Makita LS1016 Instruction Manual page 22

2. Bevel angle
Push the latch lever forward fully to release the positive
stops.
(1) 0° bevel angle
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Push the carriage toward the guide fence and
tighten the locking screw clockwise and pull
the lock lever toward yourself 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.
Turn the hex socket bolt on the right side of
the arm holder 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 socket bolt on the right side of the arm
holder clockwise. Then tighten the lever
securely.
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1. Pointer
2. Lever
3. Bevel scale
plate
1. 0 ﾟ Angle
adjusting bolt
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2. Lever
3. Latch lever
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1. Triangular rule
2. Saw blade
3. Top surface of
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turn base
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Make sure that the pointers on the arm holder
point to 0° on the bevel scale plate on the
arm. If they do not point to 0°, loosen the
screws which secure the pointers and adjust
them so that they will point to 0°.
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(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 holder points to
45° on the bevel scale on the arm. If the
pointer does not point to 45°, turn the left 45°
bevel angle adjusting bolt on the side of the
arm until the pointer points to 45°.
To adjust right 45° bevel angle, perform the
same procedure described above.
Adjusting the position of laser line
For model LS1016L only
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1. Bevel scale
plate
2. Pointer
1. Pointer
2. Scale plate
3. Left 45 ﾟ bevel
angle adjusting
bolt
4. Right 45 ﾟ bevel
angle adjusting
bolt
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1. Workpiece
2. Laser line
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