Kawasaki 840844 User Manual
6 AMP RECIPROCATING SAW
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
COMPONENT
#840644
FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE
POUR LE SERVICE APRÉS VENTE
OU DU CONSOMMATEUR
PARA EL SERVICIO
PARA EL CONSUMIDOR
1-800-590-3723
Printed in China
THIS MANUAL CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING SAFETY, OPERATION,
MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE OF THIS PRODUCT. BEFORE USE, READ CAREFULLY AND
UNDERSTAND ALL CAUTIONS, WARNINGS, INSTRUCTIONS AND PRODUCT LABELS. FAILURE TO DO
SO COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
IF YOU SHOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR ALLTRADE
PRODUCT, DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE.PLEASE CALL OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE
DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-590-3723. BEFORE YOU CALL, HAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
AVAILABLE: MODEL No., DATE PURCHASED AND STORE LOCATION. AN ALLTRADE
REPRESENTATIVE CAN RESOLVE YOUR PROBLEM OVER THE PHONE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
A SUGGESTION OR COMMENT, GIVE US A CALL OR EMAIL US AT: INFO@ALLTRADETOOLS.COM.
YOUR FEEDBACK IS VITAL TO US.
KAWASAKI™ IS A TRADEMARK LICENSED BY KAWASAKI™ MOTORS CORP.,
U.S.A., WHICH DOES NOT MANUFACTURE OR DISTRIBUTE THIS PRODUCT.
CONSUMER INQUIRES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO:
©COPYRIGHT 2007 ALLTRADE TOOLS, LLC.
1431 VIA PLATA
LONG BEACH, CA 90810-1462 USA
840644_6 AMP Reciprocating Saw_Rev 10/9/07
87-1904-60957
CCOONNGGRRAATTUULLAATTIIOONNSS!!
Thanks for choosing this product. At Alltrade, our aim is to provide you with quality
products at an affordable price, and we want you to be totally satisfied with your
product and our Customer Service. If any help and advice is needed, please
contact us at 1-800-590-3723. Properly cared for, this tool will give you many
years of satisfaction.
IINNTTEENNDDEEDD UUSSEE
This tool is intended for consumer use only. This tool is not designed for professional use. The power cord should only be used in approved electrical outlets as
described in this manual.
GGEENNEERRAALL SSAAFFEETTYY RRUULLEESS –– FFOORR AALLLL EELLEECCTTRRIICC PPOOWWEERR TTOOOOLLSS
RREEAADD AANNDD UUNNDDEERRSSTTAANNDD AALLLL IINNSSTTRRUUCCTTIIOONNSS..
Failure to
follow all instructions listed below may result in electric shock, fire and/or
serious personal injury.
SSAAVVEE TTHHE
ESSEE IINNSSTTRRUUCCTTIIOONNSS FFOORR FFUUTTUURREE RREEFFEERREENNCCEE..
RREECCOOGGNNIIZZEE SSAAFFEETTYY SSYYMMBBOOLLSS,, WWOORRDDSS AANNDD LLAABBEELLSS
The safety instructions provided in this manual are not intended to cover all possible
conditions and practices that may occur when operating, maintaining and cleaning
power tools.
Always use common sense and pay particular attention to all the
DDAANNGGEERR
,
WWAARRNNIINNGG, CCAAUUTTIIOONN
and
NNOOTTEE
statements of this manual.
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert
you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all
safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid
possible injury or death.
DDAANNGGEERR
indicates an imminently hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, will result in death
or serious injury.
WWAARRNNIINNGG
indicates a potentially hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, could result in
death or serious injury.
TTAABBLLEE OOFF CCOONNTTEENNTTSS
CCOONNGGRRAATTUULLAATTIIOONNSS!!
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
IINNTTEENNDDEEDD UUSSEE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
SSEECCTTIIOONN OONNEE
GENERAL SAFETY RULES – FOR ALL ELECTRIC POWER TOOLS . . . . 2
RECOGNIZE SAFETY SYMBOLS, WORDS AND LABELS . . . . . . . . 2-3
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
WORK AREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ELECTRICAL SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
PERSONAL SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
TOOL USE AND CARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SSEECCTTIIOONN TTWWOO
SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES AND/OR SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SAFETY RULES FOR RECIPROCATING SAWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SSEECCTTIIOONN TTHHRREEEE
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
ATTACHING/REMOVING BLADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
ADJUSTING THE PIVOTING SHOE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
OPERATING THE RECIPROCATING SAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13
VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL WHEEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
TRIGGER SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
GENERAL CUTTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
PLUNGE CUTTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13
METAL CUTTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SSE
ECCTTIIOONN FFOOUURR
MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14
ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
OTHER CONSUMER DO-IT-YOURSELF (DIY) TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SSEECCTTIIOONN FFIIVVEE
2 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-18
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WWOORRKK AARREEAA
KKeeeepp yyoouurr wwoorrkk aarreeaa cclleeaann aanndd wweellll lliitt..
Cluttered work benches and dark work
areas may cause accidents or injury.
DDoo nnoott ooppeerraattee ppoowweerr ttoooollss iinn eexxpplloossiivvee aarreeaass,, s
suucchh aass iinn tthhee pprreesseennccee ooff
ffllaammmmaabbllee lliiqquuiiddss,, ggaasseess oorr dduusstt..
Power tools create sparks which may ignite
the dust or fumes.
KKeeeepp bbyyssttaannddeerrss,, cchhiillddrreenn aanndd vviissiitto
orrss aawwaayy wwhhiillee ooppeerraattiinngg aa ppoowweerr ttooooll..
Distractions can cause you to lose control.
EELLEECCTTRRIICCAALL SSAAFFEETTYY
DDoouubbllee iinnssuullaatteedd ttoooollss aarree eeqquuiippppeedd wwiitthh aa ppoollaarriizzeedd pplluugg ((oonnee bbllaaddee iiss
wwiiddeerr tthhaan
n tthhee ootthheerr..)) TThhiiss pplluugg wwiillll ffiitt iinn aa ppoollaarriizzeedd oouuttlleett oonnllyy oonnee wwaayy.. IIff
tthhee pplluugg ddooeess nnoott ffiitt ffuullllyy i
inn tthhee oouuttlleett,, rreevveerrssee tthhee pplluugg.. IIff iitt ssttiillll ddooeess nnoott ffiitt,,
ccoonnttaacctt aa qquuaalliiffiieedd eelleeccttrriicciiaann ttoo iinnssttaalll
l aa ppoollaarriizzeedd oouuttlleett.. DDoo nnoott cchhaannggee tthhee
pplluugg iinn aannyy wwaayy..
Double insulation eliminates the need for the three wire
grounded power cord and grounded power supply system.
AAvvooiidd bbooddyy ccoonnttaacctt wwiitthh ggrroouunnddeedd ssuurrffaacceess
ssuucchh aass ppiippeess,, rraaddiiaattoorrss,, rraannggeess
aanndd rreeffrriiggeerraattoorrss
. There is an increased risk of electric shock if your body is
grounded.
DDoo nnoott eexxppoossee ppoowweerr ttoooollss ttoo rraaiinn oorr wweett ccoonnddiittiioonnss..
Water entering a power
tool will increase the risk of electric shock.
DDoo nnoott aabbuussee tthhee ccoorrdd.. NNeevveerr uussee tthhee ccoorrdd ttoo ccaarrrryy tthhee ttooooll oorr ppuullll tthhee pplluugg
ffrroomm aann oouuttlleett.
. KKeeeepp tthhee ccoorrdd aawwaayy ffrroomm hheeaatt,, ooiill,, sshhaarrpp eeddggeess,, oorr mmoovviinngg
ppaarrttss.. RReeppllaaccee ddaammaaggeedd ccoorrddss iimmmmeeddiiaatteellyy
. Damaged cords increase the risk
of electric shock.
WWhheenn ooppeerraattiinngg tthhee ppoowweerr ttooooll oouuttssiiddee,, uussee aann oouuttddoooorr eexxtteennssiioonn ccoorrdd
mmaarrkkeedd ““WW--AA”” oorr ““WW..””
These cords are rated for outdoor use and reduce the
risk of electric shock.
MMaakkee ssu
urree tthhee eexxtteennssiioonn ccoorrdd bbeeiinngg uusseedd iiss iinn ggoooodd ccoonnddiittiioonn..
If there are any
cut or nicks (no matter how deep) in the insulation,
DDOO NNOOTT
use that cord. Also,
make sure the extension cord is heavy enough to carry the current needed by
the saw (see ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS).
DDOO NNOOTT
use small "around-thehouse” lamp extension cords. These cords can easily overheat and/or catch fire
when used with power tools.
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CCAAUUTTIIOONN
indicates a potentially hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, may result in
minor or moderate injury.
CCAAUUTTIIOONN
used without the safety alert symbol
indicates a potentially hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, may result in property damage.
NNOOTTEE
provides additional information that is useful
for proper use and maintenance of this tool. If a
NOTE is indicated make sure it is fully understood.
IIMMPPOORRTTAANNTT SSAAFFEEGGUUAARRDDSS
PPeeooppllee wwiitthh eelleeccttrroonniicc ddeevviicceess,, ssuucchh aass ppaacceemmaakkeerrss,, sshhoouulldd ccoonnssuulltt tthheeiirr
pphhyyssiic
ciiaann((ss)) bbeeffoorree uussiinngg tthhiiss pprroodduucctt.. OOppeerraattiioonn ooff eelleeccttrriiccaall eeqquuiippmmeenntt iinn
cclloossee pprrooxxiimmiittyy ttoo aa hheeaarrtt ppa
acceemmaakkeerr ccoouulldd ccaauussee iinntteerrffeerreennccee oorr ffaaiilluurree ooff
tthhee ppaacceemmaakkeerr..
WWAARRNNIINNGG::
Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling and
other construction activities contains chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Some examples of these chemicals are:
• Lead from lead-based paints.
• Crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products,
and arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber.
Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type
of work. To reduce your exposure to these chemicals: work in a well ventilated
area, and work with approved safety equipment, such as dust masks that are
specially designed to filter out microscopic particles.
WWAARRNNIINNGG:: TThhiiss pprroodduucct
t ccoonnttaaiinnss cchheemmiiccaallss kknnoowwnn ttoo tthhee SSttaattee ooff CCaalliiffoorrnniiaa
ttoo ccaauussee ccaanncceerr aanndd bbiirrtthh ddeeffeeccttss oorr ootthheerr rreeppr
roodduuccttiivvee hhaarrmm..
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