Makita DLS714 Instruction Manual

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18 ENGLISHCleaning► Fig.14: 1. Blade guardIf the transparent blade guard becomes dirty, or saw-dust adheres to it in such a way that the blade and/orworkpiece is no longer easily visible, remove the batterycartridge and clean the guard carefully with a dampcloth. Do not use solvents or any petroleum-basedcleaners on the plastic guard because this may causedamage to the guard.For cleaning, raise the blade guard by referring to"Installing or removing saw blade".After cleaning, make sure to return the blade and centercover and tighten the hex socket bolt.1. Make sure that the tool is switched off and thebattery cartridges are removed.2. Turn the hex socket bolt counterclockwise usingthe supplied hex wrench with holding the center cover.3. Raise the blade guard and center cover.4. When cleaning is complete, return the centercover and tighten the hex socket bolt by performing thesteps above in reverse.WARNING: Do not remove spring holdingblade guard. If guard becomes damaged in courseof time or UV light exposure, contact a Makita ser-vice center for replacement. DO NOT DEFEAT ORREMOVE GUARD.Positioning kerf boardThis tool is provided with the kerf boards in the turnbase to minimize tearing on the exit side of a cut. Thekerf boards are factory adjusted so that the saw bladedoes not contact the kerf boards. Before use, adjust thekerf boards as follows:1. Make sure to remove the battery cartridge. Then,loosen all the screws (2 each on left and right) securingthe kerf boards.► Fig.15: 1. Kerf board 2. Screw2. Re-tighten them only to the extent that the kerfboards can still be easily moved by hand.3. Lower the handle fully and push in the stopper pinto lock the handle in the lowered position.4. Loosen two clamp screws which secure the slidepoles.► Fig.16: 1. Thumb screw5. Pull the carriage toward you fully.6. Adjust the kerf boards so that the kerf boards justcontact the sides of the blade teeth.► Fig.17► Fig.18: 1. Saw blade 2. Blade teeth 3. Kerf board4. Left bevel cut 5. Straight cut7. Tighten the front screws (do not tighten firmly).8. Push the carriage toward the guide fence fully andadjust the kerf boards so that the kerf boards just con-tact the sides of blade teeth.9. Tighten the rear screws (do not tighten firmly).10. After adjusting the kerf boards, release the stop-per pin and raise the handle. Then tighten all the screwssecurely.NOTICE: After setting the bevel angle ensurethat the kerf boards are adjusted properly. Correctadjustment of the kerf boards helps to provide propersupport of the workpiece and minimizing workpiecetear out.Maintaining maximum cuttingcapacityThis tool is factory adjusted to provide the maximumcutting capacity for a 190 mm saw blade.When installing a new circular saw blade, always checkthe lower limit position of the circular saw blade, and ifnecessary, adjust it as follows:1. Remove the battery cartridge. Then, push the car-riage toward the guide fence fully and lower the handlecompletely.► Fig.19: 1. Adjusting bolt 2. Guide fence2. Use the hex wrench to turn the adjusting bolt untilthe circular saw blade comes slightly below the crosssection of the guide fence and the top surface of theturn base.► Fig.203. Rotate the blade by hand while holding the handleall the way down to be sure that the circular saw bladedoes not contact any part of the lower base. Re-adjustslightly, if necessary.WARNING: After installing a new circular sawblade and with the battery cartridge removed,always be sure that the circular saw blade doesnot contact any part of the lower base when thehandle is lowered completely. If a circular sawblade makes contact with the base, it may causekickback and result in serious personal injury.► Fig.21Stopper armThe lower limit position of the blade can be easilyadjusted with the stopper arm. To adjust it, move thestopper arm in the direction of the arrow as shown inthe figure. Turn the adjusting screw and press down thehandle fully to check the result.► Fig.22: 1. Adjusting screw 2. Stopper armSub-fenceCountry specificCAUTION: When performing left bevel cuts,flip the sub-fence outward. Otherwise, it may con-tact the blade or a part of the tool, and may result inserious injury to the operator.► Fig.23: 1. Sub-fenceThis tool is equipped with the sub-fence. Usually posi-tion the sub-fence inside. However, when performingleft bevel cuts, flip it outward.