Replacing Carbon Brushes - Makita LS0815F Instruction Manual

2. Bevel angle
(1) 0° bevel angle
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Push the carriage toward the guide fence
and tighten the locking screw to secure the
carriage. Lower the handle fully and lock it in
the lowered position by pushing in the
stopper pin. Loosen the lever at the rear of
the tool.
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Turn the hex bolt on the right side of the arm
two or three revolutions counterclockwise to
tilt the blade to the right.
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Carefully square the side of the blade with
the top surface of the turn base using the
triangular rule, try-square, etc. by turning the
hex bolt on the right side of the arm
clockwise. Then tighten the lever securely.
1. Lever
2. Arm
1. 0 ﾟ adjusting bolt
2. Left 45 ﾟ bevel
angle adjusting
bolt
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1. Triangular rule
2. Saw blade
3. Top surface of
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turn table
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Make sure that the pointer on the arm point to 0°
on the bevel scale on the arm holder. If they do
not point to 0°, loosen the screw which secure
the pointer and adjust it so that it will point to 0°.
(2) 45° bevel angle
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Adjust the 45° bevel angle only after performing
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 holder. If the
pointer does not point to 45°, turn the 45° bevel
angle adjusting bolt on the right side of the arm
holder until the pointer points to 45°.
To adjust the right 5° bevel angle, perform
the same procedure as that described above.

Replacing carbon brushes

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Remove and check the carbon brushes regularly.
Replace when they wear down to 3 mm in length. 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.
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1. Screw
2. Pointer
3. Bevel scale
1. Right 5 ﾟ bevel
angle adjusting
bolt
2. Left 45 ﾟ bevel
angle adjusting
bolt