Makita LS1019 Instruction Manual

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19 ENGLISH1. Push the carriage toward the guide fence until itstops and lock it with the stopper pin.2. Secure the workpiece with the proper type of vise.3. Switch on the tool without the blade making anycontact and wait until the blade attains full speed beforelowering.4. Gently lower the handle to the fully lowered posi-tion to cut the workpiece.5. When the cut is completed, switch off the tool andwait until the blade has come to a complete stopbefore returning the blade to its fully elevated position.Slide (push) cutting (cutting wideworkpieces)WARNING: Whenever performing a slide cut,first pull the carriage full towards you and pressthe handle all the way down, then push the car-riage toward the guide fence. Never start the cutwith the carriage not pulled fully toward you. Ifyou perform the slide cut without the carriage pulledfully toward you unexpected kickback may occur andserious personal injury may result.WARNING: Never attempt to perform a slidecut by pulling the carriage towards you. Pullingthe carriage towards you while cutting may causeunexpected kickback resulting in possible seriouspersonal injury.WARNING: Never perform the slide cut withthe handle locked in the lowered position.1► 1. Stopper pin1. Unlock the stopper pin so that the carriage canslide freely.2. Secure the workpiece with the proper type of vise.3. Pull the carriage toward you fully.4. Switch on the tool without the blade making anycontact and wait until the blade attains full speed.5. Press the handle down and push the carriagetoward the guide fence and through the workpiece.6. When the cut is completed, switch off the tool andwait until the blade has come to a complete stopbefore returning the blade to its fully elevated position.Miter cuttingRefer to the previously covered "Adjusting the miter angle".Bevel cutWARNING: After setting the blade for a bevel cut,ensure that the carriage and blade will have free travelthroughout the entire range of the intended cut beforeoperating the tool. Interruption of the carriage or bladetravel during the cutting operation may result in kickbackand serious personal injury.WARNING: While making a bevel cut keephands out of the path of the blade. The angle of theblade may confuse the operator as to the actual bladepath while cutting and contact with the blade willresult in serious personal injuryWARNING: The blade should not be raised untilit has come to a complete stop. During a bevel cut thepiece cut off may come to rest against the blade. If theblade is raised while it is rotating the cut-off piece maybeejected by the blade causing the material to fragment whichmay result in serious personal injury.NOTICE: When pressing down the handle, applypressure in parallel with the blade. If a force isapplied perpendicularly to the turn base or if the pres-sure direction is changed during a cut, the precisionof the cut will be impaired.1. Remove the upper fence on the side that you aregoing to tilt the carriage.2. Unlock the stopper pin.3. Adjust the bevel angle according to the procedureexplained in the "Adjusting the bevel angle" section.