OPERATION
WARNING:
Cutting into electrical wiring in walls can cause metal surfaces of the saw to become electrically live. Do not touch metal parts when cutting into a wall; grasp only the insulated gripping surfaces pro- vided on the tool. Make sure hidden electrical wir- ing, water pipes and mechanical hazards are not in the blade path when cutting into a wall.
GENERAL CUTTING
See Figure 5.
Hold your saw firmly in front of and clearly away from you. Make sure saw blade is clear of any foreign material. Be sure material to be cut is held firmly. Small work pieces should be securely clamped in a vise or with clamps to the work bench or table. Mark the line of cut clearly. Pull switch trigger to start the cutting action. Place the base assembly against the work, then move the blade into the work. Do not force. Use only enough pressure to keep the saw cutting. Let the blade and saw do the work. Use of excessive pressure that causes bending or twisting of the blade may result in broken blades.
WARNING:
Hold tool by insulated gripping surfaces when per- forming an operation where the saw blade may contact hidden wiring or its own card. Contact with a “live” wire will make exposed metal parts of the tool “live” and shock the operator.
PLUNGE CUTTING
See Figure 6.
Mark the line of cut clearly. Choose a convenient starting point inside the area to be cut out and place the tip of the blade over that point. Rest front edge of base (shoe) assembly on work and hold firmly in position. Pull switch trigger to start the cutting action.
WARNING:
Make sure blade does not touch work until motor reaches full speed, since this could cause loss of control resulting in serious injury.
With saw blade at full cutting speed, slowly tilt saw downward until tip of blade starts cutting work. After blade penetrates work, tilt saw until blade is perpendicular to the work.
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
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