Craftsman 21602 - 16 in. Variable Speed Scroll Saw Operator's Manual page 27

canonlyremove woodwhenthey
areonthedownstroke.
4. Thereis a learning curveforeach
person whowants to usethis
saw.During thatperiodoftimeit
isexpected t hatsomeblades will
break untilyoulearn howto use
thesawandreceive thegreatest
benefit f romtheblades.
5. Bestresults areachieved w hen
cutting woodlessthanoneinch
thick.
6. Whencutting woodthicker t han
oneinch,theusermustguidethe
woodveryslowlyintothebladeand
takeextracarenottobendor twist
thebladewhilecuttingin orderto
maximize b ladelife.
7. Teeth onscroll s awblades wearout
andmustbereplaced frequently
forbestcuttingresults. S croll s aw
blades generally s taysharpfor1/2
to2 hoursofcutting, d epending o n
material beingcut.
8. Togetaccurate c uts,beprepared
tocompensate f ortheblade's
tendency tofollow thewoodgrain
as youarecutting.
9. Thisscroll s awis intended tocut
woodor wood products. P lastics
andnon-ferrous metals perform
wellonscroll s awsthathavevery
slowspeed capability, andshould
belubricated w ithmachine oilor
beeswax.
10.Whenchoosing a bladeto use
withyourscroll s aw,consider v ery
fine,narrow blades to scroll c utin
thinwood1/4in.thickor less.Use
widerblades forthicker m aterials
butthiswillreduce theability tocut
tightcurves.
11.Thissawuses5 in.longpinorplain
endtypeblades only.
12.Blades wearfasterwhencutting
plywood or particle board which
is veryabrasive. Angle cuttingin
hardwoods r educes bladetoothset
fasterduetothebladedeflection.
FREEHAND CUTTING (FIG. V)
[_ WARNING J
To avoid injury from an accidental
start, make sure the switch is in
the OFF position and the plug is
not connected to the power source
outlet.
1. Lay out desired design, or secure
design to the workpiece (1).
2. Raise the blade guard foot (2) by
loosening the blade guard foot lock
knob (3).
3. Position the workpiece against the
blade and place the blade guard
foot slightly above the top surface
of the workpiece.
4. Secure the blade guard foot (2) by
tightening the blade guard foot lock
knob (3).
5. Remove the workpiece from the
blade prior to turning the scroll saw
ON. Set the variable speed control
knob (4) to the desired speed by
turning the control knob clockwise
or counterclockwise.
CAUTION: In order to avoid
uncontrollable lifting of the
workpiece and to reduce blade
breakage, do not turn saw ON
while the workpiece is against the
blade.
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