User manual MAKITA LH1200FL

[. . . ] Be sure that you understand their meaning before use. To avoid injury from flying debris, keep holding the saw head down, after making cuts, until the blade has come to a complete stop. When using the tool in the miter saw mode, secure the top table at the topmost position so that the saw blade never protrudes from the top surface of the top table. Do not place hand or fingers close to the blade. [. . . ] Tighten the hex bolts securely, and then check to see that the top blade guard works smoothly before cutting. 20) The riving knife has been installed before shipment from the factory so that the blade and riving knife are in a straight line. If the blade and riving knife are not aligned properly, a dangerous pinching condition may result during operation. Make sure the riving knife is positioned between both outer ends of the blade teeth when viewing from the top. 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. 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. The use of the dust bag makes cutting operations clean and dust collection easy. To attach the dust bag, fit it onto the dust nozzle. In miter saw mode, always insert the dust bag to the back nozzle only. When the dust bag is about half full, remove the dust bag from the tool and pull the fastener out. Empty the dust bag of its contents, tapping it lightly so as to remove particles adhering to the insides which might hamper further collection. The rip fence must be mounted the left side of the saw blade when in the miter saw mode. If you connect a vacuum cleaner to your saw, more efficient and cleaner operations can be performed. When using in the table saw mode, connect a vacuum cleaner. To install the blade cover when using in the table saw mode (bench mode), turn the turn base to 0° miter angle (see the section titled "Adjusting the miter angle") and place the blade cover on the turn table so that the blade cover is centered over the slit for the blade entrance in the turn table and then lock the handle in the lowest position by fully pushing in the stopper pin as shown in the figure. nOTE: · When using the tool in the table saw mode (bench mode), make sure that the blade cover is installed on the turn table. The horizontal vise can be installed on either the left or right side of the base. When performing 30° or greater miter cuts, install the horizontal vise on the side opposite the direction in which the turn base is to be turned. By turning the vise knob counterclockwise, the screw is released and the vise shaft can be moved rapidly in and out. [. . . ] Take out the worn carbon brushes, insert the new ones and secure the brush holder caps. After use, wipe off chips and dust adhering to the tool with a cloth or the like. Keep the blade guards clean according to the directions in the previously covered section titled "Blade guard". Lubricate the sliding portions with machine oil to prevent rust. [. . . ]