not allow familiarity with your saw to make you
careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second
is sufficient to inflict severe injury.

WARNING:

To avoid possible serious injury from accidental starting,
always turn the saw off and unplug the saw from power
source before removing or replacing the blade.

SCROLL CUTTING

For general type scroll cutting, follow the pattern lines by
pushing and turning the workpiece at the same time. Do
not try to turn the workpiece while engaged in the blade
without pushing it – the workpiece could bind or twist the
blade.

WARNING:

To prevent serious personal injury, never leave the saw
unattended until the blade has come to a complete stop.

INTERIOR SCROLL CUTTING

See Figure 15.

One feature of a scroll saw is that it can be used to make
scroll cuts on the interior of a workpiece without breaking
or cutting through the edge or perimeter of the board.

To make interior cuts in the workpiece, remove the scroll
saw blade as explained in the section on

Installing

Blades 

on page 13.

Drill a 1/4 in. (6 mm) hole in the workpiece.

Place the workpiece on the saw table with the drilled hole
over the access hole in the table.

Install blade through the hole in the workpiece; adjust the
drop foot and blade tension.

When finished making the interior scroll cuts, simply
remove the blade from the blade holders as described in
the section on 

Installing Blades

, page 13, and remove

the workpiece from the saw table.

STACK CUTTING

See Figure 16.

After becoming well acquainted with your saw through
practice and experience, you may wish to try stack cutting.
Stack cutting may be used when several identical shapes
need to be cut. Several pieces of wood may be stacked on
top and secured to each other before cutting. The wood
pieces may be joined together by placing double sided tape
between each piece or by wrapping masking tape around the
corners or ends of the stacked wood. You must attach the
stacked pieces of wood to each other so they will move on
the table as a single piece of material.

Fig. 15

DRILL HOLE

INTERIOR

CUT

WORKPIECE

WARNING:

To avoid possible, serious personal injury, do not cut
more than one loose piece of material at a time.

Fig. 16

TAPE

WOOD

PIECES

Summary of Contents for SC180VS

Page 1: ...gineered and manufactured to Ryobi s high standards for dependability ease of operation and operator safety Properly cared for it will give you years of rugged trouble free performance WARNING To redu...

Page 2: ...or Rating 120 volts 60Hz AC Only No Load Speed 500 1600 Strokes Per Minute Amperes 1 2 Net Weight 28 lbs 14 kg Your saw has many features for making cutting operations more pleasant and enjoyable Safe...

Page 3: ...es they are NOT safety glasses SECURE WORK Use clamps or a vise to hold work when practical It s safer than using your hand and it frees both hands to operate the tool DONOTOVERREACH Keepproperfooting...

Page 4: ...is in contact with the workpiece NEVER TOUCH BLADE or other moving parts during use BEFORE CHANGING THE SETUP REMOVING COV ERS GUARDS OR BLADES unplug the saw and remove the switch key KEEP BLADES CL...

Page 5: ...cations SAFETY AND INTERNATIONAL SYMBOLS This operator s manual describes safety and international symbols and pictographs that may appear on this product Read the operator s manual for complete safet...

Page 6: ...a qualified electrician or service personnel if the grounding instructions are not completely understood or if in doubt as to whether the tool is properly grounded Repair or replace a damaged or worn...

Page 7: ...ork must supported by the table Gum A sticky sap based residue from wood products Kerf The material removed by the blade in a through cut or the slot produced by the blade in a non through or partial...

Page 8: ...Blade s Operator s Manual not shown The following tools not included are needed for adjustments and alignment Combination Square Phillips Screwdriver Slotted Screwdriver SMALL COMBINATION SQUARE PHIL...

Page 9: ...EVEL SCALE THROAT PLATE SAWDUST BLOWER LIGHT ON OFF KNOB WITH VARIABLE SPEED SAWDUST EXHAUST TABLE LOCK KNOB KNOW YOUR SCROLL SAW Before attempting to use your saw familiarize yourself with all the op...

Page 10: ...e used in a permanent application we recommend that you secure it in a permanent location such as a workbench When mounting the saw to a workbench holes should be drilled through the supporting surfac...

Page 11: ...njury With an easy ON Off switch the attached sawdust blower light is designed to direct air to the cutting line Adjust the sawdust blower light to the desired position SQUARING THE SAW TABLE TO THE B...

Page 12: ...egree stop is properly set If the table stops somewhere other than zero then adjust the zero degree stop To access the zero degree stop loosen the table lock knob and tilt the table with the right sid...

Page 13: ...er Securely tighten the upper and lower blade clamps Push the tension release back down Turn the blade tension knob counterclockwise until the blade has the desired amount of tension Replace the throa...

Page 14: ...saw run If you experience excessive vibration or unusual noise stop immediately Turn the saw off remove the switch key and unplug the saw Do not restart until locating and correcting the problem Note...

Page 15: ...saw table before turning the saw on Properly support round materials such as dowel rods or tubing because they have a tendency to roll during a cut causing the blade to bite To avoid this always use...

Page 16: ...the padlock key in another location To lock the saw in the OFF position install a padlock through the lock post beside the knob as illustrated and lock the padlock Padlock is not supplied with the sa...

Page 17: ...s explained in the section on Installing Blades on page 13 Drill a 1 4 in 6 mm hole in the workpiece Place the workpiece on the saw table with the drilled hole over the access hole in the table Instal...

Page 18: ...a qualified service technician Failuretodosocouldresultinseriouspersonal injury MOTOR BRUSHES See Figure 18 Your saw has externally accessible motor brush assemblies that should be checked periodicall...

Page 19: ...N 1 Problem with ON OFF switch power cord or outlet 2 Motor defective 1 Too much tension 2 Feeding too quickly 3 Wrong blade 4 Blade twisting in wood 1 Improper mounting of saw 2 Mounting surface 3 Lo...

Page 20: ...NSION CORD CAUTION When using a power tool at a considerable distance from a power source be sure to use an extension cord that has the capacity to handle the current the tool will draw An undersized...

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