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OPERATION
Fig. 9
Fig. 8
WARNING:
To avoid possible serious injury, keep hands and
fingers from between the gear housing and saw
blade clamp, and keep the chip shield in place.
WARNING:
Excessive side pressure to the blade could result
in broken blades or damage to the material being
cut.
Orbital Motion
See Figure 8.
The blade of the 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 “0” setting should be used when fast
cutting in soft material is desired. The higher settings (3,4)
should be used when cutting materials with more resis-
tance.
Straight Cut
See Figure 9.
A straight cut can be made by clamping a piece of wood or
straightedge to the workpiece and guiding the edge of the
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 10.
Scroll cuts can be made with the saw by guiding the
direction of the cut with applied pressure on the handle as
shown in figure 10.
TO INCREASE
ORBITAL SETTING
TO DECREASE
ORBITAL SETTING
Fig. 10
