Intended Use; Unpacking Your Tool; Before Use - GMC LJS750CF Manual

Intended Use

Variable speed pendulum action jigsaw for light to medium duty cutting tasks
of wood, plastic and thin sheet metal (when using appropriate blades).

Unpacking Your Tool

• Carefully unpack and inspect your tool. Fully familiarise yourself with all
its features and functions
• Ensure that all parts of the tool are present and in good condition. If
any parts are missing or damaged, have such parts replaced before
attempting to use this tool

Before Use

WARNING: Always ensure the tool is switched off and disconnected
from the power supply, before making any adjustments or changing
accessories.
Blade guide
• The Blade Guide (14) is spring loaded. Depending on the position of
the Pendulum Lever (7), the guide remains stationary (non-pendulum)
or oscillates backwards and forwards, causing the blade to cut with a
pendulum action
Pendulum adjustment
The Pendulum Lever (7) has 4
positions:
• Position '0' selects normal cutting
without pendulum action
• Positions 1, 2 and 3 engage
pendulum action. This causes the
blade to swing slightly backwards
and forwards as it cuts, increasing
cutting efficiency
• Position 1 provides minimum pendulum action, position 3 maximum
pendulum action
• Experiment on a piece of scrap
material to determine the optimum
pendulum action setting for the
workpiece
Adjusting the cutting speed
Blade speed may be adjusted to suit
the material being cut. This enhances
cutting performance and saves the
blade from undue wear:
1. Use the Variable Speed Dial (2) to
set the speed of the blade
2. Turn the dial forwards to increase the speed and backwards to
decrease it
Adjusting the shoe for bevel cutting
The Shoe Plate (13) can be set at any
angle up to 45° left or right to perform
a bevel cut:
1. Turn the jigsaw upside down and
lift the Shoe Lock (8) to the vertical
position
2. If you are adjusting the shoe for
the first time, turn the shoe lock
anticlockwise until it is loose enough
to allow the shoe to be moved
forward and be tilted
3. There are set positions at 0° and
45° for easy setting. For other
angles, use the scale located on the
base - adjacent to the Pendulum
Lever (7) - as a guide
4. Retighten the shoe lock clockwise
and press the lever flat against the
jigsaw base
Note: For accurate work, make a trial
cut in scrap material; check the cut and
adjust as necessary until the correct
setting is achieved.
Dust extraction adaptor
• The Dust Extraction Adaptor (16) allows a dust extraction system or
a household vacuum cleaner to be connected to the tool in order to
remove dust whilst the tool is in use
WARNING: Only use a suitable workshop dust extraction system when
cutting metal. Sparks may ignite residual wood dust.
Blade storage
Both sides of the shoe have a blade storage area for one blade each:
1. Slide the Blade Storage Release Tab (9) to the left for the left side or to
the right for the right side
2. You can then insert or remove a blade from the shoe
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