Craftsman 286.17589 Saw User Manual


 
LUBRICATING INSTRUCTIONS
(See Figure C)
The blades of your Twin Cutter saw are
equippedwith"dry cut teeth that under
normal cuttingconditionsdo not need to
be lubricated.However,in extremecutting
conditions,suchas whenyou are sawing
into aluminum,copper, stainless steel and
cast Iron, the wax lubricating device must
be used.
1. Insert wax lubricating stick into wax
lubricating device.
2. Turn feeder wheel to apply lubricant to "
blade. A 1/4turn should provide adequate lubrication.
CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS cont.
Cutting Shaped Plates
up to 1116-in.thick (See Fig. 10)
1. When cuttingshaped metal plate
ALWAYS supportthe plate evenlyon
both sides and in the middlewith
support blocks. Thiswillkeep itfrom
flexing when cutting.This shouldbe
done, whether you'reusing a clamping
table, or using adjustable clamps on a
flat work table.
Fig. 10 1
S_ck
PLUNGE CUT'rING (See Figure 11)
1. Raise the retractable guardinto the
open positionwith yourleft hand,
2. Use the thumbof your left hand to hold
the guard in theopen positionwhile
grippingthe saw'sassist handle.
3. Turn on the saw and plungetheblades
into the material to be cut.
4. Push the saw forward to complete
the cut.
5. Turn off saw, allow blades to stop
completely, then remove saw from
workpiece.
6. Clean out the corners of the cut with a hand saw or sabre saw, depending
on project.
NOTE: When cutting building materials, blades must be kept clean with a tar and
pitch blade cleaning solvent
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