Installing And Removing The Battery Pack - Craftsman CMCS350 Manual De Instrucciones

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR
FUTURE USE
ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn unit off and remove the battery pack
before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An
accidental start-up can cause injury.

WARNING: Cut hazard. Blade breakage may occur
if the blade does not extend past the shoe and the
thickness of the workpiece during the cut. Increased
risk of personal injury, as well as damage to the shoe
and workpiece may result.
Blade Installation and Removal (Fig. D)
To Install a Blade
1. Point tool away from body.
2. Use the tab on the blade clamp collar
the collar to its full open position.
3. Insert blade 7 fully into blade clamp collar.
nOTE: Blade can be installed with the teeth facing up to
assist in Flush Cutting.
4. Release blade clamp collar and gently tug on the blade to
ensure blade is clamped securely.
To Remove a Blade (Fig. D)

WARNING: Burn hazard. Do not touch the the blade
immediately after use. Contact with the blade may
result in personal injury.
1. Rotate open blade clamp collar
open position.
2. Remove blade.
To Remove a Broken Blade
If the blade breaks so that the broken piece is caught
inside the clamp, take the following steps to remove the
remainder of the blade from the saw.
1. Place the saw on its side on a flat stable surface with the
blade clamp collar tab pointing up.
2. Rotate open blade clamp collar to its full open position.
a. if the blade has broken inside the clamp, slide
a flat object into the opening of the clamp as far
as it can go, then remove the flat object. This will
disengage the pin inside the clamp.
b. if the blade has broken outside the clamp, slide
a flat object into the opening of the clamp to the left
of the blade as far as it can go, then remove the flat
object. This will disengage the pin inside the blade
clamp collar.
3. While still holding the blade clamp collar open and the
saw on its side, face the clamp opening down and shake
until the broken blade falls out.
OPERATION

WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn unit off and remove the battery pack
before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An
accidental start-up can cause injury.

Installing and Removing the Battery Pack

(Fig. E)
nOTE: For best results, make sure your battery pack is
fully charged.
To install the battery pack
battery pack with the rails inside the tool's handle and slide
it into the handle until the battery pack is firmly seated in
the tool and ensure that it does not disengage.
To remove the battery pack from the tool, press the release
button
handle. Insert it into the charger as described in the charger
section of this manual.
nOTE: For best results, use a 4.0 ah or higher battery pack.
Proper Hand Position (Fig. F)


6 , rotate open
Proper hand position requires one hand on the hand
grip
Speed Selection and Lock-Off Button
(Fig. A)
The tool features two speed settings for greater versatility.
nOTE: Do not change speeds when the tool is running.
Always allow the tool to come to a complete stop before
changing speed.
6 to its full
Trigger On/Off Switch (Fig. A)
The tool is turned on and off by pulling and releasing
the variable speed trigger
depressed, the higher the speed of the tool.
Cutting (Fig. A, F–I)
The blade
the thickness of the workpiece throughout the cut. Select
the blade best suitable for the material to be cut and use
the shortest blade suitable for the thickness of the material.
Do not use jigsaw blades with this tool.
nOTE: Before cutting any type of material, be sure it is firmly
anchored or clamped to prevent slipping.
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into the tool handle, align the
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2 and firmly pull the battery pack out of the tool
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, ALWAYS use proper hand position as shown.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, ALWAYS hold securely in anticipation of a
sudden reaction.
9 , with the other hand on the main handle
1. To select speed 1 (low speed), slide the speed
selector so the arrow aligns with position 1.
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2. To select speed 2 (high speed), slide the speed selector
so the arrow aligns with position 2.
3. To lock the tool, slide the speed selector to the locked
position. When the lock/speed change lever is in the
locked position, the tool is locked and the trigger switch
cannot be pulled.
3 . The farther the trigger is
should extend past the pivoting shoe
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Place blade 7 and pivoting shoe
to be cut.
Switch on saw motor and allow it to obtain maximum
speed before applying pressure.
Always hold saw firmly with both hands while cutting
as shown in Figure F. Whenever possible, the pivoting
shoe must be held firmly against the material being cut.
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5 lightly against work
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