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OPERATION
Fig. 6
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0
TO DECREASE
ORBITAL SETTING
TO INCREASE
ORBITAL SETTING
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Fig. 7
WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury, do not use jig saw
without chip shield properly in place.
GENERAL CUTTING
See Figure 6.
Rest the front of the saw base on the workpiece and align
cutting edge of the blade with the line on your workpiece.
Make sure the power cord is out of your way and not in the
line of cut. Start your saw and move it forward on the work
surface. Apply downward pressure to keep the saw steady
and only enough forward pressure to keep the blade cutting.
DO NOT FORCE YOUR SAW
Forcing your saw may overheat the motor and break saw
blades. Broken blades can be reused by loosening the blade
screws until the portion left in the blade clamp drops out,
then putting the remainder of the blade back into the blade
clamp and retightening the blade screws. It may be neces-
sary to flatten the tooth set in the area to be inserted into the
blade clamp when using broken blades.
ORBITAL MOTION
See Figure 6.
The blade of your saw cuts in orbital motion. This feature is
adjustable and provides faster more efficient cutting. With
orbital motion the blade cuts through your work in the
upstroke but does not drag across your work in the
downstroke. The higher settings should be used when fast
cutting in soft material is desired. The lower settings should
be used when cutting materials with more resistance.
STRAIGHT CUT
See Figure 6.
A straight cut can be made by clamping a piece of wood or
straightedge to the workpiece and guiding the edge of your
saw against it. Make the cut from one direction only: don't cut
halfway and complete the cut from the opposite end.
SCROLL CUTTING
See Figure 7.
Scroll cuts can be made with your jig saw by guiding the
direction of the cut with applied pressure on the handle as
shown in figure 7.
WARNING:
Excessive side pressure to the blade could result in
broken blades or damage to the material being cut.
