Makita LS1018 Instruction Manual page 18

• 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 seri-
ous personal injury.
1. Press cutting (cutting small
workpieces)
► Fig.39: 1. Locking screw
Workpieces up to 91 mm high and 70 mm wide
can be cut in the following manner.
Push the carriage toward the guide fence fully and
tighten the locking screw clockwise to secure the
carriage. Secure the workpiece correctly with the
proper type of vise. 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 knob clockwise so that
the carriage will not move during operation.
Insufficient tightening of the knob may cause
possible kickback which may result in serious
personal injury.
2. Slide (push) cutting (cutting wide
workpieces)
► Fig.40: 1. Locking screw
Loosen the locking screw counterclockwise so
that the carriage can slide freely. Secure the work-
piece with the proper type of vise. 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 han-
dle 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 locking screw which
secures the carriage while the blade is rotat-
ing. 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.41
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 car-
riage is pulled all the way back toward the operator.
Switch on the tool without the blade making any con-
tact 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
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operating the tool ensure that the carriage
and blade will have free travel through-
out 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 ejected by the blade
causing the material to fragment which may
result in serious personal injury.
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