Flush Cutting A Door Jamb And Casing For Installing Flooring - RADLEY 1281-859 Owner's Manual

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ASSEMBLY AND OPERATING
FLUSH CUTTING A DOOR JAMB AND CASING
FOR INSTALLING FLOORING
The oscillating tool can be used to flush cut a
door jamb and casing to allow space for the new
flooring to fit neatly under the door jamb and
casing. For the purpose of demonstrating the
procedure, floor tile is being used.
1. Install the wood and drywall plunge saw blade
in the tool (Fig. 1 on Page 11 ).
NOTE: The blade should be centered on the tool
housing and NOT installed in the 90° position.
2. Place a scrap piece of floor tile (1) on the
floor about 1/2" (12.5 mm) from the door
jamb (2) (Fig. 6).
NOTE: Make sure the "good" side of the tile is
Fig.6
facing upward to provide a smooth surface for
the blade to follow.
3. Place the tool with the saw blade (3) lightly
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touching the surface of the tile and the cutting
teeth NOT touching the surface to be cut.
4. Set the speed to the fastest speed #6
(Fig. 5 on Page 13).
5. Turn the tool ON (Fig. 4 on Page 12).
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6. When the tool reaches its maximum set speed,
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carefully plunge the blade into the door jamb
while sliding the blade along the floor tile.
NOTE: Hold the tool tightly and do not put too
much forward pressure on the saw blade when
cutting, as this will cause the tool to vibrate
excessively.
7. Continue to make several plunge cuts until
the bottom of the door jamb and casing are
completely cut off and the loose pieces (4) can
be easily removed.
Follow the same basic procedure for installing
carpet, using a thicker spacer that is the same
thickness of the carpet being installed.
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