Manual: Bauer Orbital Jigsaw Manual, Online Manual

Features

• Three levels of orbital motion, and one choice for no orbital motion
• Adjustable speed
• Trigger lock can be set to keep the saw running without holding the switch
• Dust Collection port (and switch to enable it)
• Adjustable base angle
• Quick blade change
• Fence for following edge
• Laser shows cut line

Note: there is no case for this tool.  It is usually stored with its fence under the bench near the table saw.

Before Use:

• Clamp your work: do not hold your work in your hand while using this tool
• Check the base angle and set if needed.
• The base should feel secure and not move.  If it moves, push the lever down under the base. (See changing the base angle below).
• Check the orbital setting and set if needed
• Add dust collection and make sure the port selector is slid back for it
• Check the blade and replace if it isn’t sharp or isn’t the right one for your application.  Most blades have writing on them to tell you what they are good at cutting.
• Turn the laser on or off by pushing the black button on the front of the jigsaw
• Plug it in and be sure the cord doesn’t cross into the area you will be cutting, neither above nor below your workpiece

Blade Installation

1. Unplug the jigsaw
2. Pull the clear plastic safety guard forward to expose the blade holder
3. Rotate the blade release 90º forward to allow the current blade (if any) to come out
4. Fully insert a new blade: it can face forward or backward, according to your preference
5. Let the blade release go back to its normal position (it is spring loaded to return)
6. Check that the blade is securely inserted.  If not, return to step 3.

Adjusting the Base Angle

If you change the angle of the base, please put it back to 90º to the blade when you are finished.

1. Unplug the jigsaw
2. Turn it upside down and find the lever you can see through the rectangular opening in the base
3. Pull up the lever to release the base plate
4. Rotate it to any angle you want.
5. There are presets for common angles and for 90º to the blade.  The base has calibration marks and numbers for reference.
6. To use a preset slide the base forward so the small teeth in the base engage the pin on the jigsaw.  You don’t have to use the presets – you can slide the base backward to disengage the teeth and pin to set any angle at all from +45º to -45º.
7. After setting the angle and sliding the baseplate to engage or disengage the presets, push the lever down to lock the angle in place.
8. When you’re done using the jigsaw, always put the base back to 90º to the blade (0º on the scale), and be sure to engage the preset for 0º by sliding the base forward.

Using Dust Collection

There is a removable black plastic adaptor that sticks out of the back of the jigsaw.  You can attach a dust collection hose with one of the fittings in the white bucket of fittings under the bench.  Dust collection isn’t required for the jigsaw, but it makes cleanup faster.

Very important

Regardless of whether you use dust collection, the dust port selection slide switch must be in the corresponding position.  The slide switch is on the side of the jigsaw opposite the serial number plate.

• • • When using dust collection: be sure the dust port selection slide switch is slid fully backward.
  • • When not using dust collection: Be sure the dust port collection slide switch is slid fully forward.

Orbital Settings

The jigsaw blade either moves exactly up and down (zero orbital motion), or it moves slightly forward on the up stroke and slightly backward on the down stroke.  The blades generally cut on the up stroke.  This has the effect of making the cutting action more aggressive than if it were merely going straight up and down.  It is more aggressive and cuts faster, but it makes a somewhat lower quality cut with slightly more tear-out.  There is no one right setting for how much orbital motion to use.  Different cases call for different amounts.

This jigsaw can be set to no orbital motion, or to one of three levels of orbital motion.

To change the orbital setting just rotate the setting knob to point to one of the choices:

• 0 – no orbital motion: slower cut, higher quality
• 1 – a small amount of orbital motion: a little faster cut, a little lower quality
• 2 – a medium amount of orbital motion: a lot faster cut, significantly lower quality
• 3 – a large amount of orbital motion: fastest possible cut, very low quality

Laser

The laser can be turned off and on using the square switch on the front.  When on it illuminates the cut line.  It is mainly useful when cutting straight lines and is usually turned off for curves.