RIDGID R3121 manual Operation, Applications, LOCK-ON Button Switch Trigger

OPERATION

WARNING:

Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict severe injury.

WARNING:

Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields when operating tools. Failure to do so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes resulting in possible serious injury.

WARNING:

Do not use any attachments or accessories not recommended by the manufacturer of this tool. The use of attachments or accessories not recommended can result in serious personal

LOCK-ON BUTTON

SWITCH TRIGGER

To release:

Depress the switch trigger to release.

Fig. 2

injury.

WARNING:

To avoid possible serious injury, keep hands and fingers away from the area between the gear housing and saw blade clamp, and keep the chip shield in place.

APPLICATIONS

You may use this tool for the purposes listed below:

Sawing non-ferrous metal, sheet steel, wood, plastic, and similar materials.

SWITCH

See Figure 2.

To turn the saw ON, depress the switch trigger. Release switch trigger to turn the saw OFF.

LOCK-ON BUTTON

See Figure 2.

The saw is equipped with a lock-on feature, which is con- venient when continuous cutting for extended periods of time is required.

To lock-on:

Depress the switch trigger.

Push in and hold the lock-on button located on the side of the handle.

Release switch trigger.

Release lock-on button.

If you have the lock-on feature engaged during use and the saw becomes disconnected from power supply, disengage the lock-on feature immediately.

WARNING:

Before connecting the saw to power supply source, always check to be sure it is not in lock-on position (depress and release switch trigger). Failure to do so could result in accidental starting of the saw resulting in possible serious injury. Also, do not lock the trigger on jobs where the saw may need to be stopped suddenly.

VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL SELECTOR

See Figure 3.

The saw has a variable speed control selector designed to allow operator control and adjustment of speed and power limits. The speed and power of the saw can be increased or decreased by rotating the variable speed control selector in the direction of the arrows as shown in figure 3.

NOTE: Hold the saw in normal operating position and turn the variable speed control selector to the higher letters to increase speed and power. Turn to the lower letters to de- crease speed and power.

If you desire to lock the switch on at a given speed, depress the switch trigger, push in and hold the lock-on button, and release the switch trigger. Next, adjust the variable speed control selector until the desired speed is reached.

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