Craftsman 315.114280 Operator's Manual page 13

GENERALCUTTING
See Figure 6.
Rest the front of the saw base on the workpiece and align
cutting edge of the blade with the line on your workpiece.
Start your saw and move it forward on the work surface.
Apply downward pressure to keep the saw steady and
only enough forward pressure to keep the blade cutting.
DO NOT FORCE YOUR SAW
Forcing your saw may overheat the motor and break saw
blades. Broken saw blades must be discarded. Remove
the broken portion of the saw blade from the clamp and
install a new saw blade.
ORBITAL MOTION
See Figure 6.
The blade of your saw cuts in orbital motion. This feature
is adjustable and provides faster more efficient cutting.
The blade cuts through your work in the upstroke but
does not drag across your work in the downstroke. The
higher settings should be used when fast cutting in soft
material is desired. The lower settings should be used
when cutting materials with more resistance.
STRAIGHT CUT
See Figure 6.
A straight cut can be made by clamping a piece of wood
or straightedge to the workpiece and guiding the edge of
your saw against it. Make the cut from one direction only.
Don't cut halfway and complete the cut from the opposite
end.
SCROLL CUTTING
See Figure 7.
Scroll cuts can be made with your jig saw by guiding the
direction of the cut with applied pressure on the handle as
shown in figure 7.
,_ WARNING: Excessive side pressure to the blade
could result in broken blades or damage to the
material being cut.
TO INCREASE
ORBITALSETTING
ORBITAL
KNOB
TO DECREASE
ORBITALSETTING
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
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