Working Advice
- Pull the plug out of the socket before carrying out any work on the power tool.
- Switch the power tool off immediately if the saw blade becomes blocked.
- When machining small or thin workpieces, always use a stable base or saw table (accessory).
Before sawing into wood, chipboard, building materials, etc., check for and remove any foreign objects such as nails, screws, etc.
Jigsaws are primarily designed for curved cuts. The range of products from Bosch also includes accessories which enable straight cuts or circular cuts (depending on the jigsaw model, e.g. parallel guide, guide rail or circle cutter).
Hand-held jigsaws generally tend to go off at an angle, i.e. under certain circumstances the angle and cutting accuracy can no longer be ensured. Decisive influencing factors on the accuracy are the saw blade thickness, cutting length and the material thickness and strength of the workpiece.
Therefore, always check using test cuts whether the cutting result of the selected system meets the requirements of your application.
Plunge cutting (see figure J)
- Plunge cuts may only be applied to soft materials, such as wood, gypsum board, etc.
For plunge cutting, use only short saw blades. Plunge cutting is possible only with a mitre angle of 0°.
Place the power tool so that the front edge of the base plate (6) rests on the workpiece, without the saw blade (11) touching the workpiece, and switch it on. On power tools with stroke rate control, select the maximum stroke rate. Press the power tool firmly against the workpiece and allow the saw blade to plunge slowly into the workpiece.
As soon as the base plate (6) rests fully on the workpiece, continue sawing along the required cutting line.
Coolant/lubricant
As the material heats up along the cutting line when cutting metal, you should apply coolant or lubricant.