Stanley FATMAX FME380 - Advanced Cutting Techniques; Plunge Cutting and Parallel Guide; Material-Specific Cutting

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(Original instructions)
Any repair required on this laser product should be performed
byauthorisedservicecentrepersonnel.
Plunge cutting (g.J)
u Pressbutton(10).
u Switchonthetool.
Warning! The tool should run at full speed before the blade
entersintotheworkpiece.
u Tilt tool forward with line-of-cut indicator (20) lined up with
desiredlineofcutmarkedontheworkpiece.Gradually
movetoolforward.
Warning!Neverpulltoolbackwards.
Using the parallel guide (g.K)
u Formakingexactcutsalongaworkpieceedge.
u Canbeinsertedineithersideoffoot.
Adjusting parallel guide
u Loosenknob(5)
u Adjusttodesiredcuttingwidthbyusingparallelguide
 scale(useline-of-cutindicator(20)as0-reference).
u Tightenknob(5).
Tips for optimum use
u Onlyusesharpsawbladesofthecorrecttypeandsize
(g.L).
u Use hardened steel saw blade (17) for cutting wood,
aluminium, plastic and all sorts of laminated wood
u Use diamond saw for (16) cutting ceramics and tiles
u Use carbide-tipped blade (18) for wood and plastic only
Cutting large panels (g. M)
u Supportpanelclosetothecuteitheronoor,tableor
 workbench.
Warning! Set cutting depth so that you cut through panel
andnotthroughsupport.
u Incaseparallelguidedoesnotallowdesiredwidthofcut,
clampornailstraightpieceofwoodtoworkpieceasa
guide,andusetherightsideofthefootagainstthisguide.
Splinter-free cutting
u Alwaysfacethegoodsideoftheworkpiecedown-fasten
astraightpieceofwoodontheworkpiecebymeansof2
clamps.
Cutting particularly tough or abrasive
materials
Soft sheet metal
u Alwayssetthedepthadjustmenttoatleast1mmdeeper
thanthematerialthicknesstoavoidthebladeridingup
overthesurface.Scrapmaterialisrequiredunderneath
theworksurface.
u Remove burrs and rust as these impede the feed across
thematerial.
u Thickbeeswax(furniturepolish)appliedtothebaseplate
ofthetoolmakesmetalcuttingeasier.
u Onlysuitableforcuttingbrass,copper,leadoraluminium.
u Every 2 minutes of metal cutting should be followed by a
restofatleast3minutes.
Ceramic tiles, slates etc
u Onlyuseabladespecicallydesignedforthispurpose.
u Always use with a suitable vacuum cleaner or dust
extractor connected as the dust can be hazardous to the
operatorandpreventtheguardoperatingcorrectly.
Plasterboard:
u Theplungesawisonlyrecommendedformakingoc-
casional cut outs in plasterboard and always use it with a
suitablevacuumcleanerordustextractorconnected.The
dustcanpreventtheguardoperatingcorrectly.
u Conventionaltoolssuchaskeyholesawsorknivesgener-
ally give excellent results, though the plunge saw can be
used if a particularly neat, dust free cut is required or if
thereisadangerofcuttingpipesorcables.
Maintenance
YourStanleyFatMaxcorded/cordlessappliance/toolhas
been designed to operate over a long period of time with a
minimumofmaintenance.Continuoussatisfactoryoperation
dependsuponpropertoolcareandregularcleaning.
Warning!Beforeperforminganymaintenanceoncorded/
cordlesspowertools:
u Switchoffandunplugtheappliance/tool.
u Orswitchoffandremovethebatteryfromtheappliance/
tooliftheappliance/toolhasaseparatebatterypack.
u Orrunthebatterydowncompletelyifitisintegralandthen
switchoff.
u Regularlycleantheventilationslotsinyourappliance/tool/
chargerusingasoftbrushordrycloth.
u Regularlycleanthemotorhousingusingadampcloth.
Donotuseanyabrasiveorsolvent-basedcleaner.
Warning!Ifanyofthefollowingeventsoccurduringnormal
operation, the power supply should be shut off at once and
toolthoroughlyinspectedbyaqualiedpersonandrepaired
ifnecessary:
u Therotatingpartsgetstuckorspeeddropsabnormally
low.
u Thetoolshakesabnormallyaccompaniedbysome
unusualnoise.
u Themotorhousinggetsabnormallyhot.
u Heavysparksoccuraroundthemotorarea