Makita LH1201FL/2, Instruction Manual

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The riving knife has been installed before shipment from the
factory so that the blade and riving knife are in a straight line.
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CAUTION:
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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.
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Don't remove the riving knife.
Installing and adjusting rip fence
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1. Install the rip fence on the table so that the rip fence
holder engages with the guide rail. Tighten the
clamping screw (B) of the rip fence firmly clockwise.
2. Loosen the clamping screw (A).
3. 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.
The line 3 varies by thickness of workpiece or the table
level. Adjust the position of the rip fence according to
the thickness of the workpiece.
After adjusting the rip fence, tighten the clamping
screw (A) firmly.
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NOTE:
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The rip fence must be mounted the left side of the
saw blade when in the miter saw mode.
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NOTE:
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There are four patterns to position the rip fence as
shown in the figure. 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.
A B C D
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NOTE:
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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.
1. Rip fence
2. Rip fence holder
3. Line to be
aligned with
4. Saw blade
5. Top table
6. Workpiece
1. Rip fence holder
2. Guide rail on the
top table
3. Clamping screw
(A)
4. Clamping screw
(B)
5. Rip fence
1. Rip fence
2. Rip fence holder
3. Saw blade
1. Rip fence
1. Blade width
2. Riving knife
3. Hex bolt
1. Hex bolts