PLUNGE
CUTTING
(FIGo 11)
Plunge cutting is useful and time-saving for making rough openings in soft
materials. It makes it unnecessary to drill a hole for an inside or pocket cut
1. Draw lines for the opening°
2. Hold the saw firmly and tilt it
forward so the toe of the saw
foot rests on the workpiece,,
3. Make sure that the blade is
well clear of the workpiece.
4. Start the saw and then very
gradually lower the blade.
5. When the blade touches lhe
workpiece, continue pressing
down on the toe of the saw foot.
"-Toeof Foot
6. Slowly pivot the eaw like a
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hinge until the blade cuts through and the foot rests fiat on the workpiece,
7. Then begin sawing on the line-of-cut.
NOTE: We do not recommend using a scroll blade for plunge cuffing,
IMPORTANT: DO NOT try to plunge cut into hard materials, such as steel,
TO MAKE SHARP
CORNERS
I. Cut up to the corner, then back up
slightly before rounding the corner.
2, After the opening is complete, 90
back to each corner and cut it from
tile opposite direc*Jon to square it off_
BEVEL OR ANGLE
CUTTING
1. Disconnect cord from power
source and remove _ade,
2. The foot can be adjusted to cut at
0° or 45 ° only on the right side
of the foot.
TO ADJUST FOOTTO
45 °
1. Push down and hold tab on the
back side of the foot,
2. Slide foot firmly towards frc,nt of tool
and remove foot from 45° mark
notched in base (See Fig. 12),.
3. Align kx_t with 45 ° mark notched in
base, then siide foot firmly towards
back of tooland click intoplace
using the tab (see Fig. 13).
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Foot
Release
Tab
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45 Slot
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