Skil 9206 Owner's Manual page 14

Pocket/plunge cuts
The reciprocating saw can be used to make
plunge cuts into softer material, (for example,
wood or light building materials for walls), with-
out a starting hole (Fig. 8).
1. Mark the line to be cut clearly on the work.
2. Set the tool with one edge of the footplate
firmly against the material.
3. Place the tip of the blade (not running) on
the line to be cut.
4. Tilt the saw so that the blade clears the work.
5. Squeeze the trigger switch and carefully
engage the moving saw blade into the
material.
6. After the blade penetrates through the work,
continue sawing along the marked outline.
NOTES:
To make plunge cutting easier, use a heavy
gauge blade, install the blade with the teeth
facing upward, and hold the saw upside down
as shown (Fig. 9).
Do not plunge cut in metal surfaces.
In thick materials and in harder materials, such
as metal, plunge cutting should not be attempt-
ed. Such materials can be cut with the recip
saw only by starting the cut from the edge of
the material or from a hole drilled all the way
through the material that is large enough to fit
the saw blade.
WARNING
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The use of any accessories not specified in this manual may create a
hazard.
Fig. 8
Fig. 9