How To Use Your Makita Miter Saw; Installing Saw Blade; Switch Action - Makita LS1400 Instruction Manual

HOW TO USE YOUR MAKITA
MITER SAW
1. Installing saw blade
To replace the saw, raise the center cover.
Press the shaft lock and use the socket
wrench provided to loosen the hex bolt
which serves to hold the saw blade in place.
Then r_move the outer flange and instaff
the saw blade on the arbor shaft inside the
safety cover.
Fig. 1
2. Switch action
There is a lock-off switch button on the
handle. To start the tool, first depress the
lock-off switch button and then pull the
trigger. Release the trigger to stop. The
trigger will not work before the lock-off
switch button is depressed. Form habit
of taking off the lock-off switch button,
when not in use.
Fig. 2
Lock-off switch button
Fig. 3