General Cutting; Plunge Cutting - Evolution RAGE8 Instructions Originales

Fig. 6
A practical trial on scrap material may be useful to determine
the best stroke rate for any particular material or application.

GENERAL CUTTING

WARNING: Never start the machine with the blade in contact
with the workpiece.
• Select a low stroke rate.
• Hold the machine with both hands.
• Ensure that the workpiece contact plate is firmly in contact
with the workpiece but that the blade is not. (Fig. 6).
• Switch on the machine.
• Very gradually, and holding the machine firmly, introduce the
blade into the workpiece until it is cutting successfully.
• Operate the stroke rate control dial until optimum cutting
performance is achieved.
• Never 'force' the blade. Allow the blade to cut through the
workpiece without applying undue pressure. Forcing the
blade will reduce blade life, increase the likelihood of blade
breakage, and put strain on the machines motor.
WARNING: If the saw blade should jam, switch off the machine
immediately and disconnect from the mains supply.
JAMMED BLADES
WARNING: Jammed blades may be very hot and/or
contaminated with debris. The operator should exercise great
caution when attempting to remove a 'jammed' blade,
and employ all necessary PPE.
To remove a jammed blade the kerf (the saw cut made by the
blade) will have to be widened.
• Remove the machine from the blade by operating the blade
clamping lever, and carefully easing the machine from the
jammed blade.
• Widen the kerf with a suitable tool until the blade can be
pulled from the workpiece.

PLUNGE CUTTING

WARNING: Plunge cutting is a technique that must only be
used on soft building materials such as plasterboard etc. It is
not a suitable procedure for use on harder materials, and must
never be employed on metallic materials.
Note: This technique should not be attempted by
inexperienced operatives.
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