Icon
Application
Speed/Orbit
Blade Type
Kitchen work surfaces,
Fast speed,
General wood
work tops, laminate
No orbit
board
Scrolling/curves/
Fast speed,
Scrolling wood
craftwork, hardwoods,
No orbit
General wood
decking,
flooring
Plywood and wood
Fast speed,
General wood
panels
medium
orbit
General timber, soft
Fast speed,
General wood
wood, fast rip cutting
max orbit
Plastics, Perspex, PVC Medium speed, General purpose
medium
orbit
Sheet metal tin plate,
Low speed,
Metal or ceramic or
ceramic tile, fiberglass no orbit
fiberglass blade
sheet
Slow speed,
Slow speed,
Choose the correct
precision start
no orbit
blade for the application
Setting the desired cutting mode (Smart Select
)(figure D)
To select the proper speed and orbital action
for the type of material that you are cutting,
follow the steps below:
Step 1 - Turn the dial (10) as shown in figure
D to the appropriate icon. Refer to the chart
below for descriptions of the 7 different
positions.
Step 2 - Insert the proper blade based on the
chart.
Step 3 - Perform the cut.
NOTE: These settings are initial
recommendations. your application may
work best with different settings. Test
these positions on similar material prior to
making finished cut and adjust selections
for desired results.
7
D
how to use the Smart Select
TM
dial
This tool is equipped with a unique Smart Select
TM
Dial to set the speed and the orbital
blade action for various cutting applications. To select the optimum speed and orbital
blade action for the type of material being cut, turn the dial as shown in the table below.
10
PVC
3200/min
3200/min
3000/min
3000/min
2300/min
1700/min
