Making Cut-Outs; Detaching And Changing The Safety Hood; Cutting Difficult Or Dusty Materials - Westfalia tmk-005a1 Instruction Manual

Making Cut-Outs

Plunge cutting may not be possible in some hard materials.
1. Set the depth of cut, plug in the mains supply and then place the metal
base plate onto the work surface. Ensure that the rear width indication
mark on the safety hood aligns with the start line.
2. Switch on the tool and wait for two seconds for the blade to run up to
speed. Next, plunge the blade into the material slowly and gently, but
firmly. Then push the tool forwards along the line to be cut. Never draw the
tool backwards.
3. Once the finish line has been reached, lift the tool from the work surface
before switching off. If a lot of dust has been created, keep switched on for
a few seconds extra to allow the dust to clear from within the tool.

Detaching and Changing the Safety Hood

Before undertaking any work on the machine, pull the power plug. The safety
hood can be detached to use either the safety hood to which the parallel guide
can be attached or the pipe cutting guard.
1. Remove the safety hood retaining nut (8) and its counter screw. The
safety hood can be lifted off.
2. To attach the safety hood, hook the guide pin into the upper part of the
notch in the front end of the machine above the guide roller and
secure it with the screw and the safety hood retaining nut.

Cutting Difficult or Dusty Materials

Practice using the tool by cutting wood before attempting to cut anything
tougher. When cutting tougher material, such as metals and some plastics,
more force is required to hold the work piece and clamping may be required.
Do not cut materials that produce toxic dust or fumes such as PTFE or
asbestos.
Sheet Metal:
Always set the depth adjustment to at least 1 mm greater than the material
thickness to avoid the blade riding up over the surface. Scrap material is
required underneath the work surface.
Remove burrs and rust as these impede the feed across the material.
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