JIG SAW OWNER’S MANUAL WARNING: Read carefully and understand all ASSEMBLY AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS before operating. Failure to follow the safety rules and other basic safety precautions may result in serious personal injury.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS • Stay alert, watch what you are doing and use common sense when operating the Jig Saw. Do not use the Jig Saw while you are tired or under the influence of drugs, alcohol or medication. A moment of inattention while operating the Jig Saw may result in serious personal injury. • Dress properly. Do not wear loose clothing, dangling objects, or jewelry. Keep your hair, clothing and gloves away from moving parts.
ASSEMBLY The shoe of this Jig Saw can be tilted up to 45º to the left or to the right, allowing the Jig Saw to cut at any angle between these two limits.
The Jig Saw is supplied with a hex key housed in an on board storage clip. This hex key is the only tool required to adjust the angle of the shoe and to fit or remove a blade. Fig A Before using the machine, carefully read these instructions, especially the safety rules to help ensure that your machine always operates properly. Before attempting to operate the machine, familiarize yourself with the controls and make sure you know how to stop the machine quickly in an emergency.
clockwise. 6. Check that the back edge (non-serrated edge) of the blade is within the groove of the blade guide wheel. If it is not, use the hex key to loosen the two bolts that secure the shoe and adjust the position of the shoe so that the back of the blade is firmly supported by the blade guide wheel. Fig E Tighten the shoe locking screws. 7. Return the dust shield into position. 8. Connect the Jig Saw to the power supply, switch on and check that the blade runs correctly. Switch off. Removing a blade 1.
4. For sustained cutting, you can press the lock-on switch to keep the trigger switch engaged. To release the lock on switch press the trigger switch then release it. Fig I Cutting metal 1. Your Jig Saw can be used for cutting light gauge ferrous sheet and non-ferrous metals such 2. When cutting sheet metal, clamp it to a backing sheet of soft wood or plywood. as copper, brass and aluminum. The metal and its wood backing are then sawn together.
PART LIST Part# Description Part# Description 1 Cord 20 Cropper 2 Cord sleeve 21 Flat 3 Cord clamp 22 Sliding 4 Screw 23 Bearing 5 Switch 24 Rotor 6 Left housing 25 Brush holder 7 Square nut 26 Brush 8 Roller 27 Bearing 9 Baseplate securing 28 Stator 10 Baseplate 29 Hex screw 11 Slide 30 Spring washer 12 Flange 31 Blade 13 screw 32 Oil proof washer 14 Baffle 33 Saw 15 slide block 34 Screw 16 Reciprocating bar 35 Left housing 17 Steel bush
For replacement parts and technical questions, please call 1-800-222-5381.
WARNING Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are: • lead from lead-based paints, • crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products, and • arsenic and chromium from chemically treated lumber. Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of work.
