Alignment For Squareness; Installing Holders And Set Plate - Makita LS1020 Instruction Manual

Alignment
for
squareness
This tool was carefully adjusted and aligned for squareness of cut a t the factory, but
rough handling may have affected the alignment. I f your tool is not aligned properly,
perform the following.
Loosen the grip and
set
the turn base
a t
zero degree by turning the turn base and
allowing the latch spring to
seat
itself in
the miter notch.
I f the pointer on the indication plate i s not
a t zero on the miter scale, gently tighten
the grip and then loosen the screws on
the indication plate. Adjust the indication
plate so that the pointer will be a t zero on
the miter scale. Then tighten the screws
on the indication plate. Tighten the grip
securely and loosen the hex bolts on the
guide fence. Square the side of the blade
with the side of the guide fence using a
triangular rule; try-square, etc. Then secure-
ly tighten the hex bolts on the guide fence.
Installing holders and set plate
The holders can be installed on either side
as
convenient means to hold long work-
pieces or workpieces to be cut continuous-
ly into fixed lengths. Fit the set plate on
the holder so that the flat side of the plate
is on the inside, with the curved portion
of the holder pointing up. Then slip the
holder rods into the holes in the base.
Tighten securely with the wing bolt.
Wing bolt
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