Operation; Fence Plate; Wood Facing - Makita LS1020 Instruction Manual

Operation
When cutting with this tool, the thickness
of the blade is cut as well. Therefore, your
cutting line should be on either the left or
right side of the groove in the kerf board.
Switch on the tool and wait until the blade
attains full speed before lowering gently
into the cut. When the blade contacts the
workpiece, gradually bear down on the
handle to perform the cut. When the cut i s
completed, switch off the tool and WAIT
UNTIL THE BLADE HAS COME TO A
COMPLETE STOP before returning the
balde to i t s fully elevated position. A thin-
cut piece could otherwise contact the
coasting blade and be thrown around dan-
gerously.
Fence plate
The fence plate is designed to prevent smaller cutting scraps from jamming inside the
blade case. The fence plate moves right or left automatically
as
the turn base i s rotated.
Wood
facing
Use of wood facing helps to assure splinter-
free cuts in workpieces. Attach a wood
facing to the guide fence using the holes in
the guide fence.
CAUTION :
Use straight wood of even thickness as the wood facing.
*See the fiqure below concerning the dimensions of a suggested wood facing.
Over
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I
I
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10 mm+ le- -Over 450 mm (17-3/4")-
' 3 ' 8 " '
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1 ;
- - - -
70
-f
mm
0 -
- - - - - -
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-
35 mm (2-3/4")
(1 -3/8")
- - -
- - -
-4-
k 1 0 2 mm-102 mm+
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(4")
,
(4")
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Use screws to attach the wood facing to the guide fence. The screws should be installed
so that the screw heads are below the surface of the wood facing.
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