Plunge Cutting - Cocraft LXC JS18 Original Bedienungsanleitung

Plunge cutting

This operation should be undertaken with great care and should only be performed by
experienced operators. Plunge cutting is only possible in soft materials such as wood.
1. Rest the front of the footplate on
the workpiece and tilt the saw forwards.
Make sure that the saw blade is not in
contact with the workpiece.
2. Run the blade up to full speed and slowly
pivot the saw so the blade starts to cut into
the material, then slowly lower the entire
footplate onto the workpiece.
(Alternatively, a hole can be drilled in the material to provide a starting point for the blade.)
Sawing metal
• Be careful, the saw blade can easily bend.
• Use a finer toothed blade if the jigsaw vibrates a lot during operation.
• Lower the speed if the saw blade becomes very hot.
• The use of some kind of lubrication/coolant is recommended, e.g. alcohol for
aluminium and cutting oil for steel.
• When cutting thin sheet metal, it is advisable to clamp the sheet to a sheet of thin
plywood or similar on either side of the metal. Then saw through all the layers.
Overload protection and other safety features
The jigsaw/battery has a number of safety features that prevent damage to the saw
and battery during use.
• During short high-load situations the overload protection may switch the jigsaw/
battery off. This protection resets automatically. Release the trigger, wait a few
seconds, ensure that there is no load and restart the jigsaw. The jigsaw should
now function normally again.
• During high-load for extended periods the overheating protection may switch
the jigsaw/battery off. The protection resets itself but the jigsaw cannot be
restarted until it has returned to normal operating temperature. Let the jigsaw cool
before resuming work. Do not expose the jigsaw to direct sunlight for prolonged
periods. Doing so could cause the overheating protection to trigger.
• The battery has a deep discharge undervoltage protection which operates when
the battery becomes discharged. The deep discharge protection turns the jigsaw
off automatically. The battery then needs to be recharged.
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