Bevel Angle - Makita LS0714 Instruction Manual

Bevel angle

0° bevel angle
Push the carriage toward the guide fence and tighten
two clamp screws to secure the carriage. Lower the
handle fully and lock it in the lowered position by push-
ing in the stopper pin. Loosen the lever at the rear of
the tool.
Turn the 0° bevel angle adjusting bolt (lower bolt) on the
right side of the arm two or three revolutions counter-
clockwise to tilt the blade to the right.
► Fig.56: 1. Lever 2. Arm holder 3. 0° degree bevel
angle adjusting bolt 4. Arm 5. Release
button
Carefully square the side of the blade with the top
surface of the turn base using the triangular rule, try-
square, etc. by turning the 0° bevel angle adjusting bolt
clockwise. Then tighten the lever securely.
► Fig.57: 1. Triangular rule 2. Saw blade 3. Top sur-
face of turn table
Make sure that the pointer on the arm point to 0° on the
bevel scale on the arm holder. If it does not point to 0°,
loosen the screw which secures the pointer and adjust
the pointer so that it will point to 0°.
► Fig.58: 1. Bevel scale 2. Pointer 3. Screw
45° bevel angle
► Fig.59: 1. Left 45° bevel angle adjusting bolt
Adjust the 45° bevel angle only after performing 0°
bevel angle adjustment. To adjust left 45° bevel angle,
loosen the lever and tilt the blade to the left fully. Make
sure that the pointer on the arm points to 45° on the
bevel scale on the arm holder. If the pointer does not
point to 45°, turn the 45° bevel angle adjusting bolt
(upper bolt) on the right side of the arm until the pointer
points to 45°.
Adjusting the position of laser line
For model LS0714FL, LS0714L
► Fig.60: 1. Workpiece 2. Cutting line 3. Holder
assembly
► Fig.61: 1. Vertical vise 2. Holder assembly
WARNING:
• As the tool is plugged when adjusting the posi-
tion of laser line, take a full caution especially
at switch action. Pulling the switch trigger acci-
dentally cause an accidental start of the tool and
personal injury.
CAUTION:
• Never look into the laser beam directly. Direct
laser beam causes damage to your eyes.
• Never apply a blow or impact to the tool. A blow
or impact causes the incorrect position of laser
line, damage to the laser beam emitting part or a
short life of the tool.
• Have the tool repaired by Makita authorized ser-
vice center for any failure on the laser unit. No
change with different type of laser is permitted.
When adjusting the laser line
appears on the left side of the saw
blade
► Fig.62: 1. Screw to change the movable range
of the adjusting screw 2. Adjusting screw
3. Hex wrench 4. Laser line 5. Saw blade
When adjusting the laser line
appears on the right side of the saw
blade
► Fig.63: 1. Screw to change the movable range of
the adjusting screw 2. Saw blade 3. Laser
line
For both adjustments, do as follows.
1. Make sure that the tool is unplugged.
2. Draw the cutting line on the workpiece and place
it on the turn table. At this time, do not secure the
workpiece with a vise or similar securing device.
3. Lower the blade by lowering the handle and just
check to see where the cutting line and the posi-
tion of the saw blade is. (Decide which position to
cut on the line of cut.)
4. After decision the position to be cut, return the
handle to the original position. Secure the work-
piece with the vertical vise without shifting the
workpiece from the pre-checked position.
5. Plug the tool and turn on the laser switch.
6. Adjust the position of laser line as follows.
The position of laser line can be changed as the
movable range of the adjusting screw for the laser is
changed by turning two screws with a hex wrench. (The
movable range of laser line is factory adjusted within
1 mm from the side surface of blade.)
To shift the laser line movable range further away from
the side surface of blade, turn the two screws coun-
terclockwise after loosening the adjusting screw. Turn
these two screws clockwise to shift it closer to the side
surface of the blade after loosening the adjusting screw.
Refer to the section titled "Laser line action" and adjust
the adjusting screw so that the cutting line on your
workpiece is aligned with the laser line.
NOTE:
• Check the position of laser line regularly for
accuracy .
• Have the tool repaired by Makita authorized
service center for any failure on the laser unit.
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