Makita XSL01Z Instruction Manual page 13

1. Press cutting (cutting small workpieces)
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Workpieces up to 52 mm (2-1/16") high and 97 mm
(3-13/16") wide can be cut in the following manner.
Push the carriage toward the guide fence fully and
tighten two clamp screws which secure the slide
poles clockwise to secure the carriage. Secure the
workpiece with the proper type of vise. Switch on
the tool without the blade making any contact and
wait until the blade attains full speed before
lowering. Then gently lower the handle to the fully
lowered position to cut the workpiece. When the cut
is completed, switch off the tool and WAIT UNTIL
THE BLADE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP
before returning the blade to its fully elevated
position.
WARNING:
Firmly tighten two clamping screws which
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secure the slide poles clockwise so that the
carriage will not move during operation.
Insufficient tightening of the locking screw may
cause possible kickback which may result in
serious personal injury.
2. Slide (push) cutting (cutting wide workpieces)
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Loosen two clamp screws which secure the slide
poles counterclockwise so that the carriage can
slide freely. Secure the workpiece with the proper
type of vise. Pull the carriage toward you fully.
Switch on the tool without the blade making any
contact and wait until the blade attains full speed.
Press the handle
CARRIAGE TOWARD THE GUIDE FENCE AND
THROUGH THE WORKPIECE. When the cut is
completed, switch off the tool and WAIT UNTIL
1. Clamp screw
down and PUSH
THE BLADE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE
STOP before returning the blade to its fully
elevated position.
WARNING:
Whenever performing a slide cut, first pull the
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carriage full towards you and press the handle
all the way down, then push the carriage
toward the guide fence. Never start the cut with
the carriage not pulled fully toward you. If you
perform the slide cut without the carriage pulled
fully toward you unexpected kickback may occur
and serious personal injury may result.
Never attempt to perform a slide cut by pulling
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the carriage towards you. Pulling the carriage
towards you while cutting may cause unexpected
kickback resulting in possible serious personal
injury.
Never perform the slide cut with the handle locked
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in the lowered position.
Never loosen the knob which secures the
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carriage while the blade is rotating. A loose
carriage while cutting may cause unexpected
kickback resulting in possible in serious personal
injury.
3. Miter cutting
Refer to the previously covered "Adjusting the miter
angle".
4. Bevel cut
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Loosen the lever and tilt the saw blade to set the
bevel angle (Refer to the previously covered
"Adjusting the bevel angle"). Be sure to retighten
the lever firmly to secure the selected bevel angle
safely. Secure the workpiece with a vise. Make sure
the carriage is pulled all the way back toward the
operator. Switch on the tool without the blade
making any contact and wait until the blade attains
full speed. Then gently lower the handle to the fully
lowered position while applying pressure in parallel
with the blade and PUSH THE CARRIAGE
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TOWARD THE GUIDE FENCE TO CUT THE
WORKPIECE. When the cut is completed, switch
off the tool and WAIT UNTIL THE BLADE HAS
COME TO A COMPLETE STOP before returning
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