Down/Clearing Stroke

Changing the Main Base

Three bases are available for the Carvex jigsaw. The bases can be installed and removed without tools.

►► Standard Base: The Carvex saw comes equipped with the standard base and standard base insert. The standard base is used to mount any of the optional base inserts described on page 9. The standard base can be used with or without dust collection.

►► Guide Rail Base: The guide rail base, also called the adapter base, is used to guide the saw using either a

Festool guide rail, or the Festool trammel (for cutting circles). The guide rail base can be used with or without dust collection. For more information, refer to “Using the Jigsaw with a Guide Rail” on page 15 or “Using the Trammel to Cut Circles” on page 16.

►► Angle Base: The angle base is used for making bevel cuts with the jigsaw. The two pads can be angled from +45° to -45°. For more information, refer to “Making Bevel Cuts” on page 17.

Standard Base

Guide Rail Base

Angle Base

NOTE: Make sure the guide rail base is installed par- allel with the blade by wiggling it side to side before closing the release lever. If it is installed with a slight skew to the saw blade, it may cause the saw to drift off the cutting line when using the saw with a guide rail or trammel.

WARNING! Always disconnect the saw from the power supply (power cord or battery) before making any adjustments to the saw or installing or remov- ing the blade.

1.Unplug the saw or remove the battery to prevent acci- dental startup.

2.Rotate the base release lever outward until the clamp is clear of the main base.

3.Lift the main base off the bottom of the saw.

Base Release Lever (open)

Clamp

Setting the Pendulum Stroke

A conventional jigsaw moves the blade up and down in a straight line. A pendulum jigsaw moves the blade in an orbital motion. On the downstroke, the blade is guided away from the cut, and on the upstroke, the blade is guided toward the cut.

The Carvex jigsaw has 4 settings for the pendulum stroke, ranging from a wide orbit to no obrbit (straight up and down). Because a jigsaw cuts only on the upstroke,

this orbital type of motion is more efficient.

The orbital motion allows the saw to cut more aggres- sively and improves the life of

the blade. However, the larger 0 the orbit and more aggressive

the cut, the rougher the cut may be.

To change the pendulum stroke,

 

rotate the lever to settings

 

0 (off) through 3 (maximum

 

orbit). The lever/setting may be

 

changed regardless whether the

3

saw is running or not.

Use a larger orbit (higher number) for aggressive cutting in softer materials. Use a smaller orbit, or no orbit, for harder materials such as harder woods, metals, ceramics, etc.; or when smoother cuts are desired. Also, when cutting thinner materials, a lower orbit setting may produce better results. The pendulum stroke should be set to zero when using a tungsten carbide blade.

Up/Cutting Stroke

Pendulum

Motion

Guide

Roller

Gap

10

Carvex PS420 Series

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