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PLUNGE
CUTTING
Your Craftsman
compact
reciprocating
saw is ideal for plunge cutting
directly
into surfaces that cannot
be cut from an edge, such as walls or floors. Plunge
cutting
may be done two ways depending
on how the blade is inserted. Column
A shows how to plunge cut with the teeth of the blade
facing down. Column
B
shows how to plunge cut with the teeth of the blade facing up.
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WARNING:
Do not plunge cut into metal surfaces.
1.
2.
3.
Insert the blade into the
tool. If you inserted the
blade with the teeth facing
downward,
hold the tool as
shown in Column A, resting
the edge of the shoe on the
workpiece,
if you inserted
the blade with the teeth
facing upward,
hold the
tool as shown in Column
B,
resting the edge of the shoe
on the workpiece
as shown.
With the blade just above
the workpiece,
pull the
trigger. Using the edge of
the shoe as a pivot, lower
the blade into the workpiece
as shown.
Fig. 8
A
B
As the blade starts cutting,
raise the handle of the tool
slowly until the shoe rest firmly on the workpiece.
Then guide the tool along
your cutting
line to acquire the desired cut.
Note: To make plunge cutting
easier, use a heavy gauge blade and install the
blade with the teeth facing upward as show in colum B.
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WARNING:
To reduce the risk of explosion,
electric
shock and property
damage,
always check the work area for hidden gas pipes, electrical
wires or
water pipes when making blind or plunge cut.
4.
Switch
on the tool, allow it to come to the desired speed, and carefully pivot
the tool so that the moving saw blade pierces the workpiece.
5.
After the blade has penetrated
through the workpiece,
continue
sawing
along the marked cutting
line.
WARNING:
To avoid loss of control and serious injury, make sure that the
blade reaches maximum
speed before touching
it to the workpiece.
WARNING:
Do not make plunge cuts in metal materials.
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