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CAUTION:
• 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.
• When adjusting the riving knife clearance from the
blade teeth, always loosen the hex socket bolt only
after loosening 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)
The rip fence is factory adjusted so that it is parallel to
the blade surface. Make sure that it is parallel. To check
to be sure that the rip fence is parallel with the blade,
adjust the blade height with the cutting depth adjusting
knob so that the blade appears at the topmost position
from the table. Mark one of the blade teeth with a crayon.
Measure the distance (A) and (B) between the rip fence
and blade. Take both measurements using the tooth
marked with the crayon. These two measurements
should be identical. If the rip fence is not parallel with the
blade, proceed as follows: (Fig. 32 & 33)
(1) Turn the adjusting screw counterclockwise.
(2) Shift the front edge of the rip fence slightly to right or
left until it becomes parallel with the blade.
(3) Tighten the adjusting screw on the rip fence firmly.
CAUTION:
• Be sure to adjust the rip fence so that it is parallel with
the blade, or a dangerous kickback condition may
occur.
• Be sure to adjust the rip fence so that it does not con-
tact the top blade guard or saw blade. (Fig. 34)
• Do not relocate or carry the tool by rip fence.
• Raising the installed rip fence or exerting a force on it to
the right and left with your hand grabbing its top end
may damage it and impair its function.
Installing and adjusting miter gauge (Fig. 35)
Install the miter gauge by inserting its shaft into one of
two grooves in the table from the front. Miter gauge fence
that is also used as rip fence can be installed on the miter
gauge according to your work.
Dust bag
The use of the dust bag makes cutting operations clean
and dust collection easy. To attach the dust bag, fit it onto
the dust nozzle. (Fig. 36)
When the dust bag is about half full, remove the dust bag
from the tool and pull the fastener out. Empty the dust
bag of its contents, tapping it lightly so as to remove par-
ticles adhering to the insides which might hamper further
collection. (Fig. 37)
If you connect a vacuum cleaner to your saw, more effi-
cient and cleaner operations can be performed. (Fig. 38)
Elbow (Fig. 39)
CAUTION:
• Point the discharge opening of the elbow to the direc-
tion in which the exhaust dust and chips do not fly out
toward the tool and persons in work area.
Attach the elbow when changing the direction of dust dis-
charge.
Securing workpiece
WARNING:
• It is extremely important to always secure the work-
piece properly and tightly with the vise. Failure to do so
can cause the tool to be damaged and/or the work-
piece to be destroyed. PERSONAL INJURY MAY
ALSO RESULT. Also, after a cutting operation, DO
NOT raise the blade until the blade has come to a com-
plete stop.
Sub-fence (Fig. 40)
The sub-fence can be installed on the guide fence. When
performing left bevel cuts or cutting as table saw (bench
mode), remove the sub-fence.
