Makita LH1040 Manuel D'instructions page 18

1. Press cutting (Fig. 39)
Secure the workpiece against guide fence and turn table.
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.
2. Miter cutting
Refer to the previously covered "Adjusting the miter
angle".
3. 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 work-
piece against guide fence and turn table. Make sure the
carriage is pulled all the way back toward the operator.
Switch on the 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 apply-
ing pressure in parallel with the blade. 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.
CAUTION:
• Always be sure that the blade will move down to bevel
direction during a bevel cut. Keep hands out of path of
saw blade.
• During a bevel cut, it may create a condition whereby
the piece cut off will come to rest against the side of the
blade. If the blade is raised while the blade is still rotat-
ing, this piece may be caught by the blade, causing
fragments to be scattered which is dangerous. The
blade should be raised ONLY after the blade has come
to a complete stop.
• When pressing the handle down, apply pressure paral-
lel to the blade. If the pressure is not parallel to the
blade during a cut, the angle of the blade might be
shifted and the precision of the cut will be impaired.
6. 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.
See the figure concerning the dimensions for a suggested wood facing.
Over 10 mm
Hole
CAUTION:
• Use straight wood of even thickness as the wood facing.
• 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.
• When the wood facing is attached, do not turn the turn base with the handle lowered. The blade and/or the wood fac-
ing will be damaged.
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4.
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 angle shown in the table.
When performing compound cutting, refer to "Press cut-
ting", "Miter cutting" and "Bevel cut" explanations.
5.
When securing aluminum extrusions, use spacer blocks
or pieces of scrap as shown in the figure to prevent defor-
mation of the aluminum. Use a cutting lubricant when
cutting the aluminum extrusion to prevent buildup of the
aluminum material on the blade.
CAUTION:
• Never attempt to cut thick or round aluminum extru-
• Never cut aluminum in the table saw mode (bench
Over 460 mm
90 mm 107 mm 107 mm
Compound cutting
Bevel angle
45°
Cutting aluminum extrusion (Fig. 41)
sions. Thick aluminum extrusions may come loose dur-
ing operation and round aluminum extrusions cannot
be secured firmly with this tool.
mode).
90 mm
Miter angle
Left and Right 0° – 45°
90 mm
25 mm
Hole