Skil 4680 - Manual (Page 10)

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Cutting Tips
Face the good side of the material down and
secure it in a bench vise or clamp it down.
Draw cutting lines or designs on the side of
the material facing up towards you. Then
place the front edge of the saw foot on the
work and line up the blade with the line to be
cut. Hold the jigsaw firmly, turn it on, and
press down (to keep the saw foot flat against
the work) as you slowly push the saw in the
direction of the cut.
Build up cutting rate gradually, cutting close
to the line (unless you want to leave stock for
finish sanding). As you cut you may have to
adjust or relocate the vise or clamps to keep
the work stable. Do not force the saw or the
blade teeth may rub and wear without cutting
and the blade may break. Let the saw do
most of the work. When following curves, cut
slowly so the blade can cut through cross
grain. This will give you an accurate cut and
will prevent the blade from wandering.
CUTTING WITH A STRAIGHTEDGE
Always use a rough cut blade when possible.
Clamp a straightedge on the work parallel to
the line of cut and flush with the side of the
saw foot. (Either first mark the line of cut and
then position the straightedge parallel and at
the same distance as between the blade and
the side edge of the foot or first mark the side
edge of the foot and then clamp the
straightedge on the mark and parallel to the
cut line Fig. 12).
On models with the scroll feature, it is
advised to lock scroller knob.
As you cut, keep the saw foot edge flush
against the straightedge and flat on the
workpiece (Fig. 12).
LINE
OF
CUT
FOOT
AGAINST
STRAIGHT-
EDGE
CLAMPS
FIG. 12
When manually scroll cutting, operate saw by
holding the handle with one hand and rotating
the scrolling knob manually with your free
hand.
Excessive side pressure to
the blade could result in
broken blades and/or damage to the material
being cut.
Note: When scroll cutting intricate designs,
we recommend using a scroll cutting blade.
However, a standard blade can be used.
! CAUTION FOOT
BLADE
ROLLER
GUIDE
FIG. 11