Makita LC1230 Instruction Manual page 7

Always use carbide-tipped saw blades appropriate
•
for your job. The use of inappropriate saw blades
Recommended Carbide-tipped saw blade & workpiece ranges
Diameter
& number Application
of teeth
305 * 60 Mild Steel
Mild Steel
305 * 60 (Lessened
Noise Type)
305 * 78
305 * 78
* Standard blade may differ from country to country.
* Carbide-tipped saw blades for metal cutting saw are not to be re-sharpened.
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Hold the handle firmly. Switch on the tool and wait until
the blade attains full speed. Then lower the handle gently
to bring the blade close to the workpiece. When the blade
makes contact, ease into the cut gently at first, then
gradually add pressure as the cutting position steadies.
Your pressure on the handle should be adjusted to
produce the minimum amount of sparks.
When the cut is completed, switch off the tool and WAIT
UNTIL THE BLADE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE
STOP before returning the handle to the fully elevated
position. If the handle is raised while the blade is still
rotating, the piece cut off may be caught by the blade,
causing dangerous scattering of chips. When cutting only
part of the way into a workpiece, raise the handle while
the blade is rotating. Switching off during the cut may
cause damage to the carbide-tips as they contact the
workpiece.
Angles
4 mm
or more
4 mm
or more
Thin Mild
3 - 6 mm
Steel
Stainless
3 - 6 mm
Steel
may cause a poor cutting performance and/or
present a risk of personal injury.
Applicable workpiece & thickness range
Pipes Channels
4 mm
3 - 5 mm
or more
4 mm
3 - 5 mm
or more
2 mm
1.2 - 5 mm
or more
4 mm
1.2 - 5 mm
or more
Cutting angles
Fig. C
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Stainless
Pipes
NA
NA
NA
1.2 - 5 mm
(NA ...Not applicable)
Fig. A
Stainless
Angles
NA
NA
NA
3 - 4 mm
A
Fig. B
Fig. D