Selection of Blades

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CAUTION

Delay the feed speed when cutting the material into small circular arcs. An unreasonably fast feed may break the blade.

4.Plunge cutting

With this tool, you can perform plunge cutting on plywood panels and thin board materials. You can carry out pocket cutting quite easily with the saw blade installed in reverse as illustrated in Fig. 22, Fig. 24, and Fig. 26. Use the saw blade that is as short and thick as possible. We recommend for this purpose that you use BI-METAL Blade No. 132 mentioned in Table 2. Be sure to use caution during the cutting operation and observe the following procedures.

(1)Press the lower part (or the upper part) of the base against the material. Pull the switch trigger while keeping the tip of the saw blade apart from the material (Fig. 21, Fig. 22).

(2)Raise the handle slowly and cut in with the saw blade little by little (Fig. 23, Fig. 24).

(3)Hold the body firmly until the saw blade completely cuts into the material (Fig. 25, Fig. 26).

CAUTION

◯Avoid plunge cutting for metallic materials. This can easily damage the blade.

◯Never pull the switch trigger while the tip of the saw blade tip is pressed against the material. If you do so, the blade can easily be damaged when it collides with the material.

◯Make absolutely sure that you cut slowly while holding the body firmly. If you apply any

unreasonable force to the saw blade during the cutting operation, the blade can easily be damaged.

5. Cut off guide for cutting pipe (optional accessory)

Product	Cutting	Blade	Code No.
Product	application	used	Code No.
	application	used

Cut-off	Outer diameter	No. 9	321113
guide (L)	75mm – 165mm	No. 131	321113
guide (L)	75mm – 165mm	No. 131

NOTE

Please refer to the cut off guide user’s manual for details on how to use ti correctly.

To ensure maximum operating efficiency and results, it is very important to select the appropriate blade best suited to the type and thickness of the material to be cut.

NOTE

◯Dimensions of the workpiece mentioned in the table represent the dimensions when the mounting position of the base is set nearest to the body of the reciprocating saw. Caution must be exercised

since dimensions of the workpiece will become smaller if the base is mounted far away from the body of the reciprocating saw.

1.Selection of HCS blades

The blade number of HCS blades in Table 1 is engraved in the vicinity of the mounting position of each blade. Select appropriate blades by referring to Tables 1 and 3 below.

Table 1: HCS blades

Blade	Uses	Thickness
No.	Uses	(mm)
No.		(mm)
No. 1	For cutting steel pipe less than	2.5 – 6
	105 mm in diameter	2.5 – 6
	105 mm in diameter
No. 2	For cutting steel pipe less than	2.5 – 6
	30 mm in diameter	2.5 – 6
	30 mm in diameter
No. 3	For cutting steel pipe less than	Below 3.5
	30 mm in diameter	Below 3.5
	30 mm in diameter
No. 4	For cutting and roughing lumber	50 – 70
No. 5	For cutting and roughing lumber	Below 30
No. 8	For cutting vinyl chloride pipe less	2.5 – 15
	than 105 mm in diameter	2.5 – 15
	than 105 mm in diameter
	For cutting and roughing lumber	Below 105
No. 9	For cutting mild steel pipe less
	than 165 mm in diameter when	2.5 – 6
	used with cut off guide
No. 95	For cutting stainless steel pipe	Below 2.5
	less than 105 mm in diameter	Below 2.5
	less than 105 mm in diameter
No. 96	For cutting stainless steel pipe	Below 2.5
	less than 30 mm in diameter	Below 2.5
	less than 30 mm in diameter

NOTE

No. 1 – No. 96 HCS blades are sold separately as optional accessories.

2.Selection of BI-METAL blades

The BI-METAL blade numbers in Table 2 are described on the packages of special accessories. Select appropriate blades by referring to Table 2 and 3 below.

Table 2: Bl-METAL blades

Blade	Uses	Thickness
No.	Uses	(mm)
No.		(mm)
No. 101	For cutting steel and stainless pipes	2.5 – 6
	less than 60 mm in outer diameter	2.5 – 6
	less than 60 mm in outer diameter
No. 102	For cutting steel and stainless pipes	2.5 – 6
	less than 130 mm in outer diameter	2.5 – 6
	less than 130 mm in outer diameter
No. 103	For cutting steel and stainless pipes	2.5 – 6
	less than 60 mm in outer diameter	2.5 – 6
	less than 60 mm in outer diameter
No. 104	For cutting steel and stainless pipes	2.5 – 6
	less than 130 mm in outer diameter	2.5 – 6
	less than 130 mm in outer diameter
No. 105	For cutting steel and stainless pipes	2.5 – 6
	less than 60 mm in outer diameter	2.5 – 6
	less than 60 mm in outer diameter
No. 106	For cutting steel and stainless pipes	2.5 – 6
	less than 130 mm in outer diameter	2.5 – 6
	less than 130 mm in outer diameter
No. 107	For cutting steel and stainless pipes	Below 3.5
	less than 60 mm in outer diameter
No. 108	For cutting steel and stainless pipes	Below 3.5
	less than 130 mm in outer diameter	Below 3.5
No. 121	For cutting and roughing lumber	300
No. 131	All purposes	—
No. 132	All purposes	—

NOTE

Nos. 101 – No. 132 Bl-METAL blades are sold separately as optional accessories.