Ryobi RJ160V - Manual (Page 8)

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WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side
shields when operating your reciprocating saw. Failure to
do so could result in foreign objects being thrown into your
eyes resulting in possible serious injury.
SWITCH
See Figure 2.
To turn your reciprocating saw ON, depress trigger. Release
trigger to turn your saw OFF.
VARIABLE SPEED DIAL
See Figure 2.
Your reciprocating saw has a variable speed dial designed to
allow operator control of speed and power limits. The speed
and power of your saw can be increased or decreased
depending on the position of the variable speed dial.
Avoid running your saw at low speeds for extended periods
of time. Running at low speeds under constant usage may
cause the motor of your saw to become overheated. If this
occurs, cool your saw by running it without a load and at full
speed.
WARNING:
Your saw should never be connected to power supply
when you are assembling parts, making adjustments,
installing or removing blades, when cleaning, or when not
in use. Disconnecting your saw will prevent accidental
starting that could cause serious injury.
BLADE SELECTION
To obtain the best performance from your saw it is important
to select a specific blade for the particular application and
type of material you wish to cut. By doing this you will get a
smoother, faster cut and prolong blade life. Replacement
blades for this saw are available from your nearest Ryobi
dealer.
TO INSTALL BLADES
See Figure 3.
■ UNPLUG YOUR SAW.
WARNING:
Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental
starting causing serious injury.
■ Remove the 3 mm hex key provided with this saw from hex
key holder.
Note: Hex key holder is located in the side of the saw
handle.
See Figure 1.
■ Loosen the blade clamp screw enough to permit the saw
blade to be inserted between blade clamp and pin.
Note: It is never necessary to remove the blade clamp
from the tool or the blade clamp screw from the blade
clamp to change the blade.
OPERATION
6
Fig. 2
VARIABLE
SPEED DIAL
Fig. 3
1
HEX KEY
PIN
BLADE
CLAMP SCREW
SAW BAR
BLADE
CLAMP
TO
INCREASE
TO
DECREASE
WINDOW