Cutting Depth Adjustment - Makita UP100D Instruction Manual

Switching the shear blade angle
The opening angle of the shear blades can be set in two
levels. You can switch the opening angle between fully
open and half-open according to the branches to be cut.
► Fig.6: 1. Fully open 2. Half-open
To switch the opening angle, follow the steps below.
1. Turn on the tool and pull the switch trigger twice to
open the shear blades.
2. While pulling the switch trigger fully, press and
hold the angle adjustment button until the green indica-
tor lamp blinks twice.

Cutting depth adjustment

After grinding or replacing the shear blade, adjust the cutting
depth. To adjust the cutting depth, follow the steps below.
1. Turn on the tool and pull the switch trigger twice to
open the shear blades.
2.
While pulling the switch trigger fully, press and
hold the angle adjustment button for a few seconds until
the green indicator lamp blinks fast.
3. Adjust the cutting depth by pulling the switch
trigger repeatedly so that the overlap of the tips of the
upper and lower shear blades is 1 to 3 mm.
► Fig.7: (1) Upper shear blade (2) Lower shear blade
(3) 1 - 3 mm
NOTE: The upper blade returns to the shallowest
position when you pull the switch trigger after the
upper blade reaches the deepest position.
NOTE: If the tool is overloaded while adjusting the
cutting depth adjustment, the green lamp blinks and
red lamp lights up. In this case, turn off the tool, then
remove the cause of the overload, and then adjust the
cutting depth again.
4.
Press and hold the angle adjustment button to
complete the adjustment. The green indicator lamp
stops blinking, and lights up.
ASSEMBLY
CAUTION:
Always be sure that the tool is
switched off and the battery cartridge is removed
before carrying out any work on the tool.
CAUTION:
When replacing the shear blades,
always wear gloves so that your hands do not
directly contact the blades.
Removing or installing the shear
blades
1. Loosen the bolts with the hex wrench, then slide
the cover slightly and remove the bolts and cover, and
then turn over the tool.
► Fig.8: 1. Bolt 2. Cover
2. Loosen the bolt with the hex wrench, and then
remove it.
► Fig.9: 1. Bolt
NOTICE:
Do not loosen the nut before loosening
the bolt. Otherwise, the nut may be damaged.
3. Loosen the nut with the box wrench, and then
remove it.
► Fig.10: 1. Nut
4. Turn over the tool, and then remove the bolt, blade
holder, upper shear blade, and lower shear blade in
order.
► Fig.11: 1. Bolt 2. Blade holder 3. Upper shear blade
4. Lower shear blade
5.
Attach the lower shear blade, upper shear blade,
blade holder, and bolt to the tool in order.
► Fig.12: 1. Bolt 2. Blade holder 3. Upper shear blade
4. Lower shear blade
NOTICE:
When attaching the upper shear blade,
make sure that the upper shear blade is placed in
the direction shown in the figure.
6. Turn over the tool, and then attach the nut to the
tool and tighten it manually.
► Fig.13: 1. Nut
NOTICE:
The recommended tightening torque is
approximately 0.5 N•m.
7.
Attach the bolt to the tool and tighten it with the
hex wrench.
► Fig.14: 1. Bolt
8. Turn over the tool, then attach the cover to the
tool, and then tighten the bolts with the hex wrench.
► Fig.15: 1. Bolt 2. Cover
NOTICE:
Tighten the bolts with the hex wrench
in the upright position as shown in the figure.
Tightening the bolts too much may damage the bolts.
► Fig.16: 1. Hex wrench
After installing the shear blades, check the clearance
of shear blades by confirming the following points. If
the clearance is not proper, adjust it by referring to the
section for adjustment for shear blades clearance.
• Check that there is no gap between the upper
shear blade and lower shear blade.
► Fig.17
• Check that the upper shear blade moves approxi-
mately 3 mm toward the lower shear blade.
► Fig.18: 1. Upper shear blade
After installing the shear blades, apply oil to the shear
blades by referring to the section for shear blade
maintenance.
After installing the shear blades, adjust the cutting
depth by referring to the section for cutting depth
adjustment.
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