Makita LS1016 Instruction Manual page 17

1. Press cutting (cutting small workpieces)
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Workpieces up to 68 mm high and 160 mm wide
can be cut in the following manner.
After turning the stopper lever clockwise and sliding
the carriage to your desired position, push the
carriage toward the guide fence fully and tighten
the locking screw clockwise and pull the lock lever
towards the front of the saw to secure the carriage.
Secure the workpiece correctly with the proper type
of vise or crown molding stoppers. 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.
WARNING:
Firmly tighten the locking screw clockwise and
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pull the lock lever towards the front of the saw
so that the carriage will not move during
operation. Insufficient tightening of the locking
screw may cause possible kickback which may
result in serious personal injury.
2. Slide (push) cutting (cutting wide workpieces)
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Loosen the locking screw counterclockwise and
also push forward the lock lever so that the carriage
can slide freely. Secure the workpiece with the
proper type of vise.
1. Lock lever
2. Locking screw
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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 the handle down
and PUSH THE CARRIAGE TOWARD THE
GUIDE FENCE
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.
WARNING:
Whenever performing a slide cut, first pull the
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carriage full towards you and press the handle
all the way down, then push the carriage
toward the guide fence. Never start the cut with
the carriage not pulled fully toward you. If you
perform the slide cut without the carriage pulled
fully toward you unexpected kickback may occur
and serious personal injury may result.
Never attempt to perform a slide cut by pulling the
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carriage towards you. Pulling the carriage towards
you while cutting may cause unexpected kickback
resulting in possible serious personal injury.
Never perform the slide cut with the handle locked
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in the lowered position.
Never loosen the knob which secures the carriage
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while the blade is rotating. A loose carriage while
cutting may cause unexpected kickback resulting in
possible in serious personal injury.
3. Miter cutting
Refer to the previously covered "Adjusting the miter
angle".
4. Bevel cut
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