Delta 40-570 - Manual (Page 13)

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FOLLOWING A LINE
With your scroll saw you should be able to cut a straight or curved line with ease. Most beginners will experience
blade wandering, however, they eventually learn to control it as they become more familiar with the machine. Use
scrap material to practice cuts before starting a project. This enables you to develop your own way of cutting and you
will find out what you can and cannot do with your saw.
Always hold the work firmly against the table and do not feed the workpiece too fast while cutting. Feed the workpiece
only fast enough so that the blade will cut. Scroll saws cut faster across the grain than they do with the grain. Allow
for this tendency when cutting patterns that shift rather quickly from with-the-grain cuts to cross-grain cuts.
Make “relief” cuts before cutting long curves and never attempt to cut a curve that is too tight for the blade being
used.
ACCESSORIES
The testing of this unit has been accomplished with the following accessories. For safest operation, it is recommended
that only these accessories be used with this unit.
WARNING: Since accessories other than those listed have not been tested with this unit, use of such
accessories could be hazardous.
CATALOG NO. DESCRIPTION
40-673 Assorted PGT ® Scroll Saw Blades
25-869 Magnetic Work Light
SCROLL SAW BLADES
Catalog Number Material Cut Width Thickness Teeth Per Inch
40-058 Steel, Iron, Lead, Copper, Aluminum .070 .018 26
40-159 Pewter, Paper, Felt .075 .018 20
40-160 Steel, Iron, Lead, Copper, Brass .078 .022 15
40-161 Aluminum, Pewter .085 .022 15
40-164 Sheet Metal, Iron, Aluminum, Copper, .110 .018 20
Brass, Pewter, Lead, Wood
40-165 Mica, Brake Lining, Steel, Iron, Lead, .250 .028 20
Copper, Brass, Pewter, Aluminum
40-184 Wood Veneer, Plastics, Bakelite, Celluloid, .029 .012 20
Hard Rubber, Ivory, Extremely Thin Materials
40-185 Plastics, Celluloid .035 .015 15
40-187 Bakelite .090 .022 7
40-188 Ivory, Wood .100 .022 7
40-191 Wallboard, Pressed Wood, Lead, Wood, .110 .022 15
Bone, Felt, Copper, Paper, Ivory, Aluminum
40-192 Hard and Soft Wood .110 .022 10
40-193 Hard and Soft Wood .187 .025 10
40-194 Hard and Soft Wood .250 .028 7
40-195 Pearl, Pewter, Mica .041 .019 30
40-196 Pressed Wood, Sea Shells .065 .023 20
40-198 Hard Leather .085 .022 12