Choice Of Blade And Speed - Craftsman 113.236090 Owner's Manual

Basic Saw Operations (continued) ............................ ............................
Making
interior Scroll Cuts
. One of the features of tMs saw is, that it
can be used to make scmt{ cuts on the
interior of a beard without breakir_,g or
cutting into the outIine or perimeter of
the board.
* When finished making the interior scrolt
cuts, simply remove the blade from the
b_ade ho_ders, as described in the
Assembly section, and remove the
board from the tabEe.
WARNING: To avoid injury from
accidental starting, always turn
switch "OFF" and remove plug
from power source outlet before
removing or replacing the blade,
• To make interior cuts in a board,
remove the scroll saw blade as
explained in the Assembty section.
. Drill a t/4" or larger hole in the board
you will use to make interior cuts.
. Place the board on the saw table with
the hole in the board ever the access
hole in the table.
• Instal! the blade through the hole in the
board and adjust blade tension.
Install Blade Through
Hole In Board
Choice of Blade and Speed
Your scroll saw accepts a wide variety of
5" plain end and pin end blades. As a
general guide:
"Use a finer tooth blade for cutting thin
workpieee, when a smoother cut is
required for hard materials orwhen
using slow saw speeds,
• Use a coarser tooth blade for cutting
thicker workpieces, when making
straight cuts, for medium to soft mated-
Pin and Plain end Blades
Teeth/
Inch
20
15
t2.5
Width
,029"
.110"
.038"
Thickness
.012"
.018"
.016"
I1.5 .053" ,0!8"
10 .110" .018"
als or when using faster saw speeds.
• Use a blade that well have at least 2
teeth in the material at all times.
o Use thin, narrow blades for tight radius
work, and thick, wide blades for large
curves and straight cuts.
Listed below are examples of some
blades and their intended uses:
Speed
500-
6OO
600-
1200
!200-
1700
Application
Tight radius work; 3/32" to !/8"
wood veneer, wood, bone, fiber,
plastics, non-ferrous metals, etc.
Close radius cutting in materials 3/32"
1o 1/2" thick. Good for hard and soft
wood, bone, horn, pTastics, etc.
For hard and soft woods and wood_
like products
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