Personal Injury - Makita LS1018 Instruction Manual

1. Press cutting (cutting small workpieces)
1. Locking screw
010247
Workpieces up to 91 mm (3-5/8") high and 70 mm
(2-3/4") wide can be cut in the following way.
Push the carriage toward the guide fence fully and
tighten the locking screw clockwise to secure the
carriage. Secure the workpiece with the vise.
Switch on the tool without the blade making any
contact and wait until the blade attains full speed
before lowering. Then gently lower the handle to
the fully lowered position to cut the workpiece.
When the cut is completed, switch off the tool and
WAIT UNTIL THE BLADE HAS COME TO A
COMPLETE STOP before returning the blade to its
fully elevated position.
CAUTION:
Firmly tighten the knob clockwise so that the
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carriage will not move during operation. Insufficient
tightening may cause unexpected kickback of the
blade. Possible serious PERSONAL INJURY may
result.
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1. Locking screw
010248
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Slide (push) cutting (cutting wide workpieces)
Loosen the locking screw counterclockwise so that
the carriage can slide freely. Secure the workpiece
with the vise. Pull the carriage toward you fully.
Switch on the tool without the blade making any
contact and wait until the blade attains full speed.
Press down the
CARRIAGE TOWARD THE GUIDE FENCE AND
THROUGH THE WORKPIECE. When the cut is
completed, switch off the tool and WAIT UNTIL
THE BLADE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP
before returning the blade to its fully elevated
position.
CAUTION:
Whenever performing the slide cut, FIRST PULL
THE CARRIAGE TOWARD YOU FULLY and press
down the handle to the fully lowered position, then
PUSH THE CARRIAGE TOWARD THE GUIDE
FENCE. NEVER START THE CUT WITH THE
CARRIAGE NOT FULLY PULLED TOWARD YOU.
If you perform the slide cut without pulling the
carriage fully or if you perform the slide cut toward
your direction, the
unexpectedly with the potential to cause serious

PERSONAL INJURY.

Never perform the slide cut with the handle locked
in the lowered position by pressing the stopper pin.
Never loosen the locking screw which secures the
carriage while the blade is rotating. This may cause
serious injury.
Miter cutting
Refer to the previously covered "Adjusting the miter
angle".
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handle and PUSH
blade may kickback
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