Operation; Miter Cutting - Makita LS1016 Instruction Manual

and to prevent dangerous loss of tool control.
Proper workpiece support will help avoid blade pinch
and possible kickback which may result in serious
personal injury.

OPERATION

NOTICE:
• Before use, be sure to release the handle from the
lowered position by pulling the stopper pin.
• Do not apply excessive pressure on the handle when
cutting. Too much force may result in overload of the
motor and/or decreased cutting efficiency. Push down
handle with only as much force as is necessary for
smooth cutting and without significant decrease in
blade speed.
• Gently press down the handle to perform the cut. If the
handle is pressed down with force or if lateral force is
applied, the blade will vibrate and leave a mark (saw
mark) in the workpiece and the precision of the cut will
be impaired.
• During a slide cut, gently push the carriage toward the
guide fence without stopping. If the carriage movement
is stopped during the cut, a mark will be left in the
workpiece and the precision of the cut will be impaired.
WARNING:
• Make sure the blade is not contacting the
workpiece, etc. before the switch is turned on.
Turning the tool on with the blade in contact with the
workpiece may result in kickback and serious personal
injury.
1. Press cutting (cutting small workpieces) (Fig. 44)
Workpieces up to 68 mm high and 160 mm wide can
be cut in the following manner.
After turning the stopper lever clockwise and sliding
the carriage to your desired position, push the
carriage toward the guide fence fully and tighten the
locking screw clockwise and pull the lock lever
towards the front of the saw to secure the carriage.
Secure the workpiece correctly with the proper type of
vise or crown molding stoppers. Switch on the tool
without the blade making any contact and wait until
the blade attains full speed before lowering. Then
gently lower the handle to the fully lowered position to
cut the workpiece. When the cut is completed, switch
off the tool and WAIT UNTIL THE BLADE HAS COME
TO A COMPLETE STOP before returning the blade to
its fully elevated position.
WARNING:
• Firmly tighten the locking screw clockwise and pull
the lock lever towards the front of the saw so that
the carriage will not move during operation.
Insufficient tightening of the locking screw may cause
possible kickback which may result in serious personal
injury.
2. Slide (push) cutting (cutting wide workpieces)
(Fig. 7)
Loosen the locking screw counterclockwise and also
push forward the lock lever so that the carriage can
slide freely. Secure the workpiece with the proper type
of vise. (Fig. 45)
Pull the carriage toward you fully. Switch on the tool
without the blade making any contact and wait until
the blade attains full speed. Press the handle down
and PUSH THE CARRIAGE TOWARD THE GUIDE
FENCE AND THROUGH THE WORKPIECE. When
the cut is completed, switch off the tool and WAIT
UNTIL THE BLADE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE
STOP before returning the blade to its fully elevated
position.
WARNING:
• Whenever performing a slide cut, first pull the
carriage full towards you and press the handle all
the way down, then push the carriage toward the
guide fence. Never start the cut with the carriage
not pulled fully toward you. If you perform the slide
cut without the carriage pulled fully toward you
unexpected kickback may occur and serious personal
injury may result.
• Never attempt to perform a slide cut by pulling the
carriage towards you. Pulling the carriage towards
you while cutting may cause unexpected kickback
resulting in possible serious personal injury.
• Never perform the slide cut with the handle locked in
the lowered position.
• Never loosen the knob which secures the carriage
while the blade is rotating. A loose carriage while
cutting may cause unexpected kickback resulting in
possible in serious personal injury.

3. Miter cutting

Refer to the previously covered "Adjusting the miter
angle".
4. Bevel cut (Fig. 46)
Loosen the lever and tilt the saw blade to set the bevel
angle (Refer to the previously covered "Adjusting the
bevel angle"). Be sure to retighten the lever firmly to
secure the selected bevel angle safely. Secure the
workpiece with a vise. Make sure the carriage is pulled
all the way back toward the operator. Switch on the
tool without the blade making any contact and wait
until the blade attains full speed. Then gently lower the
handle to the fully lowered position while applying
pressure in parallel with the blade and PUSH THE
CARRIAGE TOWARD THE GUIDE FENCE TO CUT
THE WORKPIECE. When the cut is completed, switch
off the tool and WAIT UNTIL THE BLADE HAS COME
TO A COMPLETE STOP before returning the blade to
its fully elevated position.
WARNING:
• After setting the blade for a bevel cut, before
operating the tool ensure that the carriage and
blade will have free travel throughout the entire
range of the intended cut. Interruption of the carriage
or blade travel during the cutting operation may result
in kickback and serious personal injury.
• While making a bevel cut keep hands out of the
path of the blade. The angle of the blade may confuse
the operator as to the actual blade path while cutting
and contact with the blade will result in serious
personal injury.
• The blade should not be raised until it has come to
a complete stop. During a bevel cut the piece cut off
may come to rest against the blade. If the blade is
raised while it is rotating the cut-off piece maybe
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