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1 ,KS 67427 Phone:620-562-3557 Fax:620-562-3557-MODEL216-3 HAWKSCROLLSAWOPERATORSMANUALREADTHOROUGH LYBEFOREOPERATINGMANUAL#HA0488,..,.. ---.~ --~.CONTENTS ,',,,",.,.,,"'"3 SET-UPINSTRUCTIONS".,,: .. ,",.,, ," .. ','.', . ,,14 MAINTENANCE,, , ,,:,i ' , ,.. , .4 SAWINGTECHNIQUES. ,,,, , .. ;, . ,4, 5, 6 TROUBLESHOOTING,,,, . , , , . ,', .. 7 BLADECHANGING,,, ,,8, 9 ADJUSTMENTANDREPAIR9, 10,11 PARTSBREAKDOWN:,,12,13 SPECIFICATIONS,15 ACCESSORIES,15 HOWTOORDERPARTS15 WARRANTy WeguaranteeeachHawkScrollSawto befreefromdefectsin materialandworkman-shipfor1 yearfromdateof deliveryto transitor frommisuseof thispieceof to bearthecostof laboror transportationchargesin con-nectionwiththereplacementor repairof defectiveparts,norshallit applyto respectto components,notof ourmanufacture,includingmotors.

2 Suchbeingsubjectto thewarrantiesof noeventbeliableforconsequentialdamagesor contingentliabilitiesarisingoutof thefailureof anysawtooperate' ,impliedor statutorywarrantyotherthanhereinsetforth is madeor ,,'TOVAliDATEWARRANTY,CUSTOMERSM ustmailin warrantycardonreceiptof ArmPivot:Add3 to 4 dropsof oil(lightmachineoil)to eachsideof theparallelarmpivotpointbushingsontheupp erandlowerarmsevery16 :Add1 to 2 dropsof oil(lightmachineoil)to thethreadsof thebladetensioningrodat thetoparmevery16 :Keepthetableworksurfacewaxed(paraffinwa x)topreventoxidationandalloweasiermoveme ntof :Applywax(paraffinwax)to :It is bestto beginthecutat a pointor cornerbecauseit is difficulttosmoothlyblendin startandendpointswhenstartingona ,sawintothepatternlinein a crosscutting(acrossthegrain) thestartingpointmustbeona curve,makeit :Feedthepieceto intotheblade- thebladeburningthewood,bendingor twistingof thebladewhilesawing,a roughedgeonthecut.

3 A smallamountof setis formedononesideof mostscrollsawbladesdueto ,mostbladesdonotcutstraightor parallelto straightline,theworkshouldbeangledapprox -imately2 to 4 degreesto followingthelayoutlineandnotthegrainwhen ripping.( ) :Scrollsawsarecapableof turnis approximately1 point,simplyturnthepiecethedesiredamount whilemaintain-. ingdownward-pressureonit. It is notnecessarytocutpastthepointandthenrest art, ,slowlyfollowthepatternline,turningthepi eceas maybenecessarytoinstallasmallerblade:whe ntryingto sawanextremelytightcornerorradiusto ( )BevelSawing:Bevelsawingis sawingwiththetabletilted, ,decorativeletters,ortoputshapesintoanim alsor otherobjectsto ,loosenthetabletiltassemblyknobandtiltth etabletothedesiredangle.

4 ( )Stack, ' perfectlysquarewiththebladebe-foresawing .(SeeTableSquaringProcedure)If it is notsquare,thepieceswillnotbeuniformin "in height.( )SawingInsideOpenings:Sawinginsideopenin gsis a is cuttinganopeningontheinsideof ,drilla smallholethatis largeenoughforthebladeto passthroughnearthepatternlineof bladefromthetopbladeholder(SeeBlade-Chan ging).Insertthebladethroughthedrilledhol ein finished, :Disconnectelectricalpowersupplybeforema k-inganyadjustmentstothemachine.( ) ,simplylayouta ,choosewhichsurfaceto usuallywillnotmakeanydifferencewhichsurf aceyouchoose, scrappiecesafterit is cut,returnthescrappiecestotheiroriginall ocationssothatyouhavea prismaticshapeto maybehelpfultonail,tape,orgluethesescrap sbackonthepiece,( )Inlaying:Tocreateinlayedprojects,select twopiecesof hard-woodthatcontrastin color(walnutandoakworkwell) is recommend-edtouse1/4"thickmaterial.

5 Besurethenailsdonotpenetratethroughthebo ttomof theprojectas verysmallpilothole(#60drillbit)ina cornerof #2bladethroughthedrilledholeandinstallit in thetopbladeholder(besurethepatternis stillfacingup).Tensionthebladeandtiltthe tableapproximately3 1/20(tiltthetablelessforthickermaterial) .Tiltingto , cuttingtheoutsideshapeandsandingforfinis hwithtungoil,varnish,orclearepoxy, ,size, ' sawingBladedoesn' leftof 4 ,Highresincontent-inSawagainstgraintable adjustmentdownto applypres-sureto ;. "{'/,:. 'Turningtootightof , Sawingsection,BladesbendbackImproperblad eIncreasebladeNotusingholddownHoldboardf irmlyonandnotholdingthetable,especiallye xcessivelyor " ,brokenbelt(seeprocedure).}

6 Largea radiusBladetensionlowIncreasebladeslowso r HA-119screws(seeInstallationpulleysproce dure). (seeprocedure).SeeTurnsandHA71shoulderbo ltsLoosenRZ-S1nutsCornersin ( ).WoodgrainstringyUsemaskingtapeonexcess ivenoisedur-looseor misalignedor knottythebottomat ( ).Placetheshortendof thel-shapedHA-65 QuickChangeHoldRodin theslotbehindtheFA-45 TopBladeHolderin theHA-01-Xtoparmwiththelongendpointingto wardtherearof a theoldblade(Fig10).Thebladeis thev-notchoftheHA-106-XBottomArmisthebar relshapedFA-46 RoundBladeHolderwitha HA-112 RoundBladeHolderBearinginstalledoverit ( ).

7 SlidetheFA-46bladeholderforwardtoremovet hebladefromthenotchin freefromthenotch,movetheFA-46bladeholder downwardandtotherightor leftto removeit fromtheslotin theoblongslotlocatedin theleftfrontcorneroftheHA-111 SawBase(nexttotherubbergrommet).Placea 5/16" thebladeholderwiththesawbladeteethpoint- ingdown( ).Tightenthebladeholderwiththe5/16" <,HA nowreadytoberepositionedin theV- notchof onehand, frontof thebottomarmsothattheblademayslidethroug hits seatit in theES-90screwintheFA-45topbladeholderas describedin STEP1. thebladeis touchingthecenterof thebladeistouchingtherollpinin themiddleoftheholder( ).

8 ~86allel1wrenchandHA~ ~Xtoparmandplacethemintherub-bergrommets locatedin ,STEP4 Retensionthebladeby flippingtheHA-74 CamLockhan-dieto its properlytensionedbladewillproducea de-terminingif thebladeis tensionedcorrectlyis to checkthedistancefromthebackedgeof thesawbladeto thebackedgeof theslotin at rest,pushthesawbladerearwardwitha scrappieceof properlytensionedsawbladewillnotdeflectm orethanapproxi-mately1/2of thedistancedescribedabove( ).If sawbladetensionis notcorrect,releasethetensionby flippingtheCarnLockhandletobladechanging positionasdescribedin STEP1 andturnit likea thebladedoesnotproducea crisppingwhenpluckedorif it deflectsmorethan1/2of thedistancedescribedabove, a its originalpositionandrechecktensioneachtim ean adjustmentis bladebreaksor whenchangingsizesof bladesize,forexample,changingfroma #5toa #7ora #7toa #9,willprobablyrequirelittleif ,tochangefroma #5to a #9,increasebladetensionap-proximately2 1/2turnsof theCamLockhandle.

9 To changefroma #5 to a #2,decreasetensionapproximately2 turns;andto changefroma #2to a #2/0,decreasetensionbyapproximately1 MAX.(APPROX.)ES-90 SCREWROlLPINES-73 DRIVEBELTTENSIONING_A "carriageboltsthatfastentheHA-25 BellowsBracketto theHA-111 SawBasesothatthe1/4"whiznutbeneathit maybereached( ). " thebeltshouldbeapproximately1/2" to3/4" theyarenot,loosenthewhiznutsonthemotormo untingboltsandrepeatstep7 " long- (BladePitch) 1/16"to3/32" "Excellentforcuttingwoodveneer,plastics, hardrubber, " "20 Fortightradiusworkin thinmaterials3/32"or1/8"woodveneer,wood.

10 029"bone,fiber,ivory, , "Forcloseradiuscuttingmaterials1/8"or "wood,bone,horn, ".017" ".018" ".022"9 with3reverseteeth7 Popularsizesforcuttinghardandsoftwoods3/ 16"upto 2". Alsocutplastic,9paper,felt, ,plywoodwiththicknessof 1/4" usedforall ,tu rn (grooves) anddeterminewhichpulleyis smallerin diameterat pushingor freefromthepulleys,determinewhatspeedyou wantto thefastestsettingandthe0 utsidestepis theslowest( ).NOTE:Thesawoperatesat 1550strokesperminutewiththeES-73beltinst alledin theinside(fast)pulleystep,750strokesperm inutein themiddlepul-leystepand375strokesperminu tein theoutside(slow) largestat thedesiredstepandplacethebeltin it.