Basic Scroll Saw Operation
PLEASE, read and understand the following items about your scroll saw before attemptingto use the saw.
1.Allow the saw to cut wood by guiding the wood into the blade as it moves.
2.The blade teeth cut wood ONLY on the down stroke.
3.You must guide the wood into the blade slowly because the teeth of the blade are very small and they can only remove wood on the down stroke.
4.There is a learning curve for each person who wants to use this saw. During that period of time, it is expected that some bladeswill break until you learn how to use the saw and receive the greatest benefit from the blades.
5.Best results are achieved when cutting wood less than one inch thick.
6.When cutting wood thicker than one inch, the user must guide the wood very, very slowly into the blade and take extra care not to bend or twist the blade while cutting.
7.Teeth on the scroll saw blades wear out and as such must be replaced frequently for best cutting results. Scroll saw blades generally stay sharp for 1/2 hour to 2 hours of cutting.
0.To get accurate cuts, be preparedto compensate for the blades' tendency to follow other wood grain as you are cutting.
9.This scroll saw is intendedto cut wood or materialsimilar to wood only.
10.When choosing a blade to use with your scroll saw, consider the following carefully.
Very fine, narrow blades should be used to scroll cut in thin wood 114" thick or less.
To cut wood over 1/4"thick, use wider blades.
Most blade packages state the size or thickness of wood which that blade is intended to cut, and the radius, size of curve, which can be cut with that blade.
Wider blades can't cut curves as tight or small as thinner blades.
Narrower blades work well only on thinner wood material.
11.This saw uses 5" long pin or plain end type blades.
12.Blades wear faster when cutting plywood, which is very abrasive; when sawing wood which is thicker than 314" blade stroke; and when sawing hardwood, or when side pressure is placed on the blade.
MAKING INTERIOR SCROLL CUTS
1.One of the features of this saw is that it can be used to make scroll cuts on the interior of a board without breaking or cutting into the outline or perimeter of the board.
WARNING: To avoid injury from accidental starting, always push control knob "OFF" and remove plug from power source outlet before removing or replacingthe blade.
2.To make interior cuts in a board, remove the scroll saw blade as explain in the Assembly Section.
3.Drill a 1 / 4 hole in the board you will use to make interior cuts.
4.Place the board on the saw blade with the hole in the board over the access hole in the table.
5.Install blade through hole in board and adjust blade tension.
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6.When finished making the interior scroll cuts, simply remove the blade from the blade holders, as described in the Assembly Section, and remove the board from the table.
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