Makita LS0816F Instruction Manual page 14

The LED lamp casts a light over the circular saw blade,
and a shadow of the saw blade falls onto a workpiece
serving as a calibration-free cutting line indicator. Press
the lamp switch to shed a light. A line appears in which
the saw blade will meet the surface of the workpiece,
becoming deepened as the saw blade gets lowered.
Fig.23
► 1. Lamp switch 2. Lamp 3. Cutting line
The indicator helps cut through an existing cut-off line
penciled on a workpiece.
1. Hold the handle and lower the circular saw blade
so a dense shadow of the saw blade is thrown against a
workpiece.
2.
Align a cut-off line drawn on the workpiece with
the shadowed cutting line.
3. Adjust the miter angles and bevel angles if
necessary.
NOTE: Be sure to turn off the lamp switch after use.
Otherwise the lamp stays hot.
Electronic function
Electric brake
This tool is equipped with an electric blade brake. If the
tool consistently fails to quickly stop the blade after the
switch trigger is released, have the tool serviced at a
Makita service center.
CAUTION:
The blade brake system is not a
substitute for the blade guard. Never use tool
without a functioning blade guard. An unguarded
blade may result in serious personal injury.
Soft start feature
This function allows the smooth start-up of the tool by
limiting the start-up torque.
ASSEMBLY
WARNING:
switched off and unplugged before working on
the tool. Failure to switch off and unplug the tool may
result in serious personal injury.
Hex wrench storage
When not in use, store the hex wrench as shown in the
figure to keep it from being lost.
1
2
3
Fig.24
► 1. Hex wrench
Installing or removing circular saw
blade
WARNING:
switched off and unplugged before removing and
installing the circular saw blade. Accidental startup
of the tool may result in serious personal injury.
WARNING:
vided to remove and install the circular saw blade.
Failure to use the wrench may result in overtightening
or insufficient tightening of the hex socket bolt and
serious personal injury.
WARNING:
which are not supplied with this tool. Using such
parts can cause serious personal injury.
WARNING:
saw blade, always make sure that it is securely
installed. Loose attachment of the circular saw blade
can cause serious personal injury.
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Always be sure that the tool is
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Always be sure that the tool is
Use only the Makita wrench pro-
Never use or substitute the parts
After installing the circular