To Install Flush Cutting Blades; General/Plunge Cutting - Craftsman 315.171020 Owner's Manual

OPERATION
TO INSTALL FLUSH CUTTING BLADES
See Figures 6 and 7_
Flush cutting blades should be used when making close or
flush cuts to walls.
1. Plug your electrenic reciprocating saw into power supply
source.
2_ Depress and release the switch trigger of your saw in
quick, short starts and stops until blade clamp is in its full
rear' position. See Figure 6.
3. UNPLUG YOUR SAW.
WARNING:
4. Using the 5/32 in. allen wrench provided with your saw,
loosen the blade clamp screw and remove regular saw
blade
5 Tighten blade clamp screw securely,
6. Loosen set screw and turn base assembly clockwise
g0 °. See Figure 7.
7. Align in desired notch, then tighten set screw securely.
8. Remove allen wrench and store it in allen wrench
holder,.
9_ Insert flush cutting blade on top of blade clamp as shown
in figure 6.
10. Align hole in blade shankwith pin on blade clamp.
11_ Using the flat head screw provided, secure blade to saw
bar assembly. See Figure 7,
12. Tighten flat head screw securely.
GENERAL CUTTING
See Figure 8.
Hold your saw firmly in front of and clearly away from you.
Make sure saw blade is clear of any foreign material and that
power cord and extension cord are out of the blade path. Be
sure material to be cut is held firmly. Small work pieces should
be securely clamped in a vise or with clamps to the work
bench ortable. Mark the line of cut clearly. Depress the trigger
switch starting the cutting action, set the base assembly on
the work, then move the blade into the work. DO NOT
FORCE. Use only enough pressure to keep the saw cutting.
Let the blade and saw do the work_
PLUNGE CUTTING
See Figure 9.
Mark the line of cut clearly. Choose a convenient starting
point inside the area to be cut out and place the tip of the blade
over that point. Rest fro nt edge of base assembly o n work and
hold firmly in position. NOTE: Make sure blade does not
touch work until motor reaches full speed, since this could
cause loss of control resulting in serious injury. With saw
blade at full cutting speed, slowly tilt saw downward until tip
of blade starts cutting work. After blade penetrates work, tilt
saw until blade is perpendicular to the work_ _.
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BASE ASSEMBLY IN FLUSH
CUTTING POSITION
SET SCREW
BASE ASSEMBLY IN
REGULAR CUTTING POSITION
FLAT
FLUSH
CUTTING BLADE
Fig. 6
FLUSH
CUTTING NOTCHES
Fig. 7
Fig, 8
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