Ryobi SC180VS - Manual (Page 17)

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R
ST ORA
GE
BLA DE
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ST ORAGE
BLADE
OPERATION
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with your saw to make you
careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second
is sufficient to inflict severe injury.
WARNING:
To avoid possible serious injury from accidental starting,
always turn the saw off and unplug the saw from power
source before removing or replacing the blade.
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.
WARNING:
To prevent serious personal injury, never leave the saw
unattended until the blade has come to a complete stop.
INTERIOR SCROLL CUTTING
See Figure 15.
■ One feature of a scroll saw is that it can be used to make
scroll cuts on the interior of a workpiece without breaking
or cutting through the edge or perimeter of the board.
■ To make interior cuts in the workpiece, remove the scroll
saw blade as explained in the section on Installing
Blades on page 13.
■ Drill a 1/4 in. (6 mm) hole in the workpiece.
■ Place the workpiece on the saw table with the drilled hole
over the access hole in the table.
■ Install blade through the hole in the workpiece; adjust the
drop foot and blade tension.
■ When finished making the interior scroll cuts, simply
remove the blade from the blade holders as described in
the section on Installing Blades, page 13, and remove
the workpiece from the saw table.
STACK CUTTING
See Figure 16.
After becoming well acquainted with your saw through
practice and experience, you may wish to try stack cutting.
Stack cutting may be used when several identical shapes
need to be cut. Several pieces of wood may be stacked on
top and secured to each other before cutting. The wood
pieces may be joined together by placing double sided tape
between each piece or by wrapping masking tape around the
corners or ends of the stacked wood. You must attach the
stacked pieces of wood to each other so they will move on
the table as a single piece of material.
Fig. 15
DRILL HOLE
INTERIOR
CUT
WORKPIECE
WARNING:
To avoid possible, serious personal injury, do not cut
more than one loose piece of material at a time.
Fig. 16
TAPE
WOOD
PIECES