Makita 5007NB-A Instruction Manual page 10

Operation
Grasp the rear handle with your right hand,
the front grip with your left. Set the base
plate on the workpiece to be cut without
the blade making any contact. Then turn
the tool on and wait until the blade attains
full speed. Now simply move the tool for-
ward over the workpiece surface, keeping
it flat and advancing smoothly until the
sawing
i s
completed. To
get
clean cuts,
keep your sawing line straight and your
speed of advance uniform.
Fig. 14
Guide rule
The handy guide rule allows you to do
extra-accurate straight cuts. Simply slide
the guide rule up snugly against the side
of the workpiece and secure
it
in position
with the screw on the front of the base.
It
makes repeated cuts
of
uniform workpiece
width possible, too.
Fig. 15
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