Maintaining Maximum Cutting Capacity; Stopper Arm; Adjusting The Miter Angle; Adjusting The Bevel Angle - Makita LS1219 Instruction Manual

First, unplug the tool. Loosen all the screws (2 each
on left and right) securing the kerf boards until the kerf
boards can still be easily moved by hand. Lower the
handle fully, then pull and turn the stopper pin to lock
the handle in the lowered position. Release the stopper
pin on the sliding pole and pull the carriage toward you
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contact the sides of the blade teeth. Tighten the front
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pin and raise the handle. Then tighten all the screws
securely.
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support of the workpiece minimizing workpiece tear
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cutting capacity for a 305 mm saw blade.
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follows:
First, unplug the tool. Turn the stopper lever to engaged
position.
Fig.12: 1. Stopper lever
Push the carriage toward the guide fence fully and
lower the handle completely.
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with the hex wrench. The periphery of the blade should
extend slightly below the top surface of the turn base
and also comes to the point where the front face of the
guide fence meets the top surface of the turn base.
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Fig.14: 1. Top surface of turn base 2. Periphery of
blade 3. Guide fence
With the tool unplugged, rotate the blade by hand while
holding the handle all the way down to be sure that
the blade does not contact any part of the lower base.
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original position.
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Stopper arm

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stopper arm in the direction of the arrow as shown in the
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at the desired position when lowering the handle fully.
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Adjusting the miter angle

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Fig.16: 1. Lock lever 2. Grip 3. Releasing lever
4. Pointer
Rotate the grip counterclockwise to unlock the turn
base. Turn the grip while holding down the lock lever to
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angle on the scale then tighten the grip.
NOTE: If you depress the releasing lever, you can
move the turn base without holding down the lock
lever. Tighten the grip at your desired position.
This miter saw employs positive stop function. You can
set 0°, 15°, 22.5°, 31.6°, 45°, and 60° right/left miter
angle quickly. To use this function, move the turn base
close to your desired positive stop angle while holding
down the lock lever. Then release the lock lever and
move the turn base forward until the turn base is locked.

Adjusting the bevel angle

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and vertical vise before adjusting the bevel angle.
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explained in the "Kerf boards" section.
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nism of the bevel angle.
1. Turn the knob on the slide pole counterclockwise.
Fig.17: 1. Knob
2. Pull and turn the latch lever to the position as
illustrated.
Fig.18: 1. Latch lever
3. Match the pointer with your desired angle on the
scale by moving the carriage then tighten the knob.
Fig.19: 1. Bevel angle scale 2. Pointer
To tilt the carriage to the right, tilt the carriage to the left
slightly and then tilt it to the right while pressing down
the releasing button.
Fig.20: 1. Releasing button
If you perform a bevel cut greater than 45°, move the
carriage while sliding the releasing lever toward the
front of the tool. You can perform up to 48° bevel cut.
Fig.21: 1. Releasing lever
This miter saw employs positive stop function. You can
set 22.5° and 33.9° angle to both right and left quickly.
Set the latch lever in the position as illustrated and tilt
the carriage. To change the angle, pull the latch lever
and tilt the carriage.
Fig.22: 1. Latch lever
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