Maintenance - Makita LS1013 Instruction Manual

CAUTION:
• During a bevel cut, it may create a condition
whereby the piece cut off will come to rest against
the side of the blade. If the blade is raised while
the blade is still rotating, this piece may be caught
by the blade, causing fragments to be scattered
around which is dangerous. The blade should be
raised ONLY after the blade has come to a com-
plete stop.
• When pressing down the handle, apply pressure in
parallel with the blade. If a force is applied perpen-
dicularly to the turn base or if the pressure direc-
tion is changed during a cut, the precision of the
cut will be impaired.
5. Compound cutting
Compound cutting is the process in which a bevel
angle is made at the same time in which a miter
angle is being cut on a workpiece. Compound cut-
ting can be performed at angle shown in the table
below.
Miter angle
Left 0° – 47°
and right 0° – 45°
Right 52°
At the miter angle of left and right 45° and bevel
angle of left 45°, workpieces up to 50 mm high and
215 mm wide can be cut. At the miter angle of left
and right 45° and bevel angle of right 45°, work-
pieces up to 31 mm high and 215 mm wide can be
cut. When performing compound cutting, refer to
"Press cutting", "Slide cutting", "Miter cutting" and
"Bevel cut" explanations.
6. Cutting aluminum extrusion (Fig. 27)
When securing aluminum extrusions, use spacer
blocks or pieces of scrap as shown in Fig. 27 to pre-
vent deformation of the aluminum. Use a cutting
lubricant when cutting the aluminum extrusion to
prevent build-up of the aluminum material on the
blade.
CAUTION:
Never attempt to cut thick or round aluminum extru-
sions. Thick aluminum extrusions may come loose
during operation and round aluminum extrusions
cannot be secured firmly with this tool.
7. Groove cutting (Fig. 28 & 29)
A dado type cut can be made by proceeding as fol-
lows:
Adjust the lower limit position of the blade using the
adjusting screw on the stopper arm to limit the cut-
ting depth of the blade. To adjust it, rotate the stop-
per arm to the position shown in Fig. 28. Adjust the
adjusting screw so that the blade stops at the
desired position when lowering the handle fully. After
adjusting the lower limit position of the blade, cut
parallel grooves across the width of the workpiece
using a slide (push) cut as shown in Fig. 29. Then
remove the workpiece material between the grooves
with a chisel. Do not attempt to perform this type of
cut using wide (thick) blades or with a dado blade.
Possible loss of control and injury may result.
CAUTION:
Be sure to return the stopper arm to the original
position when performing other than groove cutting.
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Bevel angle
Left and right 0° – 45°
Left 0° – 40°
and right 0° – 45°
Carrying tool (Fig. 30 & 31)
Make sure that the tool is unplugged. Secure the blade at
0° bevel angle and the turn base at 52° miter angle to the
right. Secure the slide poles after pulling the carriage
toward you fully. Lower the handle fully and lock it in the
lowered position by pushing in the stopper pin. Carry the
tool by holding both sides of the tool base as shown in
Fig. 31. If you remove the holders, dust bag, vise, etc.,
you can carry the tool more easily.
CAUTION:
Always secure all moving portions before carrying the
tool.

MAINTENANCE

CAUTION:
Always be sure that the tool is switched off and
unplugged before carrying out any work on the tool.
Adjusting the cutting angle
This tool is carefully adjusted and aligned at the factory,
but rough handling may have affected the alignment. If
your tool is not aligned properly, perform the following:
1) Miter angle
Push the carriage toward the guide fence and
tighten the knob to secure the carriage. Loosen the
grip which secures the turn base. Turn the turn base
so that the pointer indicates 0° on the miter scale.
Then turn the turn base slightly clockwise and coun-
terclockwise to seat the turn base cozily in the 0°
miter notch. (Leave as it is if the pointer does not
indicate 0°.) Loosen the four hex bolts securing the
guide fence using the socket wrench. (Fig. 32)
Lower the handle fully and lock it in the lowered posi-
tion by pushing in the lock pin. Square the side of the
blade with the face of the guide fence using a trian-
gular rule, try-square, etc. Then securely tighten the
hex bolts on the guide fence in the order from the left
side. (Fig. 33)
Make sure that the pointer indicates 0° on the miter
scale. If the pointer does not indicate 0°, loosen the
screw securing the pointer and adjust the pointer.
(Fig. 34)
2) Bevel angle
i) 0° bevel angle
Push the carriage toward the guide fence and
tighten the knob to secure the slide poles. Lower
the handle fully and lock it in the lowered position
by pushing in the lock pin. Loosen the lever at the
rear of the tool. Make sure that the arm is locked.
(Fig. 35)
Turn the hex bolt on the left side of the arm two or
three revolutions counterclockwise. Turn the hex
bolt on the right side of the arm two or three revo-
lutions counterclockwise to tilt the blade to the left.
(Fig. 36)
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 hex bolt on the right
side of the arm clockwise. Turn the hex bolt on the
left side of the arm clockwise as far as it will go.
Then tighten the lever securely. (Fig. 37)
Make sure that the two pointers on the arm point to
each 0° on the bevel scale on the arm holder. If
they do not point to 0°, loosen the screws which
secure the pointers and adjust them so that they
will point to 0°. (Fig. 38)