Bostitch BTE340K Cordless Saw User Manual


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-Position0isstraightcutting.
-Positions1,2,and3areorbitalcutting.
-Theaggressivenessofthecutincreasesastheleverisadjustedfromonetothree,with
threebeingthemostaggressivecut.
LED LIGHT
Thejigsawisequippedwithalightwhichprojectsonthecuttingpath.
-Thelightwillcomeonwhenthetriggerswitchisdepressed
and will go off when the trigger switch is released.
REMOVABLE SHOE SLEEVE (FIGURE F)
Thenon-marringshoesleeve(5)shouldbeusedwhen
cuttingsurfacesthatscratcheasily,suchaslaminate,
veneer,orpaint.Itcanalsobeusedtoprotecttheshoe
surface during transportation and storage.
To attach shoe sleeve,placethefrontoftheshoe(6)into
thefrontoftheshoesleeve(5)andlowerthejigsawas
shown in figure F.Theshoesleevewillclicksecurelyonto
the rear of the shoe.
To remove shoe sleeve, graspthesleevefromthebottom
at the two rear tabs and pull down and away from the shoe.
HINTS FOR OPTIMUM USE
Sawing laminates
Asthesawbladecutsontheupwardstroke,splinteringmay
occur on the surface closest to the shoe plate.
• Useafine-toothsawblade.
• Sawfromthebacksurfaceoftheworkpiece.
• Tominimizesplintering,clampapieceofscrapwoodor
hardboardtobothsidesoftheworkpieceandsawthrough
this sandwich.
Sawing metal
• Beawarethatsawingmetaltakesmuchmoretimethan
sawing wood.
• Use a saw blade suitable for sawing metal.
• Whencuttingthinmetal,clampapieceofscrapwoodtothe
backsurfaceoftheworkpieceandcutthroughthissandwich.
• Spread a film of oil along the intended line of cut for easier
operationandlongerbladelife.Forcuttingaluminum,
keroseneispreferred.
RIP / CIRCLE CUTTING (FIGURE G, H)
Ripping and circle cutting without a pencil line are easily
donewiththeripfence/circleguide(notincluded-
availableatextracost).
Usingthescrewsuppliedwiththeaccessoryguide,position
as shown in figure G and thread the screw into the shoe to
clamp the fence securely.
Whenripping,positionasshowninfigure G and slide
the rip fence under the screw from either side of the saw. Set the cross bar at desired
distancefrombladeandtightenscrew.Forripping,thecrossbarshouldbedownand
againstthestraightedgeoftheworkpieceasshown.
Whencirclecutting,adjustripfencesothatdistancefrom
blade to hole in fence arm is at the desired radius and
tightenscrew.Placesawsothatholeinfencearmisover
centerofcircletobecut(drillholeforbladeorcutinward
fromedgeofmaterialtogetbladeintoposition).When
sawisproperlypositioned,driveasmallnailthroughhole
infencearm.Usingripfenceasapivotarm,begincutting
circle.Forcirclecutting,thecrossbarshouldbeup,as
shown in figure H.
making a pocket cut (Figure i),
it is not necessary to drill a pilot hole:
• Markthedesiredstartingpoint.
• Tiltthetoolforwardandplacetheroundedfrontedgeof
thesawshoeontheworkpiece.
• Switchthetoolonandslowlyfeedthesawbladeintothe
workpieceatthedesiredstartingpoint.
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