User manual MAKITA LF1000

[. . . ] Lower blade guard A (used in the miter saw mode only) 6-1. Top blade guard (used in the table saw mode) 7-1. Saw head locked in the fully lowered positon 45-1. Top blade guard (used in the table saw mode) 47-1. [. . . ] You could suffer serious personal injury while using the tool without a properly aligned riving knife. If they are not aligned for any reasons, always have Makita authorized service center repair it. When adjusting the riving knife clearance from the blade teeth, always loosen the hex bolt only after loosening the clamping nut. Slide the rip fence and secure it so that the far end from you of the rip fence is aligned with the point at which the front edge of saw blade just appears from top surface of the workpiece. The purpose of this adjustment is to reduce risk of kick-back toward operator that cut piece from the workpiece is pinched between the saw blade and rip fence and finally pushed out toward operator. After adjusting the rip fence, tighten the clamping screw (A) firmly. Return the lower blade guard A to its original position. Lower the handle to make sure that the lower blade guards move properly. Make sure shaft lock has released spindle before making cut. Rip fence has two slits on its sides, one slit with an elevated fringe nearby on the same side and the other without it. Use the surface of rip fence with this fringe facing the workpiece only when cutting off into a piece of a thin workpiece. To change the rip fence pattern, remove the rip fence from the rip fence holder by loosening the clamping screw (A) and change the facing of the rip fence to the rip fence holder so that the rip fence faces the rip fence holder according to your work as shown in the figure. Insert the square nut on the rip fence holder into the back end of either slit of the rip fence so that they fit as shown in the figure. To change from the pattern A or B to the pattern C or D, or in adverse case, remove the square nut and clamping screw (A) from the rip fence holder, then position the clamping screw (A) and square nut on the opposite position of the rip fence holder compared to the original position Tighten the clamping screw (A) securely after inserting the square nut of the rip fence holder into the rip fence slit. Insert the square nut on the rip fence holder into the back end of either slit of the rip fence so that they fit as shown in the figure. To check to be sure that the rip fence is parallel with the blade, adjust the blade height with the cutting depth adjusting knob so that the blade appears at the topmost position from the table. mark one of the blade teeth with a crayon. Measure the distance (A) and (B) between the rip fence and blade. Take both measurements using the tooth marked with the crayon. These two measurements should be identical If the rip fence is not parallel with the blade, proceed as follows: Fig. CAUTION: Be sure to adjust the rip fence so that it is parallel with the blade, or a dangerous kickback condition may occur. Be sure to adjust the rip fence so that it does not contact the top blade guard or saw blade. [. . . ] CAUTION: Always secure all moving portions before carrying the tool. Before carrying the tool, always set up the tool in the miter saw mode. Make sure that the lower blade guard C is installed on the tool. To adjust left 45° bevel angle, loosen the lever and tilt the blade to the left fully. [. . . ]