Adjusting Riving Knife - Makita LF1000 Instruction Manual

Installing or removing saw blade
CAUTION:
Always be sure that the tool is switched off and
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unplugged before installing or removing the blade.
Use only the Makita hex wrench provided to install
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or remove the blade. Failure to do so may result in
overtightening or insufficient tightening of the hex
socket bolt. This could cause an injury.
Move up the handle in the fully raised position.
Press the shaft lock to lock the spindle, use the hex
wrench to loosen the hex socket bolt clockwise.
Fig.18
Raise the blade guard A with its lifting lever while pushing
the lever nearby the handle to the left. With the blade
guard A raised, remove the hex socket bolt, outer flange
and blade.
Fig.19
To install the blade, mount it carefully onto the spindle,
making sure that the direction of the arrow on the surface
of the blade matches the direction of the arrow on the
blade case. Install the outer flange and hex socket bolt,
and then use the hex wrench to tighten the hex socket
bolt (left-handed) securely counterclockwise while
pressing the shaft lock.
Fig.20
Fig.21
NOTE:
When installing a saw blade, be sure to insert it
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between the blade guard B at first and then raise it so
that the blade is finally placed in the blade guard B.
Fig.22
CAUTION:
The ring 25.4 mm or 30 mm in outer diameter is
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factory-installed onto the spindle. Before mounting
the blade onto the spindle, always be sure that the
correct ring for the arbor hole of the blade you
intend to use is installed onto the spindle.
Return the lower blade guard A to its original position.
Lower the handle to make sure that the lower blade
guards move properly. Make sure shaft lock has released
spindle before making cut.

Adjusting riving knife

Fig.23
There must be a clearance of about 5 - 6 mm between
the riving knife and the blade teeth when pushing the
riving knife toward the blade fully. Adjust the riving knife
accordingly by first loosening clamping nut by hand
counterclockwise and then loosening hex socket bolt
counterclockwise with the hex wrench, and measuring
the distance. After adjustment, securely tighten the hex
socket bolt and then the clamping nut clockwise. Always
check to see that the riving knife is secured and that the
top blade guard works smoothly before cutting.
Fig.24
The riving knife has been installed before shipment from
the factory so that the blade and riving knife are in a
straight line after your simple set-up. Refer to the section
titled " Repositioning riving knife " for the set-up.
Fig.25
CAUTION:
If the blade and riving knife are not aligned properly,
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a dangerous pinching condition may result during
operation. Make sure the riving knife is positioned
between both outer ends of the blade teeth when
viewing from the top. You could suffer serious
personal injury while using the tool without a
properly aligned riving knife. If they are not aligned
for any reasons, always have Makita authorized
service center repair it.
When adjusting the riving knife clearance from the
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blade teeth, always loosen the hex socket bolt only
after loosening the clamping nut.
Installing and adjusting rip fence
Fig.26
1. Install the rip fence on the table so that the rip
fence holder engages with the guide rail. Tighten
the clamping screw (B) of the rip fence firmly
clockwise.
2. Loosen the clamping screw (A).
3. Slide the rip fence and secure it so that the far end
from you of the rip fence is aligned with the point at
which the front edge of saw blade just appears
from top surface of the workpiece. The purpose of
this adjustment is to reduce risk of kick-back
toward operator that cut piece from the workpiece
is pinched between the saw blade and rip fence
and finally pushed out toward operator. The line
(A) varies by thickness of workpiece or the table
level. Adjust the position of the rip fence according
to the thickness of the workpiece.
After adjusting the rip fence, tighten the clamping
screw (A) firmly.
Fig.27
NOTE:
There are four patterns to position the rip fence as
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shown in the figure. Rip fence has two slits on its
sides, one slit with an elevated fringe nearby on the
same side and the other without it. Use the surface
of rip fence with this fringe facing the workpiece
only when cutting off into a piece of a thin
workpiece.
Fig.28
NOTE:
To change the rip fence pattern, remove the rip
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fence from the rip fence holder by loosening the
clamping screw (A) and change the facing of the rip
fence to the rip fence holder so that the rip fence
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