Instruction manual

3. Release tension on the blade by pushing the blade tension lever towards the rear of the saw.

4. Loosen the thumbscrew on the lower blade mount, located under the table, to release the blade from the mount.

5. Raise the upper arm assembly which will lift the blade up through the hole and above the table.

6. Position the workpiece on the table so that the guide hole lines up with the hole in the table.

7. Lower the arm assembly with one hand while guiding the blade through the hole in the workpiece and table.

8. Re-install the bottom end of the blade in the lower blade mount and tighten the thumbscrew to secure the blade

in the lower blade mount.

9. Pull back on the blade tension lever to re-tension the blade and test the blade tension as described in “Installing

or Changing Blades” section of this manual.

10. To begin cutting follow the same steps as described in “Basic 90° straight or curved cuts” section on page 9 of

this manual.

Angle or Bevel Cutting

One of the unique features of the EX-21 Scroll Saw is the ability to tilt the head of the saw in order to make angle or

bevel cuts. The table and the workpiece always stay horizontal (parallel to the floor) while the blade tilts, keeping

your hands in the same comfortable cutting position as they would normally be for regular right angle cuts.

Because you are not fighting gravity or working with your hands or wrists bent in awkward positions, it can be a

huge advantage and makes it easier and safer to make accurate bevel cuts.

The blade tilt controls are located under the table at the front saw. (See

Fig. 12)

To tilt the blade for bevel cutting:

1. Release the locking lever by turning counter-clockwise

2. Pull back and hold the spring loaded indexing pin from the 90°

stop hole and turn the tilting handle left or right to set the blade

to the desired angle.

Note: The spring loaded indexing pin will allow you to automat-

ically lock in at 90° as well as common angles, 45, 30 & 22.5 both

left and right.

When tilting the blade to the left at extreme angles, it may be neces-

sary to remove and reverse the lower blade mount thumbscrew

assembly in order to maximize clearance under the table. (Fig. 13

shows the lower blade mount in default position and Fig. 14 shows it

reversed)

3. Tighten the locking lever to secure the blade at the desired angle.

4. To begin cutting follow the same steps as described in “Basic 90°

straight or curved cuts” section on page 11 of this manual. Fig. 15

shows the scroll saw in position for bevel cutting.

To reduce the risk of injury, always turn off the saw and wait for the blade to come to a complete stop before

reaching in to remove waste material from a fret cut.

To reduce the risk of injury, always turn off the saw and wait for the

blade to come to a complete stop before reaching in to remove waste

material.

Fig. 12

Fig. 13

Fig. 14

Fig. 15