Sears 113.23611 - Manual (Page 14)

operation of your scroll saw
PLEASE, read and understand the following items about your scroll saw before attempting to usé the saw.
1. The saw does not cut wood by itself. You allow the saw
to cut wood by guiding the wood into the blade as it moves.
2. The blade teeth cut wood ONLY on the down stroke.
3. You must guide the wood into the blade slowly because
the teeth of the blade are very small and they can only
remove vwod when they are on the down stroke.
4. There is a learning curve for each person who wants to use
this saw. During that period of time itis expected that some
blades will break until you learn how to use the saw and
receive the greatest benefit from the blades.
5. Best results are achieved when cutting wood less th^ one
inch thick. ;
6 . When cutting wood thicker than one inch the user must
guide the wood very, very slowly into the blade and take
extra care not to bend or twist the blade white cutting in
order to maximize blade life.
7. Teeth on scroll saw blades wear out and as such must be
replaced frequently for best cutting results. Scroll saw
blades generally stay sharp for Va hour to
2 hours of
: cutting. , , : , ; :
8 . To get accurate cuts be prepared to compensate for the
blades’ tendency to follow the wood grain as you are
cutting.
9. This scroll saw is intended to cut wood or wood products
only.
10. When choosing a blade to use with your scroll saw con­
sider the following carefully.
• Very fine, narrow blades should be used to scroll cut
in thin wood V a inch thick or less.
»To cut wood over V a inch thick use wider blades.
• Most blade packages state the size or thickness of wood
which that blade is intended to cut, and the radius, size
of curve, which can be cut with that blade.
• Wider blades can’t cut curves as tight or small as thinner
blades.
• Narrower blades work well only on thinner wood
material.
11 . This saw uses 5 inch long, pin end type blades only. See
your Sears Catalog or Retail Store for accessory blades.
12 . Blades wear faster when cutting plywood, which is very
abrasive: when sawing wood which is thicker than the %
inch blade stroke; and when sawing hardwood, or when
side pressure is placed on the blade.
MAKING INTERIOR SCROLL CUTS
1. One of thefeatures of this saw is that it can be used to make
scroll cuts dh the interior of a board without breaking or
cutting into the odttine or perinneter of the bpard.
WARNING; TO AVOID INJURY FROM ACCIDENTAL START­
ING,
ALWAYS TURN SWITCH “OFF” AND REMOVE
SWITCH KEY BEFORE REMOVING OR REPLACING THE
BLADE.
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2. To make interior cuts in a board remove the scroll saw blade
as explained in the Assembly Section.
3. Drill a V a inch hole in the board you will use to make
interior cuts.
4. Place the board on the saw table with the hole in the board
over the access hole in the table.
5. install blade through hole in board and adjust blade tension.
6 . When finished making the interior scroll cuts simply remove
the blade from the blade holders, as described in the
Assembly Section, and remove the board from the table.
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