Maintenance; Miter Angle - Makita LS1211 Instruction Manual

305 mm (12”) slide compound saw equipped with electric brake
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MAINTENANCE
CAUTION :
Always be sure that the tool is switched off and unplugged before attempting to perform
inspection or maintenance.
WARNING:
Always be sure that the blade is sharp and clean for the best and safest performance.
Adjusting the cutting angle
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)
This tool is carefully adjusted and aligned at the factory, but rough handling may have
affected the alignment. If your tool i s not aligned properly, perform the following:
1)
Miter angle
Push the carriage toward the guide fence
and tighten the clamp screw on the arm
to secure the carriage in the "back" posi-
tion. Loosen the grip which secures the
turn base. Rotate the turn base
so
that
the pointer points to 0" on the miter
scale. Then turn the turn base slightly to
the left and right to
seat
the turn base
snugly in the
0"
miter notch. (Leave as it
is even if the pointer does not point to
O".) Loosen the four hex bolts which
secure the guide fence using the socket
wrench.
Lower the handle fully and square the
side of the blade with the face of the
guide fence using
a
triangular rule, try-
square,
etc.
Then securely tighten the
hex bolts on the guide fence in order
starting from left side.
Make sure that the pointer points to
0"
on
the miter
scale,
If
it
does not point to
0".
loosen the screw which secures the
pointer and adjust it
so
that
it
will point
to
0".
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Guide fence
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