OPERATION
To remove blades:
Remove the battery pack.
Remove the chip shield and the
Lift the blade clamp until it stops.
� Holding the blade clamp up, remove the saw blade.
Reinstall the battery pack.
GENERAL CUTTING
See Figure 12.
Rest the front of the saw base on the workpiece and align cutting edge of the blade with the line on your workpiece. Start the saw and move it forward on the work surface. Apply downward pressure to keep the saw steady and only enough forward pressure to keep the blade cutting. Do not force the saw. Forcing the saw may overheat the motor and break saw blades. Broken saw blades must be replaced with new saw blades.
ORBITAL MOTION
See Figure 12.
The blade of the saw cuts in orbital motion. This may be adjusted for faster, more efficient cutting. With orbital motion, the blade cuts through your work in the upstroke but does not drag across your work in the downstroke. The higher settings should be used when fast cutting in soft material is desired. The lower settings should be used for slower cutting in materials with more resistance.
STRAIGHT CUTTING
See Figure 13.
A straight cut can be made by clamping a piece of wood or straightedge to the workpiece and guiding the edge of the saw against it. Make the cut from one direction only; don't cut halfway and complete the cut from the opposite end.
TO INCREASE
ORBITAL
SETTING
TO DECREASE
ORBITAL
SETTING
Fig. 12
Fig. 13
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