Craftsman 113.236090 Owner's Manual page 21

Before freeing any jammed material:
,, Turn switch "OFF".
• Wait for all moving parts to stop.
o Unplug saw.
When backing up the workpiece, the
blade may bind in the kerr (cut). This
is usually caused by sawdust c_og-
ging up the kerfo if this happens:
oTurn switch "OFF",
oWait for nil moving parts to stop.
o Unplug saw.
-With a flat blade screwdriver, turn the
motor by hand while backing up the
workpiecer
Before removing loose pieces from
the table, turn saw off and wait for al!
moving parts to stop,
Before Leaving The Saw:
o Wait for all moving parts to stop.
° Make Workshop Child-proof. Unpfug
the saw. Lock the workshop and ON/
Basic Saw Operations
General Instructions
Please, read and understand the follow-
ing items about your scroll saw before
attempting to use the saw.
,, The saw does not cut wood by itself.
You a!{ow the saw to cut wood by guid o
ing the wood into the blade as it moves.
• _ The blade teeth cut wood only on the
down stroke.
,, You must guide the wood into the blade
siowty because the teeth of the blade
are very small and they can only
remove wood when they are on the
down stroke.
,, There is a Iearning curve for each per T
son who wants to use this saw. During
that period d time it is expected that
some blades wil! break until you learn
how to use the saw and receive the
greatest benefit from the blades.
o Best results are achieved when cutting
wood less than one inch thick.
o When cutting wood thicker than one
inch the user must guide the wood
very, very slowly into the blade and
take extra care not to bend or twist the
blade while cutting in order to maximize
blade life.
o Teeth on scroll saw blades wear out
and as such must be replaced fre-
quently for best cutting results. Scroll
saw blades generally stay sharp for 1/2
hour to 2 hours of cutting.
OFF knob on the saw. Store the key
away from children and others not qual-
ified to use the tool.
, To get accurate cuts, be prepared to
compensate for blade's tendency to foI-
tow the wood grain as you are cutting.
• This scroll saw is intended to cut wood,
wood-like products, plastics and non-
ferrous metals.
o When choosing a blade to use with
your scroll saw, consider the fo!iowing
carefully.
o Very fine, narrow blades should be
used to scroll cut in thin wood !/4
inch thick or less.
To cut wood over 1/4 inch thick, use
wider blades.
Most blade packages state the size
or thickness of wood which that blade
is intended to cut, and the radius,
size of curve, which can be cut with
that blade.
o Wider blades can't cut curves as tight
or srnalt as thinner blades,
o Narrower :blades work wel! only on
thinner wood material.
o This saw uses 5 inch long pin and plain
end type blades only. See your Sears
Retail Store for accessory blades.
- Blades wear faster when cutting ply-
wood, which is very abrasive; when
sawing wood which is thicker than the
7/8 inch blade stroke; and when sawing
hardwood, or when side pressure is
placed on the blade.
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