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Plan the way you will hold the work-
piece from start to finish.
* Do not hand hold pieces so smatl that
your fingers will go under the blade
guard. Use jigs or fixtures to hold the
work and keep your hands away from
the blade.
° Avoid awkward operations and hand
Whenever Saw Is Running
WARNING: Don't let familiarity
(gained from frequent use of your
scroll saw) cause a careless mis-
take. A careless fraction of a sec-
ond is enough to cause a severe
injury.
oBefore starting your cut, watch the saw
while it runs. If it makes an unfamiliar
noise or vibrates excessively, stop
immediately. Turn the saw off. Unplug
the saw. Do not restart untif finding and
correcting the problem.
* Keep Children Away. Keep all visitors
a safe distance from the saw. Make
sure bystanders are clear of the saw
and workpiece.
* Don't Force Tool. It will do the job bet-
ter and safer at its designed rate, Feed
the workpiece into the saw blade only
fast enough to let it cut without bogging
down or binding.
positions where a sudden slip could
cause fingers or hand to move into the
blade.
• Don't Overreach, Keep good footing
and balance,
° Keep your face and body to one side of
the blade, out of line with a possible
thrown piece if the blade s_eutd break.
Before Freeing Any Jammed Material.
* Turn switch "OFF"
oWait for all moving parts to stop.
- Unplug the saw,
When backing up the workpiece, the
blade may bind in the kerf (cut). This
is usually caused by sawdust clog-
ging up the kerr. If this happens:
- Turn switch "OFF".
- Wait for all moving parts to stop.
. Unplug the saw.
. With a flat blade screwdriver, turn
motor shaft by hand. Insert the screw-
driver into the slotted end of motor
shaft located at the center of the motor
housing. Do this while backing up the
workpiece.
Before removing loose pieces from
the table, turn saw off and wait for all
moving parts to stop.
Before Leaving the Saw
• Wait for all moving parts to stop,
• Make Workshop Child-proof. Unplug
the saw, Lock the workshop and ON/
OFF knob on the saw, Store the key
away from children and others not qual-
ified to use the tool,
Glossary of Terms for Woodworking ......
Kerf -the slot cut by the blade.
Leading Edge - the edge of the work-
piece which is pushed into the blade
first.
Sawbtade Path - the area of the work-
piece directly in line with and moving
toward the sawblade edge,
Bevel - the ability to slant the table to
make angle cuts, An angle cutting opera-
tion through the face of the board,
Blade Tooth Set - the distance that the
edge of the sawblade tooth is bent (or
set) outward from the side of the blade,
Trailing Edge - the workpiece edge last
cut by the sawblade.
Workpiece - the item on which the cut-
ting operation is being performed,
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