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cutouts
Cutouts can be made with either of two methods A or B.
A) Boring a starting hole: For internal cut-
outs without lead-in cut from an edge,
pre-drill
a
starting hole more than
12 mm (1 5/32") in diameter. Insert the
blade into this hole and hold the tool
firmly against the workpiece to start
your cut.
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Starting hole
B) Plunge cutting: You need not bore a starting hole or make a lead-in cut if you carefully
do as follows.
1) Tilt the tool up on the front edge of the base, with the blade point positioned just
above the workpiece surface.
2) Apply firm pressure to the tool so
that the front edge of the base will
not move when you switch on the
tool and gently lower the back end of
the tool slowly.
3)
As the blade slices into the work-
piece, slowly lower the base of the
tool down onto the workpiece sur-
face.
4)
Complete the cut in the normal man-
ner.
Finishing edges
To trim edges or make slight dimensional
adjustments, run the blade lightly along the
cut edges.
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