Plunge Cutting - Makita DJV180 Instruction Manual

With the base tilted, you can make bevel cuts at any
angle between 0° and 45° (left or right).
Loosen the bolt on the back of the base with the hex
wrench. Move the base so that the bolt is positioned in
the center of the bevel slot in the base.
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► 1 . Base 2. Bolt 3. Hex wrench
Tilt the base until the desired bevel angle is obtained.
The V-notch of the gear housing indicates the bevel
angle by graduations. Then tighten the bolt firmly to
secure the base.
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► 1 . Bevel slot 2. Base 3. Bolt 4. Graduations
5. V-notch 6. Gear housing
Front flush cuts
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► 1 . Base 2. Bolt 3. Hex wrench
Loosen the bolt on the back of the base with the hex
wrench and slide the base all the way back. Then
tighten the bolt to secure the base.
Cutouts
Cutouts can be made with either of two methods A or B.
A) Boring a starting hole:
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► 1 . Starting hole
• For internal cutouts without a lead-in cut from an
edge, pre-drill a starting hole 12 mm (1/2") or more
in diameter. Insert the blade into this hole to start
your cut.
B) Plunge cutting:
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• You need not bore a starting hole or make a
lead-in cut if you carefully do as follows.
1. Tilt the tool up on the front edge of the base with
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the blade point positioned just above the work-
piece surface.
2. Apply pressure to the tool so that the front edge of
the base will not move when you switch on the tool
and gently lower the back end of the tool slowly.
3. As the blade pierces the workpiece, slowly lower
the base of the tool down onto the workpiece
surface.
4. Complete the cut in the normal manner.
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