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WARNING!
Always ensure that the tool is switched off and the plug
removed from the power point before making any adjustments or maintain-
ance procedures.
Keep the tools air vents unclogged and clean at all times.
Regularly check to see if any dust or foreign matter has entered the grills
near the motor and around the trigger switch. Use a soft brush to remove
any accumulated dust. Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes while
cleaning.
Re-lubricate all moving parts at regular intervals. If the body of the Recipro-
cating Saw needs cleaning, wipe it with a soft damp cloth. A mild detergent
can be used but nothing like alcohol, petrol or other cleaning agents.
Never use caustic agents to clean plastic parts.
CAUTION.
Water must never come into contact with the Reciprocating
Saw.
GENERAL INSPECTION
Regularly check that all the fixing screws are tight. They may vibrate loose
over time.
If the supply cord requires replacing, the task must be carried out by the
manufacturer, the manufacturers agent, or an authorised service center to
avoid a safety hazard.
PLUG REPLACEMENT
If you need to replace the fitted plug then follow the instructions below.
Important.
The wires in the main lead are colored in accordance with the
following code:
Blue-Neutral
Brown-Live
As the colors of the wires in the main cable of this appliance may not corre-
spond with the colored markings identifying the terminals in your plug,
proceed as follows. The blue wire must be connected to the terminal which
is marked with an L or colored red.
WARNING!
Never connect live or neutral wires to the grounding
terminal of the plug.
Only fit an approved 13 Amp plug and the correct rated fuse.
NOTE.
If a molded plug is fitted and has to be removed take great care in
disposing of the plug and severed cable, it must be destroyed to prevent
engaging into a socket.
to the desired position. Retighten the shoe locking screw to secure the shoe
in position.
Maintenance and repair:
Operation:
Connect the plug to the power supply.
GENERAL CUTTING
Hold the saw firmly in front and clearly away from you.
Make sure that the blade is clear of any obstruction and that the power cord
or any extension cord is out of the path of the blade.
Ensure that the material to be cut is held firmly.
Small workpieces should be held in a vice or clamped to the workbench.
Mark out the cutting line.
Squeeze the trigger.
Wait until the saw has reached maximum speed.
Place the shoe on the workpiece and begin sawing.
NOTE.
Use only enough pressure to keep the saw cutting. Do not force the
cutting; allow the blade and the saw to do the work.
WARNING.
Use of excessive pressure that causes bending or twisting of
the blade may cause the blade to break.
METAL CUTTING
Metals such as sheet steel, pipe, steel rods, aluminium, brass and copper
can be cut with your saw. Be careful not to bend or twist the blade and do
not force the cutting action.
We recommend that you use cutting oil to lubricate the cut when sawing soft
metal and steel. It keeps the blade cooler and prolongs blade life.
CAUTION.
Clamp the work firmly and cut close to the clamping point to
minimise vibration. When cutting conduit pipe or angle iron, clamp the work
in a vice if possible and cut close to the vice. To cut thin sheet metal, sand-
wich the sheet between hardborad or plywood and clamp the layers to
prevent vibration and the tearing of the metal.
To make a plunge cut use the shoe to pivot on the workpiece.
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tart the saw
with the blade well clear of the workpiece and then slowly tilt the saw until it
begins to cut. Continue tilting slowly until the blade has cut all the way
through the workpiece.
WARNING.
Make sure that the blade does not touch the workpiece until
the blade has reached maximum speed since this could cause loss of
control and serious injury.
