Craftsman 315.171071 Owner's Manual page 10

TO INSTALL OPTIONAL FLUSH CUTTING
BLADES
See Figures 6 and 7.
Flush cutting blades should be used when making
close or flush cuts to walls.
• Unplug your saw.
A WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could
result in accidental starting causing possible
seAous injury.
• Using the 5/32 in. Allen wrench provided with
your saw, loosen the blade clamp screw and
remove regular saw blade.
• Tighten blade clamp screw securely.
• Loosen set screw and turn base assembly
clockwise 90 °. See Figure 6.
BASEASSEMBLY IN FLUSH
CUTrlNG PosmoN
SETSCREW
FLUSHcUTnNG
NOTCHES
BASEASSEMBLYIN
REGULARCtrlTINGPOSlTION
Fig. 6
• Align in desired notch, then tighten set screw
securely.
• Remove Allen wrench and store it in Allen wrench
holder.
• Plug your electronic reciprocating saw into power
supply source.
• Depress and release the switch tAgger of your
saw in quick, short starts and stops until blade
clamp is in its full rear position. See Figure 7.
• Unplug your saw.
A WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could
result in accidental starting causing possible
seAous injury.
• Insert flush cutting blade on top of blade clamp as
shown in figure 7.
• Align hole in blade shank with pin on blade
clamp.
Using the flat head screw provided, secure blade
to saw bar assembly. See Figure 7.
BLADECLAMPIN
FULLREARPOSITION
PIN FLAT HEAD
BLADE SCREW
CLAMP
OPTIONALFLUSH
CUTFINGBLADE
• Tighten flat head screw securely.
Fig. 7
GENERAL CuI"rlNG
See Figure 8.
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Fig. 8
Hold your saw firmly in front of and cleady away from
you. Make sure saw blade is clear of any foreign
mateAal 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 or table.
Mark the line of cut cleady. Depress the tagger 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.
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