Makita LS003G Instruction Manual page 27

Press cutting
WARNING:
Always lock the sliding movement
of the carriage when performing a press cutting.
Cutting without lock may cause possible kickback
which may result in serious personal injury.
Workpieces up to 92 mm high and 183 mm wide can be
cut in the following manner.
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► 1. Stopper pin
1. Push the carriage toward the guide fence until it
stops and lock it with the stopper pin.
2. Secure the workpiece with the proper type of vise.
3. Switch on the tool without the circular saw blade
making any contact and wait until the circular saw blade
attains full speed before lowering.
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 and
wait until the circular saw blade has come to a com-
plete stop before returning the circular saw blade to its
fully elevated position.
Slide (push) cutting (cutting wide
workpieces)
WARNING:
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 with-
out the carriage pulled fully toward you, unexpected kick-
back may occur and serious personal injury may result.
WARNING:
by pulling the carriage towards you. Pulling the car-
riage towards you while cutting may cause unexpected
kickback resulting in possible serious personal injury.
WARNING:
the handle locked in the lowered position.
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► 1. Stopper pin
1. Unlock the stopper pin so that the carriage can
slide 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 saw blade making any
contact and wait until the saw blade attains full speed.
5. Press the handle down and push the carriage
toward the guide fence and through the workpiece.
6. When the cut is completed, switch off the tool and
wait until the saw blade has come to a complete stop
before returning the blade to its fully elevated position.
Miter cutting
Refer to the section for adjusting the miter angle.
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Whenever performing a slide cut, first
Never attempt to perform a slide cut
Never perform the slide cut with