Scroll Saw Introduction: Difference between revisions

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This is the content required for an introduction to our scroll saw - reading this does NOT replace the mandatory session with a tutor! It will make it a lot quicker though ;-)

If you need this introduction, please reach out to the following tutors: Lukas, Mitja, Martin, Johannes, Luzian, Patrick

Let's begin! First off, make sure you have read the machine's manual.

Safety

Personal protection:

perhaps also a dust mask (depending on the material you are going to cut)

Dangers	Precautions
rapidly moving arm and blade	never reach under the clear blade guard when the saw is running - that way your fingers will always be at a safe distance from the blade
binding teeth could pull the workpiece up and out of your hand	make sure the blade's teeth point downward so they press the workpiece against the table when cutting
dust and splinters are generated	hook up a shop vac and adjust the saw's blower nozzle so that dust is quickly removed from the cut
medium amount of noise, but close to the operator's head	wear ear defenders
no prevention of turning on after loss & restoration of power (keine Anlaufsicherung)	if the power has been lost for whatever reason, always switch the power button to "0" before restoring it!

Demonstration

The tutor will show you these steps in detail:

Changing Saw Blades

We mostly use quick-release saw blades with pins on both ends, do not screw these in or they will break! Saw blades without pins have to be secured by screws on both arms of the machine.

unplug the machine
turn the tensioner (knob in the back) counterclockwise to loosen
push the top arm down
unhinge or unscrew the saw blade from the top and bottom arm
insert a new saw blade (teeth pointing down, pins carefully hooked in their grooves or screws tightened)
turn the tensioner clockwise until the blade makes a high-pitch noise when plucked
continue working

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-This is the content required for an introduction to our [[Scroll Saw|scroll saw]] - '''reading this does NOT replace the mandatory session with a [[tutor]]!''' It will make it a lot quicker though ;-)
+This is the content required for an introduction to our [[Introduction for::Scroll Saw|scroll saw]] - '''reading this does NOT replace the mandatory session with a [[tutor]]!''' It will make it a lot quicker though ;-)
+If you need this introduction, please reach out to the following tutors: [[Tutor::User:Lukas|Lukas]], [[Tutor::User:Mitja|Mitja]], [[Tutor::User:NitramLegov|Martin]], [[Tutor::User:Johannes|Johannes]], [[Tutor::User:Luzian|Luzian]], [[Tutor::User:Pakue|Patrick]]
 Let's begin! First off, make sure you have read the machine's [https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/03/tools/PDF/B0017V817A.pdf manual].
 == Safety ==
-=== Dangers ===
+[[PPE|Personal protection]]: [[File:Protection - goggles.svg|50px]] [[File:Protection - hearing.svg|50px]]
-* rapidly moving arm and blade
-* dust and splinters are generated
+''perhaps also a [[Dust Mask|dust mask]] (depending on the material you are going to cut)''
-* medium amount of noise, but close to the operator's head
-* no prevention of turning on after loss & restoration of power (''keine Anlaufsicherung'')
-=== Precautions ===
+{| class="wikitable"
-* wear [[Personal Protection|personal protection]] - [[goggles]] and [[Ear Defenders|ear defenders]], perhaps also a [[Dust Mask|dust mask]] (depending on the material you are going to cut)
+|-
-* never reach under the clear blade guard when the saw is running - that way your fingers will always be at a safe distance from the blade
+! Dangers !! Precautions
-* hook up a [[Shop Vac|shop vac]] and adjust the saw's blower nozzle so that dust is quickly removed from the cut
+|-
-* make sure the blade's teeth point downward so they press the workpiece against the table when cutting
+| rapidly moving arm and blade || never reach under the clear blade guard when the saw is running - that way your fingers will always be at a safe distance from the blade
-* if the power has been lost for whatever reason, always switch the power button to "0" before restoring it!
+|-
+| binding teeth could pull the workpiece up and out of your hand || make sure the blade's teeth point downward so they press the workpiece against the table when cutting
+|-
+| dust and splinters are generated || hook up a [[Shop Vac|shop vac]] and adjust the saw's blower nozzle so that dust is quickly removed from the cut
+|-
+| medium amount of noise, but close to the operator's head || wear [[Ear Defenders|ear defenders]]
+|-
+| [[File:Danger_-_sudden_start.svg|left|50px]] no prevention of turning on after loss & restoration of power (''keine Anlaufsicherung'') || if the power has been lost for whatever reason, always switch the power button to "0" before restoring it!
+|}
 == Demonstration ==