Bostitch BTE340K Cordless Saw User Manual


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SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
OPERATION
WARNING:Beforeattemptinganyofthefollowingoperations,makesurethatthetoolis
switched off and unplugged and that the saw blade has stopped. Used saw blades can be hot.
BLADE INSTALLATION (FIGURE B)
Thisjigsawacceptsbothshankanduniversalblades
• Pushthesawbladelockinglever(3)upward.
• Withteethfacingforward,inserttheshankofthesaw
blade into the blade holder as far as it will go.
• Releasethelever.
• Checktoensurebladeissecurebeforecutting.
ADJUSTING THE SHOE FOR BEVEL CUTS
(FIGURE C)
WARNING:
Neverusethetoolwhentheshoeisloose
orremoved.
Theshoeplatecanbesettoaleftorrightbevelangleofupto45°.
To set the bevel angle:
• Pulltheshoebevelinglever(7)outandawayfromthesaw
tounlocktheshoe(6)asshowninfigure C.
• Slidetheshoeforwardtoreleaseitfromthe0°positive
stop position.
• Theshoecanbebeveledtotheleftortotherightandhas
detentsat15°,30°and45°.
• Settheshoetothedesiredbevelangle.Useaprotractorto
verifyangleaccuracy.
• Pushtheshoebevelingleverbacktowardsthesawtolock
the shoe.
To reset the shoe for straight cuts:
• Pulltheshoebevelinglever(7)outandawayfromthesawtounlocktheshoe(6)as
shown in figure C.
• Rotateshoetoanangleofapproximately0°andthenpullshoebackwardstoengage
the0°positivestop.
• Pushtheshoebevelingleverbacktowardsthesawtolocktheshoe.
SWITCHING ON AND OFF
• Toswitchthetoolon,squeezethetriggerswitch(1).
• Forcontinuousoperation,squeezethetriggerswitchthendepressthelock-onbutton(2).
Oncelock-onbuttonisdepressed,releasethetriggerswitch.
• Toswitchthetooloff,releasethetriggerswitch.Toswitchthetooloff,whenin
continuousoperation,squeezethetriggerandthelockwilldisengage.
VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL (FIGURE D)
Aspeedcontrolwheel(8)islocatedonthetopofthesaw.
The speed increases as the wheel is turned from a low
speed setting of 1 to a high speed setting of 7.
CUTTING ACTION – ORBITAL OR STRAIGHT
(FIGURE E)
CAUTION:
Check that the tool is not locked on before
connecting it to a power supply. If the trigger switch is locked
on when the tool is connected to the power supply, it will
start immediately. Damage to your tool or personal injury
may result.
Thisjigsawisequippedwithfourcuttingactions,three
orbital and one straight. Orbital action has a more
aggressiveblademotionandisdesignedforcuttinginsoft
materialslikewoodorplastic.Orbitalactionprovidesa
fastercut,butwithalesssmoothcutacrossthematerial.
Inorbitalaction,theblademovesforwardduringthecutting
strokeinadditiontotheupanddownmotion.
NOTE:Metalorhardwoodsshouldneverbecutinorbitalaction.
To adjust the cutting action:
-Movethecuttingactionlever(9)betweenthefourcutting
positions:0,1,2,and3.
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