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Blade Orbit Selector Lever
Maximum cutting efficiency can be obtained by
adjusting the blade orbit selector lever to suit
the material being cut.
The following chart will help you determine
which setting to use for your application. This
chart is intended as a guideline only, and test
cuts in scrap material should be performed first
to determine the best setting.
Setting 0
Hard materials such as metals or
thin sheet metals. This setting
can be used with knife blades,
grit edge blades, rasp work. and
down cutting blades.
Setting 1
Soft materials where cleaner
cutting or delicate scrolling work
is performed.
Setting 2
Medium density materials such
as harder woods or particle
board.
Setting 3
Soft materials such as wood,
plastics, etc. and when fast cut-
ting is more important than a
clean cut.
Footplate Angle Adjustment
The footplate may be tilted to allow angle cuts
up to 45° in either direction.
Note: Before adjusting the footplate, remove
anti-splinter insert, if used.
To adjust footplate, loosen screw with allen
wrench (11) provided, slide the footplate (12)
slightly forward towards the front of tool, then
rotate to desired angle. The detent slots will
hold the footplate firmly at 45°, and there are
additional position marks for 15° and 30° an-
gles. Intermediate angles may be set with a pro-
tractor. After positioning the footplate securely
tighten screw (22) (Fig. 9).
Flush Cutting
To allow the saw to make a perpendicular cut
close to a vertical surface in front of the saw, the
footplate may be repositioned as follows:
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Operating Instructions
Loosen screw, move the footplate back in the 0°
alignment slot, and securely tighten screw. Note
that when the footplate is retracted in this man-
ner, only 90° cuts are possible, and the optional
cutting guide and anti-splinter insert guide may
not be used.
Tool Tips
on the front of the tool and the switch handle.
Failure to hold the tool by the insulated gripping
surface may result in electric shock or electrocu-
tion if sawing into a blind area where live wiring
exits.
Always be certain that smaller workpieces are
securely fastened to a bench or other support.
Larger panels may be held in place by clamps on
a bench or sawhorses.
To begin a cut, clearly mark the cutting line, and
rest the front of the footplate on the work. En-
gage the switch, and move the blade into the
work using only enough forward pressure to
keep the blade cutting steadily. Do not force,
as this will not make the saw cut faster; let the
blade do the work.
When sawing metal or similar materials, apply
coolant/lubricant alongside the cutting line.
Use of reverse-tooth blade such as the Bosch
T101BR requires the orbital setting to be "0"
and that downward pressure be applied to the
top of the saw.
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(17)
(11)
(22)
(23)
Always hold the saw by the
insulated gripping surfaces
Fig. 9
(23)
(12)
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