Delta SHOPMASTER SS250 Instruction Manual download pdf (Page 16)

INSIDE CUTTING

Inside cutting is where the blade must be threaded through a hole in the workpiece. The Delta 16" Scroll Saw has the

capability of performing this operation quickly and easily as follows:

Fig. 36

Inside cutting can be accomplished quickly with the

Delta saw. In Fig. 36, the operator has just completed

one of the inside cuts and must move to the next hole.

Fig. 37

Fig. 38

Loosen lock handle (A) Fig. 37, and raise the spring

holddown (B). Release blade tension by moving tension

lever (C) forward and loosen upper blade holder by

moving lever (D) to the rear as shown. This will release

the blade (E). Insert the blade (E) into the next hole in the

pattern, as shown.

Place blade (E) Fig. 38, back into the upper blade holder

and tighten blade by moving lever (D) forward. Move

tension lever (C) to the rear as shown and lower spring

holddown (B). You are ready to make the next inside cut.

FOLLOWING A LINE

With your scroll saw you should be able to cut a straight or curved line with ease. Most beginners will experience blade

wandering; however, they eventually learn to control it as they become more familiar with the machine. Use scrap

material to practice cuts before starting a project. This enables you to develop your own way of cutting and you will

find out what you can and cannot do with your saw.

Always hold the work firmly against the table and do not feed the workpiece too fast while cutting. Feed the workpiece

only fast enough so that the blade will cut. Scroll saws cut faster across the grain than they do with the grain. Allow

for this tendency when cutting patterns that shift rather quickly from with-the-grain cuts to cross-grain cuts.

Make "relief" cuts before cutting long curves and never attempt to cut a curve that is too tight for the blade being used.

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