STACK CUTTING
See Figure 19.
After becoming well acquainted with your saw through
practice and experience, you maywish totry stack
cutting. Stack cutting may be used when several
identical shapes need to be cut. Several pieces of
wood may bestacked ontop and secured to each
other before cutting. The wood piecesmay bejoined
together by placing double sided tape between each
piece or by wrapping masking tape around the
corners or ends of the stacked wood. You must attach
the stacked pieces of wood to each other so they will
move on thetable asa singlepiece ofmaterial.
_I, .WARNING:. To avoid possible, serious personal
injury, do not cut more than one loose piece of
material ata time.
TAPE
Fig. 19
CHOICE OF BLADE AND SPEED
The scroll saw accepts awide variety ofblade widthsand thicknesses for cutting wood and other fibrous materi-
als. Your saw uses 5 inch long blades of eitherthe pinend or the plain end style. The blade width and thickness
and the number ofteeth per inch to useare determined by the type ofmaterial and the sizeof the radius being
cut. A fullselection of scroll saw bladesare available through Sears Retail Stores.
Note: As a generalrule, always select narrow blades for intricate curve cutting, and wide bladesfor straight and
large curve cutting.
Teeth/Inch
10
15
18
Width
.110in.
.110in.
.095in.
Thickness
.020 in.
.020 in.
.010 in.
Speed or
Strokes Per Material Cut
Minute
1200-1600
600-1200
500-600
Popular size for cutting hard and soft
woods3/16 in. up to 2 in.Plastics, paper,
felt, bone, etc.
Wood, plastics, extremely thin cuts on
materials 3/32 in.to 1/2in. thick.
For tight radius work in thin materials
3/32 in. to 1/8 in. wood, veneer, bone,
fiber, ivory, plastic, etc.
BEFORE EACH USE:
• INSPECT YOUR SAW. Disconnect the saw. To
avoid injury from accidental starting, turn the
switch OFF and unplug the saw before changing
the setup or removing covers, guards, orblade.
•INSPECT YOUR WORKPIECE. Make sure there
are no nails or foreign objects inthe workpiece to
be cut.
•USE EXTRA CAUTION WITH LARGE, VERY
SMALL, OR AWKWARD WORKPIECES.
•Never use this tool to cut pieces too small to hold
by hand.
• Always use extra supports (tables, saw horses,
blocks, etc.) for any workpiece large enough to
tip when not held down to the table top.
•Never use another person as a substitute for a
table extension, or as additional support for a
workpiece orto help feed, support, or pull the
workpiece.
•When cutting an irregularly shaped workpiece,
plan your work so it will not pinch the blade. A
piece of molding, for example, must lay flat or be
held by a fixture or jig that will not let it twist,
rock, or slip while being cut.
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