Adjusting The Cutting Angle; Miter Angle - Makita DLS714 Instruction Manual

Adjusting the cutting angle

but rough handling may have affected the alignment. If
your tool is not aligned properly, perform the following:

Miter angle

1.
tighten two clamp screws to secure the carriage.
2. Rotate the turn base until the pointer indicates 0°
on the miter scale.
3. Rotate the turn base slightly clockwise and coun-
terclockwise to seat the turn base in the 0° miter notch.
(Leave as it is if the pointer does not indicate 0°.)
4. Loosen the hex socket bolt securing the guide
fence using the hex wrench.
1. Guide fence 2. Hex socket bolt
5. Lower the handle fully and lock it in the lowered
position by pushing in the stopper pin.
6.
ular angle with the blade using a triangular rule, try-
square, etc. Then securely tighten the hex socket bolt
on the guide fence in order starting from the right side.
1. Triangular rule
7. Make sure that the pointer indicates 0° on the
miter scale. If the pointer does not indicate 0°, loosen
pointer so that it indicates 0°.
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1. 2. Miter scale 3.
Bevel angle
0° bevel angle
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1. Lever 2.
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1.
tighten two clamp screws to secure the carriage.
2. Lower the handle fully and lock it in the lowered
position by pushing in the stopper pin.
3. Loosen the lever at the rear of the tool.
4.
on the right side of the arm two or three revolutions
counterclockwise to tilt the blade to the right.
5.
carefully until the side of the blade makes a perpendic-
triangular rule, try-square, etc. as a guide. Then tighten
the lever securely.
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3. 0° degree bevel angle
4. 5. Release button
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