Bevel Angle; Replacing Carbon Brushes - Makita LF1000 Instruction Manual

2. Bevel angle

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► 1. 0° adjusting bolt 2. 45° adjusting bolt
(1) 0° bevel angle
Lower the handle fully and lock it in the
lowered position by pulling and rotating the
stopper pin to the angle of 90° clockwise.
Loosen the lever at the rear of the tool.
Turn, from the underside of the table, the 0°
bevel angle adjusting bolt on the right side of
the sub arm two or three revolutions counter-
clockwise to tilt the blade to the right.
Carefully square the side of the blade with
the top surface of the turn table using the
triangular rule, try-square, etc. by turning the
0° bevel angle adjusting bolt clockwise.
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► 1. Triangular rule 2. Saw blade 3. Top surface of
turn table
Make sure that the pointer on the turn table
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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► 1. Arm 2. Bevel scale 3. Pointer 4. Turn table
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Replacing carbon brushes

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► 1. Limit mark
Remove and check the carbon brushes regularly.
Replace when they wear down to the limit mark. Keep
the carbon brushes clean and free to slip in the holders.
Both carbon brushes should be replaced at the same
time. Use only identical carbon brushes.
Use a screwdriver to remove the brush holder caps.
Take out the worn carbon brushes, insert the new ones
and secure the brush holder caps.
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45° bevel angle
Adjust the 45° bevel angle only after per-
forming 0° bevel angle adjustment. To adjust
left 45° bevel angle, loosen the lever and tilt
the blade to the left fully. Make sure that the
pointer on the arm points to 45° on the bevel
scale on the arm. If the pointer does not
point to 45°, turn, from the underside of the
table, the 45° bevel angle adjusting bolt on
the left side of the sub arm until the pointer
points to 45°.
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