Operation; Adjusting Cutting Depth - Makita RT001G Instruction Manual

7. Close the lock lever.
► Fig.21: 1. Lock lever
8.
Attach the base plate by tightening the screws.
► Fig.22: 1. Base plate
9. Insert the collet cone and the trimmer bit into the
offset base, and then tighten the collet nut.
► Fig.23: 1. Trimmer bit 2. Collet nut 3. Collet cone
10. Insert the hex wrench into the hole of the offset
base, and then tighten the collet nut with the wrench.
► Fig.24: 1. Collet nut 2. Wrench 3. Hex wrench
To remove the base, follow the installation procedure
in reverse.
NOTE: You can also mount the belt to the pulley with-
out removing the base plate as shown in the figure.
► Fig.25: 1. Pulley 2. Belt
Installing or removing the plunge
base
Optional accessory
1. Open the lock lever of the plunge base, then insert
the tool into the plunge base all the way aligning the
groove on the tool with the protrusion on the plunge
base.
2. Close the lock lever.
► Fig.26: 1. Lock lever
To remove the base, follow the installation procedure
in reverse.
Installing or removing the parallel
ruler on the plunge base
Optional accessory
Insert the guide bars into the holes in the plunge base,
and then tighten the wing bolts. To remove the ruler,
follow the installation procedure in reverse.
► Fig.27: 1. Wing bolt 2. Guide bar
Installing or removing the dust
nozzle on the plunge base
Insert the dust nozzle into the plunge base so that the
protrusion on the dust nozzle fits in the notch in the
plunge base, and then tighten the thumb screw on the
dust nozzle. To remove the nozzle, follow the installa-
tion procedure in reverse.
► Fig.28: 1. Protrusion 2. Dust nozzle 3. Thumb
screw
► Fig.29

OPERATION

Adjusting cutting depth

To adjust the cutting depth, open the lock lever, then
move the tool base up or down by turning the adjusting
screw. After the adjustment, close the lock lever firmly.
► Fig.30: 1. Lock lever 2. Adjusting screw
NOTICE:
If the tool is not secured after closing
the lock lever, tighten the hex nut, and then close
the lock lever.
► Fig.31: 1. Hex nut
Adjusting cutting depth with the
plunge base
Optional accessory
1. Place the tool on the flat surface.
2. Select the stopper screw by rotating the stopper
base.
► Fig.32: 1. Stopper screw 2. Stopper base
3. Loosen the fixing nut, then pull up the stopper pole
while pressing the feed button.
► Fig.33: 1. Stopper pole 2. Fixing nut 3. Feed button
4. Push down the tool until the tip of the trimmer bit
touches the flat surface, and then turn the fixing lever to
secure the tool.
► Fig.34: 1. Fixing lever 2. Trimmer bit
5. Press down the stopper pole while pressing the
feed button until it contacts the stopper screw.
► Fig.35: 1. Stopper pole 2. Stopper screw 3. Feed
button
6. Slide the depth pointer so that the pointer indi-
cates "0" on the scale.
► Fig.36: 1. Depth pointer
7. Adjust the cutting depth by pulling up the stopper
pole while pressing the feed button.
► Fig.37: 1. Stopper pole 2. Feed button
8. To perform fine adjustment of the cutting depth,
turn the dial on the stopper pole so that it indicates "0".
► Fig.38: 1. Dial
9. Turn the head of the stopper pole to obtain the
desired depth. To increase the depth, turn the head
counterclockwise. To decrease the depth, turn the
head clockwise. (The depth changes by 1 mm per one
revolution.)
► Fig.39: 1. Head of the stopper pole
10. Tighten the stopper pole fixing nut.
► Fig.40: 1. Fixing nut
11. Release the fixing lever.
► Fig.41: 1. Fixing lever
By pushing down the tool until the stopper pole meets
the stopper screw, you can obtain the depth of cut which
you adjusted by above procedure.
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