Replacing Carbon Brushes - Makita LS1219 Instruction Manual

Bevel angle
0° bevel angle
Push the carriage toward the guide fence and lock the
sliding movement by the stopper pin. Lower the handle
fully and lock it in the lowered position by the stopper
pin and then loosen the knob. Turn the 0° adjusting
bolt two or three revolutions counterclockwise to tilt the
blade to the right.
► Fig.61: 1. 0° Adjusting bolt 2. Screw
Carefully square the side of the blade with the top
surface of the turn base using the triangular rule, try-
square, etc. by turning the 0° adjusting bolt clockwise.
Then tighten the knob firmly to secure the 0° angle you
have set.
► Fig.62: 1. Triangular rule 2. Saw blade 3. Top sur-
face of turn base
Check if the side of the blade squares with the turn base
surface once again. Loosen the screw on the pointer.
Align the pointer with 0° position in the bevel angle
scale and then tighten the screw.
45° bevel angle
Before adjusting the 45° bevel angle,
NOTICE:
finish 0° bevel angle adjustment.
Loosen the knob and fully tilt the carriage to the side
that you want to check. Check if the pointer indicates
the 45° position in the bevel angle scale.
► Fig.63
If the pointer does not indicate the 45° position, align
it with 45° position by turning the adjusting bolt on the
opposite side of the bevel angle scale.
► Fig.64: 1. Left 45° adjusting bolt 2. Right 45° adjust-
ing bolt
Adjusting the laser line position
For model LS1219L only
The tool must be plugged in while
WARNING:
adjusting the laser line. Take extra care not to
switch on the tool during adjustment. Accidental
start up of the tool may result in serious personal
injury.
Never look directly into the laser
CAUTION:
beam. Direct eye exposure to the beam could cause
serious damage to your eyes.
Check the position of laser line regu-
NOTICE:
larly for accuracy.
Beware that impacts to the tool. It may
NOTICE:
cause the laser line to be misaligned or may cause
damage to the laser, shortening its life.
Have the tool repaired by a Makita
NOTICE:
authorized service center for any failure on the
laser unit.
The movable range of laser line is decided by the range
adjustment screws on both sides. Perform following
procedures to alter the laser line position.
1.
Unplug the tool.
2.
Draw a cutting line on the workpiece and place it
on the turn base. At this time, do not secure the work-
piece with a vise or similar securing device.
3.
Lower the handle and align the cutting line with
the saw blade.
4.
Return the handle to the original position and
secure the workpiece with the vertical vise so that the
workpiece does not move from the position you have
determined.
5.
Plug in the tool and turn on the laser switch.
6. Loosen the adjusting screw. To move the laser line
away from the blade, turn the range adjustment screws
counterclockwise. To move the laser line close to the
blade, turn the range adjustment screw clockwise.
Adjusting the laser line on the left side of the blade
► Fig.65: 1. Adjusting screw 2. Range adjustment
screw 3. Hex wrench 4. Laser line 5. Saw
blade
Adjusting the laser line on the right side of the
blade
► Fig.66: 1. Adjusting screw 2. Range adjustment
screw 3. Hex wrench 4. Laser line 5. Saw
blade
7.
Slide the adjusting screw to the position that the
laser line comes onto the cutting line and then tighten.
NOTE: The movable range of laser line is factory
adjusted within 1 mm from the side surface of blade.
Cleaning the laser light lens
For model LS1219L only
The laser light becomes hard to see as the lens for
the laser light gets dirty. Clean the lens for laser light
periodically.
► Fig.67: 1. Screw 2. Lens
Unplug the tool. Loosen the screw and pull out the lens.
Clean the lens gently with a damp soft cloth.
Do not remove the screw which
NOTICE:
secures the lens. If the lens does not come out,
loosen the screw further.
NOTICE:
Do not use solvents or any petro-
leum-based cleaners on the lens.

Replacing carbon brushes

► Fig.68: 1. Limit mark
Remove and check the carbon brushes regularly.
Replace when they wear down to the limit mark. Keep
the carbon brushes clean and free to slip in the holders.
Both carbon brushes should be replaced at the same
time. Use only identical carbon brushes.
Use a screwdriver to remove the brush holder caps.
Take out the worn carbon brushes, insert the new ones
and secure the brush holder caps.
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