Makita LS1040 Instruction Manual page 17

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1. Triangular rule
2. Grip
3. Guide fence
1. Arm
2. Lever
3. 0° adjusting bolt
4. Hex nut
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1. Triangular rule
2. Saw blade
3. Top surface of turn base
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1. Arm
2. Bevel scale
3. Pointer
4. Turn base
Lower the handle fully and lock it in the lowered position by pushing in
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the stopper pin. Square the side of the blade with the face of the guide
fence using a triangular rule, try-square, etc. Then securely tighten the
hex bolts on the guide fence in the order from the right side.
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2
2. Bevel angle
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1 (1)
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3
4
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3
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4
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0° bevel angle
Lower the handle fully and lock it in the lowered position by push-
ing in the stopper pin. Loosen the lever at the rear of the tool.
Loosen the hex nut and turn the 0° bevel angle adjusting bolt on
the right side of the turn base two or three revolutions clockwise to
tilt the blade to the right.
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° bevel angle adjusting bolt counterclockwise. Then tighten the
hex nut to secure the 0° bevel angle adjusting bolt and tighten the
lever securely.
Make sure that the pointer on the turn base point to 0° on the bevel
scale on the arm. If it does not point to 0°, loosen the screw which
secures the pointer and adjust the pointer so that it will point to 0°.
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