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--- jig_saw [2023/05/31 22:24] – [Safety Concerns] haley
+++ jig_saw [2024/09/26 19:55] (current) – epace
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 ====== Jig Saw ======
+/31/23 Haley
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 | **Tool Type:**                  Cutting tool                           |
-| **Location:**                   Innovation Workshop                           |
+| **Location:**                   Elings 2442                           |
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 ===== About =====
 Portable power tool that can effectively handle curved cuts and bevel cuts.
+It is currently in locked tool storage. Please find/reach out to one of our staff to use this tool.
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   * Hands should be kept free and away from the blade at all times.
   * Always remove the battery pack before changing blade and when storing the tool.
-  * Lock the trigger before performing maintenance and changing accessories.
+  * Lock the trigger when tool is not in use and before performing maintenance or changing accessories.
-  * Lock the trigger when tool is not in use.
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   * To unlock the trigger, push the trigger lock from the unlock side of the tool.
-Making the Cut
-. Set the orbital action according the material to
-be cut.
-. Position the tool with the front part of the shoe
-on the workpiece and start the tool.
-. Hold the shoe fi rmly against the workpiece and
-guide the tool along the desired cutting line. Do
-not feed into the work too hard, light pressure on
-the saw blade will achieve the optimum cutting
-speed.
-Special Cutting Techniques
+__Adjusting the orbital action__
-. Straight cuts — To obtain a perfectly straight
-cut, clamp a strip of wood as a guide along the
+The amount of orbital action may be adjusted with the orbital action selector lever. In general, a large orbital action (4) should be used with soft materials and a no orbital action (0) should be used with hard materials.
-workpiece or use the rip guide (accessory).
-. Bevel cuts — adjust the shoe to the correct angle
+<datatables page-length="75">
-(see Adjusting the Shoe).
-. Cutting Sheet Metal — sheet metal may vibrate
+^ Material ^ Orbital Action ^
-when being cut. To minimize vibration clamp, the
+|Wood|0-4|
-workpiece to a wood base.
+|Metal|0-1|
+|Aluminum|0-1|
+|Plastic|0-2|
+|Smooth cut|0|
+</datatables>
+__Adjusting the shoe__
+The shoe may be tilted up to 45° in either direction to set a tilt angle for bevel/angle cuts.
+  * Remove the battery pack.
+  * Loosen the shoe adjustment lever and pull the base forward slightly until the detents are not engaged.
+  * To set to 0°, 15°, 30°, or 45°:
+    * Tilt the shoe to the required angle.
+    * Push the shoe into the detent and tighten the shoe adjustment lever.
+  * To set an angle other than 0°, 15°, 30°, or 45°
+    * Loosen the shoe adjustment lever
+    * Pull the base forward slightly until the detents are not engaged.
+    * Set the desired angle and tighten the shoe adjustment lever without engaging a detent.
+    * Make a test cut to verify the angle.
+__Making the Cut__
+  * Set the orbital action according the material to be cut.
+  * Position the tool with the front part of the shoe on the workpiece and start the tool.
+  * Hold the shoe firmly against the workpiece and guide the tool along the desired cutting line. Do not feed into the work too hard, light pressure on the saw blade will achieve the optimum cutting speed.
+__Special Cutting Techniques__
+  * Straight cuts: To obtain a perfectly straight cut, clamp a strip of wood as a guide along the workpiece.
+  * Bevel cuts: Adjust the shoe to the correct angle
+  * Cutting Sheet Metal: Sheet metal may vibrate when being cut. To dampen, clamp the workpiece to a wood base.
+__Plunge Cutting__
+Plunge cuts can be made into soft materials without a pre-drilled hole. Harder materials require a starter hole with a diameter slightly over the width of the blade.
+  * Set the orbital action selector lever to 0.
+  * Make sure nothing below the intended cut area will be damaged.
+  * Without turning the tool on, place the front edge of the shoe solidly on workpiece.
+  * Align the blade with the intended cut line, but keep it above the workpiece.
+  * Using the front edge of the shoe as a pivot, turn on the tool and gradually lower the blade into the workpiece.
+  * When the shoe is flat against the workpiece, you may begin your cut.
-Plunge Cutting
-Plunge cuts can be made into soft materials without
-a pre-drilled hole. Harder materials require a starter
-hole with a diameter slightly over the width of the
-blade. To make a plunge cut:
-. Set the orbital action selector lever to 0.
-. Make sure nothing below the intended cut
-area will be damaged.
-. Without turning the tool
-on, place the front edge
-of the shoe solidly on
-workpiece (Fig. 5).
-. Align the blade with
-the intended cut line,
-but keep it above the
-workpiece.
-. Using the front edge of
-the shoe as a pivot, turn
-on the tool and gradually lower the blade into
-the workpiece (Fig. 6).
-. When the shoe is fl at
-against the workpiece,
-normal cutting may
-take place (Fig. 7).
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