Makita LS1018L Instruction Manual

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173. Miter cuttingRefer to the previously covered "Adjusting the miterangle".4. Bevel cutFig.37Loosen the lever and tilt the saw blade to set thebevel angle (Refer to the previously covered"Adjusting the bevel angle"). Be sure to retightenthe lever firmly to secure the selected bevel anglesafely. Secure the workpiece with a vise. Make surethe carriage is pulled all the way back toward theoperator. Switch on the tool without the blademaking any contact and wait until the blade attainsfull speed. Then gently lower the handle to the fullylowered position while applying pressure in parallelwith the blade and PUSH THE CARRIAGETOWARD THE GUIDE FENCE TO CUT THEWORKPIECE. When the cut is completed, switchoff the tool and WAIT UNTIL THE BLADE HASCOME TO A COMPLETE STOP before returningthe blade to its fully elevated position.WARNING:• After setting the blade for a bevel cut, beforeoperating the tool ensure that the carriage andblade will have free travel throughout the entirerange of the intended cut. Interruption of thecarriage or blade travel during the cutting operationmay result in kickback and serious personal injury.• While making a bevel cut keep hands out of thepath of the blade. The angle of the blade mayconfuse the operator as to the actual blade pathwhile cutting and contact with the blade will result inserious personal injury.• The blade should not be raised until it hascome to a complete stop. During a bevel cut thepiece cut off may come to rest against the blade. Ifthe blade is raised while it is rotating the cut-offpiece maybe ejected by the blade causing thematerial to fragment which may result in seriouspersonal injury.NOTICE:• When pressing down the handle, apply pressure inparallel with the blade. If a force is appliedperpendicularly to the turn base or if the pressuredirection is changed during a cut, the precision ofthe cut will be impaired.• Before bevel-cutting, an adjustment of the upperfence and lower fence maybe required. Refer tothe section titled "Guide fence adjustment".CAUTION:• Always remove the sub-fence R so that it does notinterfere any part of the carriage when performingright bevel cuts.5. Compound cuttingCompound cutting is the process in which a bevelangle is made at the same time in which a miterangle is being cut on a workpiece. Compoundcutting can be performed at the angle shown in thetable.Miter angle Bevel angleLeft and Right 0 - 45Left and Right 0 - 45009713When performing compound cutting, refer to "Presscutting", "Slide cutting", "Miter cutting" and "Bevelcut" explanations.6. Cutting crown and cove moldingsCrown and cove moldings can be cut on acompound miter saw with the moldings laid flat onthe turn base.There are two common types of crown moldingsand one type of cove moldings; 52/38° wall anglecrown molding, 45° wall angle crown molding and45° wall angle cove molding. See illustrations.Fig.38There are crown and cove molding joints which aremade to fit "Inside" 90° corners ((1) and (2) in Fig.A) and "Outside" 90° corners ((3) and (4) in Fig. A).(1) (2) (3) (4)1 2Fig.A001556Fig.39MeasuringMeasure the wall length and adjust workpiece ontable to cut wall contact edge to desired length.Always make sure that cut workpiece length at theback of the workpiece is the same as wall length.Adjust cut length for angle of cut. Always useseveral pieces for test cuts to check the sawangles.When cutting crown and cove moldings, set thebevel angle and miter angle as indicated in thetable (A) and position the moldings on the topsurface of the saw base as indicated in the table(B).1. Inside corner2. Outside corner