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Slide Compound Saw
Equipped with Electric Blade Brake
190 mm (7-1/2”)
MODEL LS0711Z
DOUBLE
INSULATION
INSTR U CTION MANU AL
WARNING:
For your personal safety, READ and UNDERSTAND before using.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
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SPECIFICATIONS Blade diameter : ......................................................................................... 190 mm (7-1/2”) Hole (arbor) diameter : ............................................................................... 15.88 mm (5/8”) Max. Miter angle : ...................................................................................Left 47° , Right 57° Max. Bevel angle : ....................................................................................................
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1. KNOW YOUR POWER TOOL. Read the 12. SECURE WORK. Use clamps or a vise to owner’s manual carefully. Learn the tool’s hold work when practical. It’s safer than applications and limitations, as well as the using your hand and it frees both hands specific potential hazards peculiar to it. to operate tool. 2. KEEP GUARDS IN PLACE and in working 13. DON’T OVERREACH. Keep proper footing order. and balance at all times. 3. REMOVE ADJUSTING KEYS AND 14. MAINTAIN TOOLS WITH CARE. Keep tools WRENCHES. Fo
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23. POLARIZED PLUGS. To reduce the risk of fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it electric shock, this equipment has a still does not fit, contact a qualified elec- polarized plug (one blade is wider than trician to install the proper outlet. Do not the other). This plug will fit in a polarized change the plug in any way. outlet only one way. If the plug does not fit VOLTAGE WARNING: Before connecting the tool to a power source (receptacle, outlet, etc.) be sure the voltage supplied is the
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a vise during all operations. Never use 16. Make sure that the turn base is properly your hand to secure the workpiece. secured so it will not move during opera- tion. Use the holes in the base to fasten 5. Never reach around saw blade. the saw to a stable work platform or 6. Turn off tool and wait for saw blade to bench. NEVER use tool where operator stop before moving workpiece or chang- positioning would be awkward. ing settings. 17. For your safety, remove the chips, small 7. Unplug tool bef
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29. NEVER hold workpiece on right side of 30. Do not abuse cord. Never yank cord to blade with left hand or vice versa. This is disconnect it from the receptacle. Keep called cross-armed cutting and exposes cord away from heat, oil, water and sharp user to risk of SERIOUS PERSONAL objects. INJURY as shown in the figure. ALWAYS 31. NEVER stack workpieces on the table top use vise to secure workpiece. to speed cutting operations. Cut only one piece at a time. 32. Some material contains chemicals w
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INSTALLATION Bench mounting 002201 When the tool is shipped, the handle is locked in the lowered position by the stopper pin. Release the stopper pin by lower- ing the handle slightly and pulling the stopper pin. 1 1. Stopper pin 002194 This tool should be bolted with two bolts to a level and stable surface using the bolt holes provided in the tool’s base. This will help prevent tipping and possible injury. 1 1. Bolt FUNCTIONAL CAUTION: DESCRIPTION Always be sure that the tool is switched off
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If the see-through blade guard 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 guard carefully with a damp cloth. Do not use solvents or any petroleum-based cleaners on the plastic guard. 001782 If the blade guard is especially dirty and vision through the guard is impaired, 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
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002196 Maintaining maximum cutting capacity 1 This tool is factory adjusted to provide the maximum cutting capacity for a 190 mm (7 - 1/2”) saw blade. When installing a new blade, always check the lower limit position of the blade and if necessary, adjust it as follows: First, unplug the tool. Push the carriage toward the guide 2 3 fence fully and lower the handle completely. Use the socket 1. Adjusting bolt wrench to turn the adjusting bolt until the periphery of the 2. Guide fence blade extend
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002197 Adjusting the miter angle 1 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 5 desired angle on the miter scale, securely tighten the grip clockwise. 4 2 3 CAUTION: 1. Turn base When turning the turn base, be sure to raise the handle 2. Miter scale 3. Pointer fully. 4. Grip After changing the miter angle, always secure the turn 5. Lock lever base by tightenin
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Do not pull the switch trigger hard without pressing in the lock-off button. This can cause switch breakage. To prevent the switch trigger from being accidentally pulled, a lock-off button is provided. To start the tool, press in the lock- off button and pull the switch trigger. Release the switch trig- ger to stop. WARNING: NEVER use tool without a fully operative switch trigger. Any tool with an inoperative switch is HIGHLY DANGEROUS and must be repaired before further usage. For your sa
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002200 Socket wrench storage 1 The socket wrench is stored as shown in the figure. When 2 using the socket wrench, pull it out of the wrench holder. 3 After using the socket wrench, return it to the wrench holder. 1. Arm 2. Wrench holder 3. Socket wrench 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 res
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002216 Press the shaft lock to lock the spindle and use the socket wrench to loosen the hex bolt clockwise. Then remove the 2 1 hex bolt, outer flange and blade. 3 5 4 1. Shaft lock 2. Arrow 3. Blade case 4. Socket wrench 5. Hex bolt 001771 To install the blade, mount it carefully onto the spindle, mak- ing sure that the direction of the arrow on the surface of the 2 1 blade matches the direction of the arrow on the blade case. 3 Install the outer flange and hex bolt, and then use the socket wre
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002217 Dust bag 1 3 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. 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 2 its contents, tapping it lightly so as to remove particles adher- 1. Dust nozzle ing to the insides which might hamper further collection. 2. Fastener NOTE: 3. Dust bag If you connect a Makita vacuum cleaner to your saw, mo
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002255 Vertical vise 2 6 The vertical vise can be installed in two positions on either 7 1 the left or right side of the guide fence or the holder assembly 3 (optional accessory). Insert the vise rod into the hole in the guide fence or the holder assembly and tighten the screw to 4 secure the vise rod. 5 Position the vise arm according to the thickness and shape 1. Vise arm of the workpiece and secure the vise arm by tightening the 2. Vise rod screw. If the screw to secure the vise arm contacts
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002247 Holders and holder assembly (optional accessories) The holders and the holder assembly can be installed on either side as a convenient means of supporting workpieces horizontally. Install them as shown in the figure. Then tighten the screws firmly to secure the holders and the holder assembly. 12 1. Holder 2. Holder assembly 002246 When cutting long workpieces, use the holder-rod assembly (optional accessory). It consists of two holder assemblies 2 and two rods 12. CAUTION: Always supp
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002202 1. Press cutting (cutting small workpieces) Workpieces up to 50 mm (2”) high and 97 mm (3-13/16”) wide can be cut in the following way. Push the carriage toward the guide fence fully and 1 tighten the clamp screw on the turn base clockwise to secure the carriage. Secure the workpiece with the vise. Switch on the tool without the blade making any contact and wait until the blade attains full speed before lower- 1. Clamp screw ing. Then gently lower the handle to the fully lowered position
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Never perform the slide cut with the handle locked in the lowered position by pressing the stopper pin. Never loosen the clamp screw which secures the carriage while the blade is rotating. This may cause serious injury. 3. Miter cutting Refer to the previously covered “Adjusting the miter angle”. 002204 4. Bevel cut Loosen the lever and tilt the saw blade to set the bevel angle (Refer to the previously covered “Adjusting the bevel angle”). Be sure to retighten the lever firmly to secure the
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Miter angle Bevel angle Left and Right 45˚ Left 0˚ - 45˚ Right 50˚ Left 0˚ - 40˚ Right 55˚ Left 0˚ - 30˚ Right 60˚ Left 0˚ - 25˚ When performing compound cutting, refer to “Press cut- ting”, “Slide cutting”, “Miter cutting” and “Bevel cut” explanations. 6. Cutting crown and cove moldings Crown and cove moldings can be cut on a compound miter saw with the moldings laid flat on the turn base. 001555 There are two common types of crown moldings and one type of cove moldings; 52/38° wall angle crown
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Table (B) Molding Molding edge against Finished piece position in Fig. A guide fence Ceiling contact edge should Finished piece will For inside (1) be against guide fence. be on the Left side corner (2) Wall contact edge should be of blade. (3) against guide fence. Finished piece will For outside Ceiling contact edge should be be on the Right side corner (4) against guide fence. of blade. Example: In the case of cutting 52/38° type crown molding for position (1) in Fig. A: • Tilt and sec
