Making Interior Cuts - Craftsman 113.23615 Owner's Manual

Whenever Saw Is Running
iWARNING: Don't let familiarity (gained from fre- I
quent use of your saw) cause a careless mistake. A I
icareless fraction of a second is enough to cause
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I severe injury.
Before starting your cut, watch the saw while it runs. If it
makes an unfamiliar noise or vibrates a lot, stop immedi-
ately. Turn the saw off. Unplug the saw. Do not restart
until finding and correcting the problem.
Keep Children Away. Keep all visitors a safe distance
from the saw. Make sure bystanders are clear of the saw
and workpiece.
Don't Force Tool. It will do the job better and safer at its
designed rate. Feed the workpiece into the saw blade
only fast enough to let it cut without bogging down or
binding.
Before freeing any jammed material:
• Turn switch "OFF".
o Unplug saw.
• Wait for al! moving parts to stop.
When backing up the workpiece, the blade may bind
in the kerr (cut). This is usually caused by sawdust
clogging up the kerf. If this happens:
* Turn switch "OFF".
- Unplug saw.
o Wait for al! moving parts to stop.
o With a flat blade screwdriver, turn the motor by hand
while backing up the workpiece.
Before removing loose pieces from the table, turn
saw off and wait for all moving parts to stop.
Before Leaving The Saw:
° Wait for all moving parts to stop.
Make Workshop Child-proof. Unplug the saw. Lock the
shop or ON/OFF knob, Store the key away from children
and others not qualified to use the tool.
Making interior Scroll Cuts
1. One of the features of this saw is that it can be used to
make scroll cuts on the interior of a board without
breaking or cutting into the outline or perimeter of the
board.
WARNING: To avoid injury from accidental starting,
always turn switch "OFF" and remove plug from
power source outlet before removing or replacing
the blade.
2, To make interior cuts in a board, remove the scroll saw
blade as explained in the Assembly section,
3. Drill a 1/4" or larger hole in the board you wil! use to
make interior cuts.
4. Place the board on the saw table with the hole in the
board over the access hole in the table.
5. Install the blade through the hole in the board and
adjust blade tension.
6. When finished making the interior scroll cuts, simply
remove the blade from the blade holders, as described
in the Assembly section, and remove the board from
the table.
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