Makita LS1020 Saw User Manual


 
Operation
When cutting with this tool, the thickness
of the blade
is
cut
as
well. Therefore, your
cutting line should be on either the left or
right side of the groove in the kerf board.
Switch on the tool and wait until the blade
attains full speed before lowering gently
into the cut. When the blade contacts the
workpiece, gradually bear down on the
handle to perform the cut. When the cut
is
completed, switch off the tool and WAIT
UNTIL THE BLADE HAS COME
TO
A
COMPLETE STOP before returning the
balde to
its
fully elevated position. A thin-
cut piece could otherwise contact the
coasting blade and be thrown around dan-
gerously.
Fence plate
The fence plate is designed to prevent smaller cutting scraps from jamming inside the
blade
case.
The fence plate moves right or left automatically
as
the turn base
is
rotated.
Wood
facing
Use of wood facing helps to assure splinter-
free cuts in workpieces. Attach
a
wood
facing to the guide fence using the holes in
the guide fence.
CAUTION
:
Use straight wood of even thickness
as
the wood facing.
*See the fiqure below concerning the dimensions of
a
suggested wood facing.
Over
I
I
I
I
10
mm+
le-
-Over
450
mm
(17-3/4")-
'3'8"'
1
1;
- -
-
-
70
-f
mm
0-
-
--
-
-
-
-
-
35
mm
(2-3/4")
(1
-3/8")
---
- -
-
-4-
k102 mm-102
mm+
I
(4")
,
(4")
I
Use screws to attach the wood facing to the guide fence. The screws should be installed
so
that the screw heads are below the surface
of
the wood facing.
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