Adjusting The Cutting Angle - Makita LS1440 Instruction Manual

1. Hex bolt
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1. Guide fence
2. Triangular rule
1. Pointer
2. Screws
3. Miter scale
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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
is not aligned properly, perform the following:
Loosen the grip which secures the turn base. Turn the
turn base so that the pointer points to 0° on the miter
scale. Then turn the turn base slightly clockwise and
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counterclockwise to seat the turn base in the 0° miter
notch. (Leave as it is if the pointer does not point to 0°.)
Loosen the hex bolts securing the guide fence using the
socket wrench.
Lower the handle fully and lock it in the lowered position
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by turning the handle latch to the locked position. 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 the order from
the right side.
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Make sure that the pointer on the indication plate points
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1 to 0° on the miter scale. If the pointer does not point to
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0°, loosen the screws which secure the indication plate
and adjust it so that the pointer will point to 0°.
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