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OPERATION

WARNING:

Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you care-

less. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is

sufficient to inflict serious injury.

WARNING:

Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side

shields when operating power tools. Failure to do so

could result in objects being thrown into your eyes

resulting in possible serious injury.

WARNING:

To avoid blade contact, adjust the blade guide assembly

to just clear the workpiece. Failure to do so could result

in serious personal injury.

APPLICATIONS

You may use this tool for the purposes listed below:

n Scroll cutting and circle cutting of wood and wood com-

position products

n Relief cutting of wood and wood composition products

BASIC OPERATION OF THE BAND SAW

A band saw is basically a “curve cutting” machine that can

also be used for straight-line cutting operations like cross

cutting, ripping, mitering, beveling, compound cutting, and

resawing. It is not capable of making inside or non-through

cuts.

This band saw is designed to cut wood and wood composi-

tion products only.

Before starting a cut, watch the saw run. If you experience

excessive vibration or unusual noise, stop immediately. Turn

the saw off, remove the switch key, and unplug the saw. Do

not restart until locating and correcting the problem.

CUTTING PROCEDURES

n Hold the workpiece firmly against the saw table.

n Use gentle pressure and both hands when feeding the

work into the blade. Do not force the work; allow the

blade to cut.

n The smallest diameter circle that can be cut is determined

by blade width. A 1/4 in. (6 mm) wide blade will cut a

minimum radius of 3/4 in. (19 mm); a 1/8 in. (3 mm) wide

blade will cut a minimum radius of 1/4 in. (6 mm).

n Keep your hands away from the blade. Do not hand

hold pieces so small your fingers will go under the blade

guard.

n Avoid awkward operations and hand positions where a

sudden slip could cause serious injury from contact with

the blade. Never place hands in blade path.

n Use extra supports (tables, saw horses, blocks, etc.)

when cutting large, small or awkward workpieces.

n Never use a person as a substitute for a table extension

or as additional support for a workpiece that is longer or

wider than the basic saw table.

n When cutting irregularly shaped workpieces, plan your

work so it will not pinch the blade. For example, a piece

of molding must lay flat on the saw table. Workpieces

must not twist, rock or slip while being cut.

When backing up the workpiece, the blade may bind in

the kerf (cut). This is usually caused by sawdust clogging

the kerf or when the blade comes out of the guides. If this

happens:

n Wait until the saw has come to a full and complete

stop.

n Place the switch in the OFF ( O ) position then remove

the switch key from the switch assembly. Store key in a

safe place.

n Unplug the saw from the power source.

n Wedge the kerf open with a flat screwdriver or wooden

wedge.

n Open front cover and turn the upper wheel by hand while

backing up the workpiece.

RELIEF CUTS

Relief cuts are made when an intricate curve (too small

a radius for the blade) is to be cut. Cut through a scrap

section of the workpiece to curve in pattern line then carefully

back the blade out. Several relief cuts should be made for

intricate curves before following the pattern line as sections

are cutoff of curve “relieving” blade pressure.

SCROLL CUTTING

For general type scroll cutting, follow the pattern lines by

pushing and turning the workpiece at the same time. Do not

try to turn the workpiece while engaged in the blade without

pushing it – the workpiece could bind or twist the blade.

REMOVING JAMMED MATERIAL

Never remove jammed cutoff pieces until the blade has come

to a full and complete stop.

n Place the switch in the OFF ( O ) position, remove the

switch key from the switch assembly.

n Unplug the saw from the power source before removing

jammed material.

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