Replacing The Saw Blade - Max 61011 Instruction Manual

Preparation and adjustment
Setting the bevel angle
Loosen the two hexagonal screws under the
jig saw's soleplate (8) using the Allen key
provided (6).
Tilt the soleplate to the right or left to the
required angle from 0-45 degrees and
retighten the hexagonal screws.
You can also move the soleplate backwards
and forwards to better be able to saw closely
to edges and obstacles.
Vacuum extractor nozzle
A vacuum cleaner can be connected to the
dust extraction nozzle (7).
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Replacing the saw blade

Unplug the jig saw. Loosen the two
hexagonal screws on the side of the blade
holder (12) using the Allen key provided (6).
Pull the old saw blade (10) out of the blade
holder.
Push a new saw blade as far as possible into
the groove in the blade holder with the
teeth facing forward and with the back edge
against the saw blade wheel (9).
Re-tighten the two screws on the side of the
blade holder.
Pull the saw blade to check that it is correctly
positioned and locked in place.
Sawing
Start the saw by pressing the on/off button
(3).
The blade (10) will move up and down.
Use the speed selector (4) to adjust the
speed of the jig saw.
You can get the jig saw to run on continuous
operation by pressing the lock button (2)
while the on/off button is pressed in.
Press the on/off button and release it again
to stop the jig saw.