OPERATION
WARNING:
To avoid possible serious injury from accidental starting, always turn the saw off and unplug the saw from power source before removing or replacing the blade.
SCROLL CUTTING
For general type scroll cutting, follow the pattern lines by pushing and turning the workpiece at the same time. Do not try to turn the workpiece while engaged in the blade without pushing it – the workpiece could bind or twist the blade.
WARNING:
To prevent serious personal injury, never leave the saw unattended until the blade has come to a complete stop.
INTERIOR SCROLL CUTTING
See Figure 15.
■One feature of a scroll saw is that it can be used to make scroll cuts on the interior of a workpiece without breaking or cutting through the edge or perimeter of the board.
■To make interior cuts in the workpiece, remove the scroll saw blade as explained in the section on Installing Blades on page 13.
■Drill a 1/4 in. (6 mm) hole in the workpiece.
■Place the workpiece on the saw table with the drilled hole over the access hole in the table.
■Install blade through the hole in the workpiece; adjust the drop foot and blade tension.
■When finished making the interior scroll cuts, simply remove the blade from the blade holders as described in the section on Installing Blades, page 13, and remove the workpiece from the saw table.
STACK CUTTING
See Figure 16.
After becoming well acquainted with your saw through practice and experience, you may wish to try stack cutting. Stack cutting may be used when several identical shapes need to be cut. Several pieces of wood may be stacked on top and secured to each other before cutting. The wood pieces may be joined together by placing double sided tape between each piece or by wrapping masking tape around the corners or ends of the stacked wood. You must attach the stacked pieces of wood to each other so they will move on the table as a single piece of material.
DRILL HOLE
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INTERIOR
CUT
STORAGE
BLADE
WORKPIECE
Fig. 15
WARNING:
To avoid possible, serious personal injury, do not cut more than one loose piece of material at a time.
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with your saw to make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict severe injury.
R
WOOD
PIECES
ORAGE | TAPE |
ST |
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BLA | DE |
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Fig. 16
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