Manual Makita DLS111 (page 23 of 244) (English, German, Dutch, Danish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Spanish)

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23 ENGLISH

In the interest of your personal safety, always maintain

thebladeguardingoodcondition.Anyirregularopera-

tion of the blade guard should be corrected immediately.

Check to assure spring loaded return action of guard.

WARNING: Never use the tool if the blade

guard or spring are damaged, faulty or removed.

Operation of the tool with a damaged, faulty or

removedguardmayresultinseriouspersonalinjury.

If the see-through blade guard becomes dirty, or saw-

dustadherestoitinsuchawaythatthebladeand/or

workpiece is no longer easily visible, remove the bat-

teries and clean the guard carefully with a damp cloth.

Do not use solvents or any petroleum-based cleaners

on the plastic guard because this may cause damage

to the guard.

If the blade guard is especially dirty and vision through

the guard is impaired, remove the batteries and use the

supplied wrench to loosen the hex bolt holding the cen-

ter cover. Loosen the hex bolt by turning it counterclock-

wise and raise the blade guard and center cover. With

the blade guard so positioned, cleaning can be more

completelyandefcientlyaccomplished.Whencleaning

is complete, reverse procedure above and secure bolt.

Do not remove spring holding blade guard. If guard

becomes discolored through age or UV light exposure,

contact a Makita service center for a new guard. DO

NOTDEFEATORREMOVEGUARD.

►Fig.13: 1. Center cover 2. Hex wrench 3. Blade

guard

Kerf boards

Thistoolisprovidedwiththekerfboardsintheturn

basetominimizetearingontheexitsideofacut.The

kerfboardsarefactoryadjustedsothatthesawblade

doesnotcontactthekerfboards.Beforeuse,adjustthe

kerf boards as follows:

►Fig.14: 1. Kerf board

►Fig.15: 1. Left bevel cut 2. Straight cut 3. Right

bevel cut 4. Saw blade 5. Blade teeth

6. Kerf board

First, remove the batteries. Loosen all the screws (2

each on left and right) securing the kerf boards until the

kerf boards can still be easily moved by hand. Lower the

handle fully, then pull and turn the stopper pin to lock

the handle in the lowered position. Release the stopper

pin on the sliding pole and pull the carriage toward you

fully.Adjustthekerfboardssothatthekerfboardsjust

contactthesidesofthebladeteeth.Tightenthefront

screws(donottightenrmly).Pushthecarriagetoward

theguidefencefullyandadjustthekerfboardssothat

thekerfboardsjustcontactthesidesofbladeteeth.

Tightentherearscrews(donottightenrmly).

Afteradjustingthekerfboards,releasethestopper

pinandraisethehandle.Thentightenallthescrews

securely.

NOTICE: After setting the bevel angle ensure

that the kerf boards are adjusted properly. Correct

adjustmentofthekerfboardswillhelpprovideproper

support of the workpiece minimizing workpiece tear

out.

Maintaining maximum cutting

capacity

Thistoolisfactoryadjustedtoprovidethemaximum

cutting capacity for a 260 mm saw blade.

When installing a new blade, always check the lower

limitpositionofthebladeandifnecessary,adjustitas

follows:

First,removethebatteries.Turnthestopperleverto

engaged position.

►Fig.16: 1. Stopper lever

Push the carriage toward the guide fence fully and

lower the handle completely.

Adjustthebladepositionbyturningtheadjustingbolt

withthehexwrench.Theperipheryofthebladeshould

extend slightly below the top surface of the turn base

and also comes to the point where the front face of the

guide fence meets the top surface of the turn base.

►Fig.17: 1.Adjustingbolt

►Fig.18: 1.Topsurfaceofturnbase2. Periphery of

blade 3. Guide fence

With the batteries removed, rotate the blade by hand

while holding the handle all the way down to be sure

that the blade does not contact any part of the lower

base.Re-adjustslightly,ifnecessary.

Afteradjustment,alwaysreturnthestopperlevertothe

original position.

WARNING: After installing a new blade and

with the batteries removed, always be sure that

the blade does not contact any part of the lower

base when the handle is lowered completely. If

a blade makes contact with the base it may cause

kickbackandresultinseriouspersonalinjury.

Stopper arm

Thelowerlimitpositionofthebladecanbeeasily

adjustedwiththestopperarm.Toadjustit,turnthe

stopper arm in the direction of the arrow as shown in the

gure.Turntheadjustingscrewsothatthebladestops

at the desired position when lowering the handle fully.

►Fig.19: 1. Stopper arm 2.Adjustingscrew

Adjusting the miter angle

CAUTION: After changing the miter angle,

always secure the turn base by tightening the grip

rmly.

NOTICE: When turning the turn base, be sure to

raise the handle fully.

►Fig.20: 1. Lock lever 2. Grip 3. Releasing lever

4. Pointer

Rotate the grip counterclockwise to unlock the turn

base.Turnthegripwhileholdingdownthelockleverto

movetheturnbase.Alignthepointerwithyourdesired

angle on the scale then tighten the grip.

NOTE: If you depress the releasing lever, you can

move the turn base without holding down the lock

lever.Tightenthegripatyourdesiredposition.

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