Adjusting Riving Knife - Makita LF1000 Instruction Manual

Installing or removing saw blade
CAUTION:
Always be sure that the tool is switched off and
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unplugged before installing or removing the blade.
Use only the Makita hex wrench provided to install
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or remove the blade. Failure to do so may result in
overtightening or insufficient tightening of the hex
socket bolt. This could cause an injury.
Move up the handle in the fully raised position.
Press the shaft lock to lock the spindle, use the hex
wrench to loosen the hex socket bolt clockwise.
Fig.18
Raise the blade guard A with its lifting lever while
pushing the lever nearby the handle to the left. With the
blade guard A raised, remove the hex socket bolt, outer
flange and blade.
Fig.19
To install the blade, mount it carefully onto the spindle,
making sure that the direction of the arrow on the
surface of the blade matches the direction of the arrow
on the blade case. Install the outer flange and hex
socket bolt, and then use the hex wrench to tighten the
hex socket bolt (left-handed) securely counterclockwise
while pressing the shaft lock.
Fig.20
Fig.21
NOTE:
When installing a saw blade, be sure to insert it
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between the blade guard B at first and then raise it
so that the blade is finally placed in the blade guard B.
Fig.22
CAUTION:
The ring 25.4 mm or 30 mm in outer diameter is
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factory-installed onto the spindle. Before mounting
the blade onto the spindle, always be sure that the
correct ring for the arbor hole of the blade you
intend to use is installed onto the spindle.
Return the lower blade guard A to its original position.
Lower the handle to make sure that the lower blade
guards move properly. Make sure shaft lock has
released spindle before making cut.

Adjusting riving knife

Fig.23
There must be a clearance of about 5 - 6 mm between
the riving knife and the blade teeth when pushing the
riving knife toward the blade fully. Adjust the riving knife
accordingly by first loosening clamping nut by hand
counterclockwise and then loosening hex socket bolt
counterclockwise with the hex wrench, and measuring
the distance. After adjustment, securely tighten the hex
socket bolt and then the clamping nut clockwise. Always
check to see that the riving knife is secured and that the
top blade guard works smoothly before cutting.
Fig.24
The riving knife has been installed before shipment from
the factory so that the blade and riving knife are in a
straight line after your simple set-up. Refer to the
section titled " Repositioning riving knife " for the set-up.
Fig.25
CAUTION:
If the blade and riving knife are not aligned
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properly, a dangerous pinching condition may
result during operation. Make sure the riving knife
is positioned between both outer ends of the blade
teeth when viewing from the top. You could suffer
serious personal injury while using the tool without
a properly aligned riving knife. If they are not
aligned for any reasons, always have Makita
authorized service center repair it.
When adjusting the riving knife clearance from the
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blade teeth, always loosen the hex socket bolt
only after loosening the clamping nut.
Installing and adjusting rip fence
Fig.26
1. Install the rip fence on the table so that the rip
fence holder engages with the guide rail. Tighten
the clamping screw (B) of the rip fence firmly
clockwise.
2. Loosen the clamping screw (A).
3. Slide the rip fence and secure it so that the far
end from you of the rip fence is aligned with the
point at which the front edge of saw blade just
appears from top surface of the workpiece. The
purpose of this adjustment is to reduce risk of
kick-back toward operator that cut piece from the
workpiece is pinched between the saw blade and
rip fence and finally pushed out toward operator.
The line (A) varies by thickness of workpiece or
the table level. Adjust the position of the rip fence
according to the thickness of the workpiece.
After adjusting the rip fence, tighten the clamping
screw (A) firmly.
Fig.27
NOTE:
There are four patterns to position the rip fence as
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shown in the figure. Rip fence has two slits on its
sides, one slit with an elevated fringe nearby on
the same side and the other without it. Use the
surface of rip fence with this fringe facing the
workpiece only when cutting off into a piece of a
thin workpiece.
Fig.28
NOTE:
To change the rip fence pattern, remove the rip
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fence from the rip fence holder by loosening the
clamping screw (A) and change the facing of the
rip fence to the rip fence holder so that the rip
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