| JIGSAWS | | | | whole casing with maintenence spray. |
| The jigsaw makes light work of cutting curves and | | | | SAFETY FIRST |
| intricate shapes in wood,plastic etc. | | | | 1.always wear a mask for cutting materials especially |
| The workings are the same for all types and models. | | | | MDF boards |
| With the machine pluged in,the speed selector in | | | | 2.use a dust extraction bag or a vacuum to catch the |
| tuned for optimum performance and depending on | | | | dust for safe disposal |
| the type of materialto be cut | | | | 3. |
| Once the on button is depressed the motor kicks in | | | | TROUBLESHOOTINGjigsaw does not work |
| and turns over the crankshaft which operates the | | | | 1.faulty wiring-check the fuses and wires to make |
| pendulum swing arm,this makes the blade move up | | | | sure they are not blown or loose. |
| and down in quick succesion over the blade support | | | | 2.the thermal cut out has malfunctioned-clean the |
| roller-at the same time the internal coolingfan blows | | | | airvents and leave for 10 minutesjigsaw does not cut |
| the debris from the cutting path. | | | | straight |
| MAINTENANCE | | | | 1.suspect blade-chek to see whether the blade is |
| 1.replace worn blades because this make you have to | | | | straight and of god quality-cheap blades can be bent |
| use excessive force to cut the material which in turn | | | | by handquality blades cannot |
| puts a strainon the motor.Use the corect blade for | | | | 2.blade support roller not aligned properly-rest the |
| the right kind of job. | | | | rollers by undoing the base plate and realigning. |
| 2.clean the air vents with a vaccum,and spray the | | | | |