Sawing Wood - Porter-Cable TIGERCLAW 750 Instruction Manual

A l w a y s e x e rc i s e e x t re m e c a u t i o n w h e n p o s i t i o n i n g
your hands. Use both hands to hold and control the tool, especially when
making angle or scroll cuts. Exercise caution when cutting toward yourself.
Always be aware of increased tool vibration, kickback, and blade
breakage potential when making angle and scroll cuts.
Use only recommended blades with this tool. Do NOT use jig saw
blades without the proper blade adapter.
TO START AND STOP THE SAW
1. Make sure that the switch is off and the power circuit voltage is the same as
that shown on the specification plate of the saw. Connect the saw to the power
source.
2. Hold the saw firmly (see Fig. 14 or
Fig.15). Squeeze the trigger switch (A)
Fig. 16 to start the motor. Release the
trigger to stop the motor.
VARIABLE SPEED
The saw is equipped with a variable speed control switch (A) Fig. 16 (0 to 2900 SPM).
As the switch trigger is squeezed, the speed of the saw blade increases.
The lower speeds are recommended for most metal cutting, while the higher speeds
are recommended for wood. A few practice cuts at various speeds on scrap material
will aid you to choose the best speed for maimum results.
BEFORE YOU START TO WORK
Select the blade best suited for the workpiece. For greatest economy, use the shortest
blade suitable for the thickness of the workpiece.
Be sure that the workpiece is rigid. Clamp small workpieces securely in a bench vise or
to the work table. As the work progresses in scroll or curved cut-out pieces, readjust
the material to accommodate the movement of the saw. The saw cuts freely with only
slight feed pressure. Forcing the saw will not make it cut faster.

SAWING WOOD

The variable angle reciprocating saw is used much the same as a hand saw in that it
moves toward the operator during the cutting operation.
However, since the blade cuts on the up-stroke instead of the down-stroke as in the
case of the hand saw, the good or finish side of the work should face down during the
cutting operation.
A
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Fig. 16