AEG ST 500 Instructions For Use Manual page 6

Advice for
operation
Hints
Sawing sheet
metal
Plunge cuts
ENGLISH
The appropriate degree of pendulum effect can be taken from the following chart
and compared with the marking at the pendulum stroke lever.
Material Degree of swing action
Wood I - III
Plastic I
Aluminium 0 - I
Steel 0
Ceramics 0
Rubber 0
The stroke rate shown in the chart is only
a suggestion for your general guidance!
The stroke rate can be set on the stroke
rate control even while the motor is
running.
1.
Set the stroke and pendulum stroke according to the material to be cut.
2.
Position the machine with the front part of the base plate on the material, and
switch on.
3.
Press the machine downwards onto the material and guide it along the cutting line.
Do not press down too hard on the piece you are cutting. Light pressure on the saw
blade is sufficient to achieve the optimum rate of sawing.
When cutting along a score line, use the marking on the anti-splintering device as an
optical guide.
To obtain a perfectly straight cut, clamp a strip of wood as a guide along the material
or use the parallel guide (accessory).
For cutting at an angle, or cutting a bevel, adjust the base plate.
For sawing close to the edge, set the base plate at its rearmost position.
To avoid vibration, clamp metal sheets onto a wooden base.
To saw metal, use cooling agents along the cutting line (oil, white spirit).
Plunge cuts without pre-drilling a hole are possible with soft materials (wood, light
building materials for walls). Harder materials (metals) must first be drilled with a hole
corresponding to the size of the saw blade.
Move the base plate to the rearmost setting in order to obtain the best possible
cutting angle for starting the cut.(see section "Adjusting the base plate")
1.
Set the pendulum stroke at the pendulum stroke control to "0".
2.
Without switching the machine on, place it with the front edge of the base plate on
the cutting point.
3.
Switch the machine on and carefully lower the saw blade already running into the
material.
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