METAL CUTTING
1. ALWAYS clamp the work down.
2, BE SURE to move the saw along smoothly and use slowerspeeds,
3. DO NOT twist, bend or force the blade°
4. If the saw jumps or bounces, use a blade with finer teeth.
5. If the saw seems clogged when cutting soft metal,
use a blade with coarser teeth°
6. FOR SAFER CUTTING, lubricate the blade with a stick of cutting_ wax,
if available, When cutting steel,use cuing
oilto lubricate the blade.
7. ALWAYS sandwich thin metal between two pieces of wood or tightly
clamp it on a single piece of wood (place wood on top of the metal).
NOTE: Draw your cut lines or designs on the top piece of wood.
When Cutting Extruded_umlnum or Angle Iron
1, ALWAYSclamptheworkin a benchviseand saw closeto thevisejaws,
When SawingTubing with a Diameter
LargerThan the Depth of the Saw Blade
1. Cut through the wall of the tubingand then inert the blade into the
cut and rotate the tube as you saw.
USING THE EDGE GUIDE AND CIRCLE-CUTTING
GUIDE
This special accessory (sold separately) can be used for
fast, accurate
straight and circle cutting (see Fig., 14).
Attaching the Edge Guide
1. Insert bar ofedge ;guide _rough
the slots provided m foot. It can
be inserted from either side of
the foot with the edge guide
facing down (see Fig. 14).
2. Thread the damp screw from
under the foot through the
threaded hole in the clamp
on the left side of the foot.
3. Securely tighten clamp screw
with a screwdriver to clamp
the edge guide bar in place.
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