General Cutting | WARNING |
For straight or contour cutting from an edge, |
MAINTENANCE
line the blade up with your cutting line. |
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Before the blade contacts the workpiece, |
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grasp the handle firmly and pull the trig- |
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line. Always hold the shoe flat against the |
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workpiece to avoid excessive vibration. |
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Cutting Metals |
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increasing speed as you cut. When cutting |
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into metals or hard materials that can not be |
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cut from an edge, drill a starting hole larger |
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than the widest part of the blade. |
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| tool as shown in Column B, resting the | |||||||||
Plunge Cutting |
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Your MILWAUKEE Sawzall® is ideal for | ||||||||||||||
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plunge cutting directly into surfaces that can |
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not be cut from an edge, such as walls or |
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floors. Plunge cutting may be done two ways |
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teeth of the blade facing downward. (When |
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attempting to plunge cut in this manner, shoe |
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must be moved all the way out, as shown.) |
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WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury, always unplug the charger and remove the battery pack from the charger or tool before performing any maintenance. Never disassemble the tool, battery pack or charger. Contact a MILWAUKEE service facility for ALL repairs.
Keep your tool, battery pack and char- ger in good repair by adopting a regular maintenance program. After six months to one year, depending on use, return the tool, battery pack and charger to a MILWAUKEE service facility for:
•Lubrication
•Mechanical inspection and cleaning (gears, spindles, bearings, housing, etc.)
•Electrical inspection (battery pack, charger, motor)
•Testing to assure proper mechanical and electrical operation
Maintaining Tool
If the tool does not start or operate at full pow- er with a fully charged battery pack, clean the contacts on the battery pack. If the tool still does not work properly, return the tool, charger and battery pack, to a MILWAUKEE service facility for repairs.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of personal injury and damage, never immerse your tool, battery pack or charger in liquid or allow a liquid to flow inside them.
Cleaning
Clean dust and debris from charger and tool vents. Keep tool handles clean, dry and free of oil or grease. Use only mild soap and a damp cloth to clean the tool, battery pack and charger since certain cleaning agents and solvents are harmful to plastics and other insulated parts. Some of these include gaso- line, turpentine, lacquer thinner, paint thinner, chlorinated cleaning solvents, ammonia and household detergents containing ammonia. Never use flammable or combustible sol- vents around tools.
Repairs
For repairs, return the tool, battery pack and charger to the nearest service center listed on the back cover of this operator's manual.
ACCESSORIES
WARNING
Always remove battery pack before changing or removing accessories. Only use accessories specifically recommended for this tool. Others may be hazardous.
For a complete listing of accessories refer to your MILWAUKEE Electric Tool catalog or go
See Pages 30 & 31 for a listing of Super Sawzall® Blades.
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