Before use / Preparing for use
Rotating the hand grip
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DANGER oF INjURy! Pull
the mains plug out of the socket before you carry
out any task on the device. The hand grip
be rotated by 90° to the right or left. This allows
the on / oFF switch
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comfortable position for any working conditions.
P ress the unlocking button
hand grip
to the right or left.
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M ake sure the hand grip
Adjusting the shoe
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DANGER oF INjURy! Pull
the mains plug out of the socket before you carry
out any task on the device.
A djust the shoe
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T o do this release the shoe adjustment lever
and place the shoe
L ock the shoe in this position by pulling the
shoe adjustment lever
Setting the blade speed
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With the oscillation speed setting wheel
chose the desired stroke rate (- = lower stroke rate,
+ = higher stroke rate).
The stroke setting can also be changed during op-
eration.
Preparing for use
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Switching on and off
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When operating the device you can select between
intermittent or continuous operation mode.
To switch on intermittent operation mode:
P ress the on / oFF switch
40 GB/MT
can
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to be brought into the most
and rotate the
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engages.
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to suit the cutting depth.
in appropriate position.
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tight.
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you can
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To switch off intermittent operation mode:
R elease the on / oFF switch
To switch on continuous operation mode:
P ress the on / oFF switch
pressed position with the lock button
To switch off continuous operation mode:
P ress the on / oFF switch
again.
Guiding the sabre saw
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safely and accurately
The shoe
pivots to adjust to the workpiece and
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provides safe support to the device. It must always
lie against the workpiece when the device is in use.
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Advice about ways of
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working when sawing
B efore sawing, check the workpiece for foreign
bodies such as nails, screws etc. and remove them.
D o not allow the ventilation slots to become
covered.
S witch the device on first and only then bring it
into contact with the workpiece.
I f the saw blade jams, switch off the device im-
mediately.
open the sawn gap in the workpiece slightly
using a suitable tool and extract the saw blade.
A lways make sure the saw blade type and the
blade oscillation speed are suitable for the
workpiece material.
T here are different saw blades available in var-
ious lengths designed to ensure optimum perfor-
mance of every sawing task with your sabre saw.
S aw the material using a steady forward rate
of progress.
Flush sawing:
Using flexible saw blades of adequate length you
can trim off projecting workpieces, such as pipes,
directly at the face of a wall.
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and fix it in the
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and release it
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