Portable Jig Saw Safety and Operational Test

If you lift the jig saw out of a cut with the blade running it may

• Bend or break the blade

• All of these

• Damage your project

• Cause the saw to jump in your hands

Instead of making a plunge cut, a safer way to start an internal cut is to

• Just make a plunge cut

• You cannot make plunge cuts in the mechanic’s laboratory

• Cut from the edge

• Drill a hole with a drill bit

Personal protective equipment for the jig saw includes

• Safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves and face shield

• Safety glasses, hearing protection and gloves

• Safety glasses

• Safety glasses and hearing protection

The cut should be made

• To the left of the mark

• To the right of the mark

• Directly on the mark

• On the waste side of the mark

To remove the jig saw blade from an internal cut

• With the blade running, turn and cut your way out of the internal cut

• Turn off the saw, allow the blade to stop and lift the saw straight up

• Back the saw blade out of the cut with the blade stopped

• Lift the saw straight up with the blade running

When cutting speed is correct, the RPM will

• Not decrease

• Increase

• Decrease

• RPM do not indicate correct cutting speed

When starting a cut with the jig saw, the operator should ____________.

• Hold the blade against the wood, turn the saw on and start cutting.

• Place the toe of saw on the material, hold the blade away from the wood, and turn on the saw let it come to full speed and start cutting.

• Place the heel of the saw on the material, turn on the saw, and then start the cut

• Hold the saw over the wood, turn it on then begin the cut

You need to make sure to:

• Use both hands to operate jig saw

• All of these

• Give your work your undivided attention

• Secure your work piece with clamps