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 ====== Jig Saw ====== ====== Jig Saw ======
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 +5/31/23 Haley 
  
  
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 | **Tool Type:**                  Cutting tool                           | | **Tool Type:**                  Cutting tool                           |
-| **Location:**                   Innovation Workshop                           |+| **Location:**                   Elings 2442                           |
  
  
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 ===== About ===== ===== About =====
 Portable power tool that can effectively handle curved cuts and bevel cuts.  Portable power tool that can effectively handle curved cuts and bevel cuts. 
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 +It is currently in locked tool storage. Please find/reach out to one of our staff to use this tool.
  
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 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.  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. 
  
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 ^ Material ^ Orbital Action ^ ^ Material ^ Orbital Action ^
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-Making the Cut +__Adjusting the shoe__ 
-1. Set the orbital action according the material to + 
-be cut. +The shoe may be tilted up to 45° in either direction to set a tilt angle for bevel/angle cuts. 
-2. Position the tool with the front part of the shoe +  * Remove the battery pack. 
-on the workpiece and start the tool. +  * Loosen the shoe adjustment lever and pull the base forward slightly until the detents are not engaged. 
-3. Hold the shoe fi rmly against the workpiece and +  * To set to 0°, 15°, 30°, or 45°: 
-guide the tool along the desired cutting line. Do +    * Tilt the shoe to the required angle. 
-not feed into the work too hard, light pressure on +    * Push the shoe into the detent and tighten the shoe adjustment lever. 
-the saw blade will achieve the optimum cutting +  * To set an angle other than 0°, 15°, 30°, or 45° 
-speed.+    * 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__
  
-Special Cutting Techniques +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.  
-1. Straight cuts — To obtain a perfectly straight +  * Set the orbital action selector lever to 0. 
-cut, clamp a strip of wood as a guide along the +  * Make sure nothing below the intended cut area will be damaged. 
-workpiece or use the rip guide (accessory). +  * Without turning the tool on, place the front edge of the shoe solidly on workpiece. 
-2. Bevel cuts — adjust the shoe to the correct angle +  * Align the blade with the intended cut line, but keep it above the workpiece. 
-(see Adjusting the Shoe). +  * Using the front edge of the shoe as a pivot, turn on the tool and gradually lower the blade into the workpiece. 
-3. Cutting Sheet Metal — sheet metal may vibrate +  * When the shoe is flat against the workpiece, you may begin your cut.
-when being cut. To minimize vibration 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. To make a plunge cut: 
-1. Set the orbital action selector lever to 0. 
-2. Make sure nothing below the intended cut 
-area will be damaged. 
-3. Without turning the tool 
-on, place the front edge 
-of the shoe solidly on 
-workpiece (Fig. 5). 
-4. Align the blade with 
-the intended cut line, 
-but keep it above the 
-workpiece. 
-5. Using the front edge of 
-the shoe as a pivot, turn 
-on the tool and gradually lower the blade into 
-the workpiece (Fig. 6). 
-6. When the shoe is fl at 
-against the workpiece, 
-normal cutting may 
-take place (Fig. 7). 
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