METAL CUTTING
When cutting metal clamp material down. Be
extra certain that you move the saw along
slowly. Use lower speeds. Do not twist, bend,
or force the blade. If the saw jumps or
bounces, use a blade with finer teeth. If the
blade seems clogged when cutting soft metal,
use a blade with coarser teeth.
For easier cutting, lubricate the blade with a
stick of cutting wax, if available, or cutting oil
when cutting steel. Thin metal should be
sandwiched between two pieces of wood or
tightly clamped on a single piece of wood
(wood on top of the metal). Draw the cut lines
or design on the top piece of wood.
When cutting aluminum extrusion or angle
iron, clamp the work in a bench vise and saw
close to the vise jaws.
When sawing tubing and the diameter is
larger than the blade is deep, cut through the
wall of the tubing and then insert the blade
into the cut rotating the tube as you saw.
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RIP FENCE AND CIRCLE CUTTING GUIDE
This accessory is available at an extra cost. It
is used for fast and accurate straight and
circle cutting (Fig. 12).
ATTACHING RIP FENCE
1. Insert bar of rip fence through the slots
provided in foot, from either side of foot with
the edge guide facing down (Fig. 12).
2. Thread the clamp screw from under the foot
through the threaded hole in the clamp on left
side of foot, and securely tighten clamp screw
with a screwdriver, to clamp the rip fence bar
in place.
STRAIGHT CUTTING
Once the rip fence is attached, measure from
the edge of work to the line of cut, and set edge
guide of rip fence to the same distance and
then securely tighten clamp screw (Fig. 13).
EDGE GUIDE DOWN
BAR
CLAMP
SCREW
SLOT
CLAMP
DESIRED
WIDTH
CLAMP
SCREW
LINE OF CUT
FIG. 12
FIG. 13
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