Makita LF1000 Betriebsanleitung Seite 21

Installing or removing saw blade
CAUTION:
• Always be sure that the tool is switched off and
unplugged before installing or removing the blade.
• Use only the Makita socket wrench provided to install
or remove the blade. Failure to do so may result in
overtightening or insufficient tightening of the hex bolt.
This could cause an injury.
Move up the handle in the fully raised position.
Press the shaft lock to lock the spindle, use the socket
wrench to loosen the hex bolt clockwise. (Fig. 20)
Raise the blade guard A with its lifting lever while pushing
the lever nearby the handle to the left. With the blade
guard A raised, remove the hex bolt, outer flange and
blade. (Fig. 21)
To install the blade, mount it carefully onto the spindle,
making sure that the direction of the arrow on the surface
of the blade matches the direction of the arrow on the
blade case. Install the outer flange and hex bolt, and then
use the socket wrench to tighten the hex bolt (left-
handed) securely counterclockwise while pressing the
shaft lock.
NOTE:
• When installing a saw blade, be sure to insert it
between the blade guard B at first and then raise it so
that the blade is finally placed in the blade guard B.
(Fig. 22 & 23)
For all countries other than European countries
(Fig. 24)
CAUTION:
• The silver ring 25.4 mm in outer diameter is factory-
installed onto the spindle. The black ring 25 mm in
outer diameter is included as standard equipment.
Before mounting the blade onto the spindle, always be
sure that the correct ring for the arbor hole of the blade
you intend to use is installed onto the spindle.
For European countries
CAUTION:
• The ring 30 mm in outer diameter is factory-installed
between the inner and outer flanges.
Return the lower blade guard A to its original position.
Lower the handle to make sure that the lower blade
guards move properly. Make sure shaft lock has released
spindle before making cut.
Adjusting riving knife
There must be a clearance of about 5 – 6 mm between
the riving knife and the blade teeth when pushing riving
knife toward the blade fully. Adjust the riving knife accord-
ingly by first loosening clamping nut by hand counter-
clockwise and then loosening hex bolt counterclockwise
with the hex socket wrench, and measuring the distance.
After adjustment, securely tighten the hex bolt and then
the clamping nut clockwise. Always check to see that the
riving knife is secured and that the top blade guard works
smoothly before cutting. (Fig. 25 & 26)
The riving knife has been installed before shipment from
the factory so that the blade and riving knife are in a
straight line after your simple set-up. Refer to the section
titled "Repositioning riving knife" for the set-up. (Fig. 27)
CAUTION:
• If the blade and riving knife are not aligned properly, a
dangerous pinching condition may result during opera-
tion. 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 Mak-
ita authorized service center repair it.
• When adjusting the riving knife clearance from the
blade teeth, always loosen the hex bolt only after loos-
ening the clamping nut.
Installing and adjusting rip fence (Fig. 28)
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 (A) var-
ies 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. (Fig. 29)
NOTE:
• 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.
• 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.
To change from the pattern A or B to the pattern C or D,
or in adverse case, remove the square nut and clamping
screw (A) from the rip fence holder, then position the
clamping screw (A) and square nut on the opposite posi-
tion of the rip fence holder compared to the original posi-
tion. Tighten the clamping screw (A) securely after
inserting the square nut of the rip fence holder into the rip
fence slit.
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 figures. (Fig. 30 & 31)
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