Miter Cutting; Compound Cutting - Makita LS1018 Manuel D'instructions

1. Press cutting (cutting small workpieces) (Fig. 38)
Workpieces up to 91 mm high and 70 mm wide can be
cut in the following manner.
Push the carriage toward the guide fence fully and
tighten the locking screw clockwise to secure the
carriage. Secure the workpiece correctly with the
proper type of vise. Switch on the tool without the
blade making any contact and wait until the blade
attains full speed before lowering. Then gently lower
the handle to the fully lowered position to cut the
workpiece. When the cut is completed, switch off the
tool and WAIT UNTIL THE BLADE HAS COME TO A
COMPLETE STOP before returning the blade to its
fully elevated position.
WARNING:
• Firmly tighten the knob clockwise so that the
carriage will not move during operation. Insufficient
tightening of the knob may cause possible kickback
which may result in serious personal injury.
2. Slide (push) cutting (cutting wide workpieces)
(Fig. 39)
Loosen the locking screw counterclockwise so that the
carriage can slide freely. Secure the workpiece with
the proper type of vise. Pull the carriage toward you
fully. Switch on the tool without the blade making any
contact and wait until the blade attains full speed.
Press the handle down and PUSH THE CARRIAGE
TOWARD THE GUIDE FENCE AND THROUGH THE
WORKPIECE. When the cut is completed, switch off
the tool and WAIT UNTIL THE BLADE HAS COME
TO A COMPLETE STOP before returning the blade to
its fully elevated position.
WARNING:
• Whenever performing a slide cut, first pull the
carriage full towards you and press the handle all
the way down, then push the carriage toward the
guide fence. Never start the cut with the carriage
not pulled fully toward you. If you perform the slide
cut without the carriage pulled fully toward you
unexpected kickback may occur and serious personal
injury may result.
• Never attempt to perform a slide cut by pulling the
carriage towards you. Pulling the carriage towards
you while cutting may cause unexpected kickback
resulting in possible serious personal injury.
• Never perform the slide cut with the handle locked in
the lowered position.
• Never loosen the locking screw which secures the
carriage while the blade is rotating. A loose carriage
while cutting may cause unexpected kickback resulting
in possible in serious personal injury.

3. Miter cutting

Refer to the previously covered "Adjusting the miter
angle".
4. Bevel cut (Fig. 40)
Loosen the lever and tilt the saw blade to set the bevel
angle (Refer to the previously covered "Adjusting the
bevel angle"). Be sure to retighten the lever firmly to
secure the selected bevel angle safely. Secure the
workpiece with a vise. Make sure the carriage is pulled
all the way back toward the operator. Switch on the
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tool without the blade making any contact and wait
until the blade attains full speed. Then gently lower the
handle to the fully lowered position while applying
pressure in parallel with the blade and PUSH THE
CARRIAGE TOWARD THE GUIDE FENCE TO CUT
THE WORKPIECE. When the cut is completed, switch
off the tool and WAIT UNTIL THE BLADE HAS COME
TO A COMPLETE STOP before returning the blade to
its fully elevated position.
WARNING:
• After setting the blade for a bevel cut, before
operating the tool ensure that the carriage and
blade will have free travel throughout the entire
range of the intended cut. Interruption of the carriage
or blade travel during the cutting operation may result
in kickback and serious personal injury.
• While making a bevel cut keep hands out of the
path of the blade. The angle of the blade may confuse
the operator as to the actual blade path while cutting
and contact with the blade will result in serious
personal injury.
• The blade should not be raised until it has come to
a complete stop. During a bevel cut the piece cut off
may come to rest against the blade. If the blade is
raised while it is rotating the cut-off piece maybe
ejected by the blade causing the material to fragment
which may result in serious personal injury.
NOTICE:
• When pressing down the handle, apply pressure in
parallel with the blade. If a force is applied
perpendicularly to the turn base or if the pressure
direction is changed during a cut, the precision of the
cut will be impaired.
• Before bevel-cutting, an adjustment of sliding fence
maybe required. Refer to the section titled "Guide
fence adjustment".
CAUTION:
• Always remove the sub-fence R so that it does not
interfere any part of the carriage when performing right
bevel cuts.

5. Compound cutting

Compound cutting is the process in which a bevel
angle is made at the same time in which a miter angle
is being cut on a workpiece. Compound cutting can be
performed at the angle shown in the table.
Miter angle
Left and Right 0° - 45°
009713
When performing compound cutting, refer to "Press
cutting", "Slide cutting", "Miter cutting" and "Bevel cut"
explanations.
6. Cutting crown and cove moldings
Crown and cove moldings can be cut on a compound
miter saw with the moldings laid flat on the turn base.
There are two common types of crown moldings and
one type of cove moldings; 52/38° wall angle crown
molding, 45° wall angle crown molding and 45° wall
angle cove molding. See illustrations. (Fig. 41)
Bevel angle
Left and Right 0° - 45°