75. Slip the heel of the adjusting plate into the grooveof the drum.Fig.96. Set the drum cover over the adjusting plate/setplate and screw in the three hex flange head boltsso that a gap exists between the drum and the setplate to slide the mini planer blade into position.The blade will be positioned by the planer bladelocating lugs on the set plate.7. The blade's lengthwise adjustment will need to bemanually positioned so that the blade ends areclear and equidistant from the housing on one sideand the metal bracket on the other.8. Tighten the three hex flange head bolts (with thesocket wrench provided) and rotate the drum tocheck clearances between the blade ends and thetool body.9. Check the three hex flange head bolts for finaltightness.10. Repeat procedures 1 - 9 for the other blade.For the correct planer blade settingYour planing surface will end up rough and uneven,unless the blade is set properly and securely. The blademust be mounted so that the cutting edge is absolutelylevel, that is, parallel to the surface of the rear base.Refer to some examples below for proper and impropersettings.(A) (B)(B)(A) (B)(A)(A) Front base (Movable shoe)(B) Rear base (Stationary shoe)Correct settingNicks in surfaceGouging at startGouging at endAlthough this side view cannotshow it, the edges of the bladesrun perfectly parallel to the rearbase surface.Cause: One or both blades fails tohave edge parallel to rearbase line.Cause: One or both blade edgesfails to protrude enough inrelation to rear base line.Cause: One or both blade edgesprotrudes too far in relationto rear base line.EN0004-1Dust bag (accessory)Fig.10For tool without nozzleRemove the chip cover and install the nozzle (optionalaccessory). Attach the dust bag onto the nozzle . Thenozzle is tapered. When attaching the dust bag, push itonto the nozzle firmly as far as it will go to prevent it fromcoming off during operation.For tool with nozzleAttach the dust bag onto the nozzle. The nozzle istapered. When attaching the dust bag, push it onto thenozzle firmly as far as it will go to prevent it from comingoff during operation.Fig.11When the dust bag is about half full, remove the dust bagfrom the tool and pull the fastener out. Empty the dustbag of its contents, tapping it lightly so as to removeparticles adhering to the insides which might hamperfurther collection.NOTE:• If you connect a Makita vacuum cleaner to this tool,more efficient and cleaner operations can beperformed.