o eration
PLEASE. read
an
d understand the foll
owing
items a
bout
your
scroll
saw
befo
re
attempti
ng
to use the saw.
The saw does not cu t
wood
by itself.
You
a
llow
the
saw to c
ut
wood
by
gu
iding the
wood
into th e blade
as
it moves.
2. The blade teeth cu
ONLY
on he
down
stroke.
3. The drop f
oot
should a ays be
10
erea until it just
rests on top of
he
.'orkplece.
4. The blade guard should always be
ered
over the
blade during cu
ng
operation.
5.
You
must
eed
th
e
wood
into e b de
slow
ly
because the
Teeth
of
the blade are e sma
ll
and
they c
an
only remove
wood
_ e are on the
down
stroke.
Th
e blade
wil'
Ie.
ards w hen
applYing feed pressure.
Too m pressure will
cause blade
br
e
ak
age.
6. There is a learning cun.
to use this
sa
w. D
unng"
that some blades
IA
a
the saw and rece e
blades.
7 . Best resul·s a e a
"n
1:
ttng
..
lOad less th
an
one Inch
c
B.
When
cun
n9
wood
thicker than one
In
h the user
must feed the
wood
very
slow
ly Into the b
la
de and
take extra care not to bend
or
twist
the blade
wh
ile
cutting in
order
to maximize blade life.
9. Teeth on the scroll blades wear out nd as such
must
be replaced frequ
en
tly for best cu
ttin
g
re
sults.
Scroll
saw
blad
es
generally stay sharp for
Yz
ho
ur to
2 hours
of
cutt
ing,
MAKING
INT
ER
IO
R SCROLL CUTS
1. One
of
the featur
es
of
this saw is that it an be used to
make scroll cuts on th interior
of a bo
ar
d w ithout
breaking
or
cutt
ing i
nto
the outline or peri
me
ter of
the board.
AWARNING
TO
AVOID ACCIDENTAL STARTI
NG
,
ALWAYS
TU
RN
SWITCH
"O
FF
" AND
REMOVE
PLUG
FR
OM POWER SOURCE
BEF
O
RE
REMOVING
OR
REPLACING THE BLADE,
2.
To
m
ak
e interior cuts in a board , remo
ve
the scro
ll
bladtl
as
e plained on pages 7 and 8 . .
3.
Drill a
Y4
inch hole
in
the board you
will
use to make
interior cuts.
4. Place
th
e board
on
the saw t
ab
le
wi
th the hole
In
tne
board over the ac
ce
ss hole in the
ta
ble.
5. Ins
ert
blade through hole in boar
d,
install blade a d
adjust
blade tension.
S.
Lower
drop
foot
unt
il
it Just rests on
top
of
the
workpiece,
lower
blade guard and you're ready to
begin cutting.
7.
When
finished making the in
ter
ior scroll cuts si
mply
remove the blade
from
the
blade holders.
as
deSCribed
on
pages 7 and 8 and remove the board from the
table.
Pa
ge 10
10
To g accurate cuts be prepared to compensate for
the b
a e s endency to
follow
the
wood
grain
as
you
are c
oos g
a blade to use
it
h yo
ur
scro
ll
saw
t;
·ollo
wlng
ca
refully:
•
arrow
blades should be used to scroll
ood
(
~
inch thick
or
le
ss).
over
~ inch thick. u
se
wi
der blades.
•
£:
oackages state t
he
ize or thickness
ch that blade
is
intended to cut. and
s
ze
of
curv
e)
whi
ch can be c
ut
w
it
h
s can't c
ut
cu
rv
es
as tight or sm
II
as
•
E-S
•
~d_s
work
well
only on thinner
wood
5 Inch lo
ng
, pin or plain-end type
ccessones on page 11 ).
13.
t:r hen
cutt
ing
pl
yw
ood, which
is
en sawing
woo
d w hich
is
thicker
c blade stroke; and
whe
n
sa
w ing
•
en
SIde
pr
essure is placed on the
14
t:C
DUS
and
no
n-ferrous metals. the
used
at very
slow
speeds. They
on machInes
that
have
va
ri
ab
le speed
uld
be
lubncated
with
beeswax, or
"""'"""'tn"
a I
'je,EI
DROP FOOT
AND
BLADE
GUARD
RAISED
FOR
PICTURE
CLARITY
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