Making Pocket Cuts After you drill holes in the waste section, pro- ceed as follows: 1. With the machine off, disconnect the power to the saw. 2. Raise the chuck to the top of the stroke by turn- ing the motor shaft. 3. With the tension released, loosen the upper chuck clamp to free the blade. 4. Bend the blade slightly to slide it through the hole drilled in your workpiece. 5. Place the material on the table and rechuck the blade. 6. Re-tension the blade and make sure the hold- down presses lightly on the material. 7. Holding the material down with one hand, press the start button. 8. Continue with the inside cut. If there are sharp curves and inside corners, relief cuts may be needed. See Figure 23-57. 9. When finished with the cutout, stop the machine, disconnect power, and loosen the top blade clamp to free the blade. Repeat the procedure for additional cutouts. Procedure Patrick A. Molzahn Figure 23-55. Some scroll saws feature tilting tables. Patrick A. Molzahn Figure 23-56. When cutting interior curves, free the top end of the blade and thread it through a predrilled hole. Patrick A. Molzahn Figure 23-57. Completing an interior cut. A—Drill a hole close to the outer boundary. B—The completed cutout. A B Pocket Cuts The scroll saw is the only stationary saw capable of cutting pockets with ease. Since the blade is not a continuous loop, it can be threaded through a hole in the workpiece. See Figure 23-56. Chapter 23 Sawing with Stationary Power Machines 399 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc.