Makita LS1013 Instruction Manual

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212. Bevel angle1) 0° bevel anglePush the carriage toward the guide fence andtighten the knob to secure the carriage. Lower thehandle fully and lock it in the lowered position bypushing in the stopper pin. Loosen the lever at therear of the tool. Make sure that the arm is locked.(Fig. 49)Turn the hex bolt on the left side of the arm two orthree revolutions counterclockwise. Turn the hex bolton the right side of the arm two or three revolutionscounterclockwise to tilt the blade to the left. (Fig. 50)Carefully square the side of the blade with the topsurface of the turn base using the triangular rule, try-square, etc. by turning the hex bolt on the right sideof the arm clockwise. Turn the hex bolt on the leftside of the arm clockwise as far as it will go. Thentighten the lever securely. (Fig. 51)Make sure that the two pointers on the arm point toeach 0° on the bevel scale on the arm holder. If theydo not point to 0°, loosen the screws which securethe pointers and adjust them so that they will point to0°. (Fig. 52)2) 45° bevel angle (Fig. 53)Adjust the 45° bevel angle only after performing 0°bevel angle adjustment. To adjust left 45° bevelangle, loosen the lever and tilt the blade to the leftfully. Make sure that the pointer on the arm points to45° on the bevel scale on the arm holder. If thepointer does not point to 45°, turn the left 45° bevelangle adjusting bolt on the side of the arm holderuntil the pointer points to 45°.To adjust right 45° bevel angle, perform the sameprocedure described above.Adjusting for smooth beveling action (Fig. 54)The hex lock nut holding together the arm and armholder has been factory adjusted to assure smooth bev-eling action and to guarantee precise cutting. Do nottamper with it. Should looseness develop at the arm andarm holder connection, tighten the hex lock nut using awrench.Adjusting the position of laser line (Fig. 55 & 56)For model LS1013L onlyWARNING:• As the tool is plugged when adjusting the position oflaser line, take a full caution especially at switch action.Pulling the switch trigger accidentally cause an acci-dental start of the tool and personal injury.CAUTION:• Never look into the laser beam directly. Direct laserbeam causes damage to your eyes.• Never apply a blow or impact to the tool. A blow orimpact causes the incorrect position of laser line, dam-age to the laser beam emitting part or a short life of thetool.When adjusting the laser line appears on the left sideof the saw blade1 Screw to change the movable range of the adjustingscrew2 Adjusting screw3 Hex wrench4 Laser line5 Saw bladeWhen adjusting the laser line appears on the rightside of the saw blade1 Screw to change the movable range of the adjustingscrew2 Saw blade3 Laser lineFor both adjustments, do as follows.1. Make sure that the tool is unplugged.2. Draw the cutting line on the workpiece and place iton the turn table. At this time, do not secure theworkpiece with a vise or similar securing device.3. Lower the blade by lowering the handle and justcheck to see where the cutting line and the positionof the saw blade is. (Decide which position to cut onthe line of cut.)4. After decision the position to be cut, return the han-dle to the original position. Secure the workpiecewith the vertical vise without shifting the workpiecefrom the pre-checked position.5. Plug the tool and turn on the laser switch.6. Adjust the position of laser line as follows.The position of laser line can be changed as the movablerange of the adjusting screw for the laser is changed byturning two screws with a hex wrench. (The movablerange of laser line is factory adjusted within 1 mm fromthe side surface of blade.)To shift the laser line movable range further away fromthe side surface of blade, turn the two screws counter-clockwise after loosening the adjusting screw. Turn thesetwo screws clockwise to shift it closer to the side surfaceof the blade after loosening the adjusting screw.Refer to the section titled “Laser beam action” and adjustthe adjusting screw so that the cutting line on your work-piece is aligned with the laser line.NOTE:• Check the position of laser line regularly for accuracy.• Have the tool repaired by Makita authorized servicecenter for any failure on the laser unit.1 234512 3

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