Makita LS1216 Manuel D'instruction page 25

Push the carriage toward the guide fence and
tighten the locking screw clockwise and pull
the lock lever towards the front of the saw to
secure the carriage. Lower the handle fully
and lock it in the lowered position by pushing
in the stopper pin. Loosen the lever at the
rear of the tool.
Turn the hex socket bolt on the right side of
the arm holder two or three revolutions
counterclockwise to tilt the blade to the right.
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Carefully square the side of the blade with
the top surface of the turn base using the
triangular rule, try-square, etc. by turning the
hex socket bolt on the right side of the arm
holder clockwise. Then tighten the lever
securely.
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Make sure that the pointers on the arm holder
point to 0° on the bevel scale plate on the
arm. If they do not point to 0°, loosen the
screws which secure the pointers and adjust
them so that they will point to 0°.
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1. 0 ﾟ Angle
adjusting bolt
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2. Lever
3. Latch lever
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1. Triangular rule
2. Saw blade
3. Top surface of
2
turn base
3
1. Bevel scale
plate
2. Pointer
(2) 45° bevel angle
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2
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Adjust the 45° bevel angle only after
performing 0° bevel angle adjustment. To
adjust left 45° bevel angle, loosen the lever
and tilt the blade to the left fully. Make sure
that the pointer on the arm holder points to
45° on the bevel scale on the arm. If the
pointer does not point to 45°, turn the left 45°
bevel angle adjusting bolt on the side of the
arm until the pointer points to 45°.
To adjust right 45° bevel angle, perform the
same procedure described above.
Adjustment of the laser line position
For model LS1216L only
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WARNING:
Since the tool must be plugged in while
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adjusting the laser line, special care must be
taken to not switch on the tool. Accidental start
up of the tool may result in serious personal injury.
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1. Pointer
2. Scale plate
3. Left 45 ﾟ bevel
angle adjusting
bolt
4. Right 45 ﾟ bevel
angle adjusting
bolt
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1. Workpiece
2. Laser line
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1. Vertical vise