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• Make sure that the lower blade guards A and B dose
not open unless the lever near the handle is pushed at
the topmost position of the handle.
When lowering the handle while pushing the lever to the
left, the lower blade guard A rises automatically. The
lower blade guard B rises as it contacts a workpiece. The
lower blade guards are spring loaded so it returns to its
original position when the cut is completed and the han-
dle is raised. The top blade guard falls flat on the top sur-
face after workpiece has passed under it. NEVER
DEFEAT OR REMOVE THE LOWER BLADE GUARDS,
THE SPRING WHICH ATTACHES TO THE LOWER
BLADE GUARD, OR THE TOP BLADE GUARD.
In the interest of your personal safety, always maintain
each blade guard in good condition. Any irregular opera-
tion of the guards should be corrected immediately.
Check to assure spring loaded return action of the lower
blade guards. NEVER USE THE TOOL IF THE LOWER
BLADE GUARD, SPRING OR THE TOP BLADE GUARD
ARE DAMAGED, FAULTY OR REMOVED. DOING SO IS
HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS
PERSONAL INJURY.
If any of these see-through blade guards becomes dirty,
or sawdust adheres to it in such a way that the blade is
no longer easily visible, unplug the saw and clean the
guards carefully with a damp cloth. Do not use solvents
or any petroleum-based cleaners on the plastic guard.
If the lower blade guard A is especially dirty and vision
through the guard is impaired, proceed as follows. Fix the
top table at the fully elevated position, raise the handle
fully, push in fully the stopper pin with the handle fully
raised, and use the supplied socket wrench to loosen the
hex bolt holding the center cover. Loosen the hex bolt by
turning it counterclockwise and raise the lower blade
guard A and center cover while pushing the lever to the
left. With the lower blade guard A so positioned, cleaning
can be more completely and efficiently accomplished.
When cleaning is complete, reverse procedure above
and secure bolt.
In the same case for the top blade guard as above
stated, loosen the screw holding it with a screwdriver and
remove the top blade guard. After cleaning, always rein-
stall it securely by tightening the screw to the extent that
the top blade guard moves smoothly up or down.
If any of these blade guards becomes discolored through
age or UV light exposure, contact a Makita service center
for a new guard. DO NOT DEFEAT OR REMOVE
GUARDS.
Maintaining maximum cutting capacity
(Fig. 8 & 9)
This tool is factory adjusted to provide the maximum cut-
ting 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:
CAUTION:
• When making this adjustment, position the top table at
the lowest position after unplugging the tool.
First, unplug the tool. Position the top table at the lowest
position. Lower the handle completely. Use the socket
wrench to turn the adjusting bolt that you can find below
in the biggest hole in the top table, until the periphery of
the blade extends slightly below the top surface of the
turn base at the point where the front face of the guide
fence meets the top surface of the turn base.
With the tool unplugged, 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.
CAUTION:
• After installing a new blade, always be sure that the
blade does not contact any part of the lower base when
the handle is lowered completely. Always do this with
the tool unplugged.
Adjusting the miter angle (Fig. 10)
Loosen the grip by turning counterclockwise. Turn the
turn base while pressing down the lock lever. When you
have moved the grip to the position where the pointer
points to the desired angle on the miter scale, securely
tighten the grip clockwise.
CAUTION:
• When turning the turn base, be sure to raise the handle
fully.
• After changing the miter angle, always secure the turn
base by tightening the grip firmly.
Adjusting the bevel angle (Fig. 11 & 12)
To adjust the bevel angle, loosen the lever at the rear of
the tool counterclockwise.
Push the handle to the left to tilt the saw blade until the
pointer points to the desired angle on the bevel scale.
Then tighten the lever clockwise firmly to secure the arm.
CAUTION:
• When tilting the saw blade, be sure to raise the handle
fully.
• After changing the bevel angle, always secure the arm
by tightening the lever clockwise.
Switch action (Fig. 13)
CAUTION:
• Before operation, make sure that the tool is turned on
and off.
To start the tool, press the ON ( I ) button. To stop it,
press the OFF ( O ) button.
Lighting up the lamps (Fig. 14)
For Model LH1040F only
Push the upper position of the switch for turning on the
light and the lower position for off.
CAUTION:
• Do not look in the light or see the source of light
directly.
NOTE:
• Use a dry cloth to wipe the dirt off the lens of lamp. Be
careful not to scratch the lens of lamp, or it may lower
the illumination.
Adjusting the level of top table (Fig. 15)
To adjust the level of top table, loosen two levers by turn-
ing counterclockwise and then raise or lower the top
table. Tighten these levers firmly after the adjustment.
WARNING:
• Position the top table at the topmost position when
using the tool in the miter saw mode and at the desired
position when using in the table saw mode (bench
mode).
