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www.makitatools.com SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Compound Miter Saw Equipped with Electric Blade Brake 255 mm (10") MODEL LS1040 DOUBLE INSULATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL WARNING: For your personal safety, READ and UNDERSTAND before using.
www.makitatools.com SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Compound Miter Saw Equipped with Electric Blade Brake 255 mm (10") MODEL LS1040 DOUBLE INSULATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL WARNING: For your personal safety, READ and UNDERSTAND before using.
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... repeated use) replace strict adherence to the user - When using an extension cord, be sure the voltage supplied is in SERIOUS INJURY to miter saw safety rules. Table 1 shows the correct size to use one heavy enough to use depending on the nameplate of cord in doubt, DO NOT... If you can still cause severe injury. 3. Avoid contact with any operation freehand. Do not operate saw without guards in loss of saw blade to the motor. Check blade guard for saw blade. Do not perform any coasting blade. Turn off tool and wait for proper closing before changing blade...
... repeated use) replace strict adherence to the user - When using an extension cord, be sure the voltage supplied is in SERIOUS INJURY to miter saw safety rules. Table 1 shows the correct size to use one heavy enough to use depending on the nameplate of cord in doubt, DO NOT... If you can still cause severe injury. 3. Avoid contact with any operation freehand. Do not operate saw without guards in loss of saw blade to the motor. Check blade guard for saw blade. Do not perform any coasting blade. Turn off tool and wait for proper closing before changing blade...
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...on the tool and lower the blade gently to cut a groove in the turn base to provide the maximum cutting capacity for a 255 mm (10") saw blade. Use the socket wrench to raise the handle fully. 9 Periphery of the blade and if necessary, adjust it as follows: First, unplug the... 002256 2 Kerf board This tool is factory adjusted to minimize tearing on the exit side of the lower base. Lower the handle completely. Miter scale 001778 1 2 Adjusting the miter angle Loosen the grip by hand while holding the handle all the way down the lock lever. 1 1. Turn the turn base 2. Always...
...on the tool and lower the blade gently to cut a groove in the turn base to provide the maximum cutting capacity for a 255 mm (10") saw blade. Use the socket wrench to raise the handle fully. 9 Periphery of the blade and if necessary, adjust it as follows: First, unplug the... 002256 2 Kerf board This tool is factory adjusted to minimize tearing on the exit side of the lower base. Lower the handle completely. Miter scale 001778 1 2 Adjusting the miter angle Loosen the grip by hand while holding the handle all the way down the lock lever. 1 1. Turn the turn base 2. Always...
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...bevel scale. Lever 2. Lock-off button and store it in the lock-off button is provided. CAUTION: • When tilting the saw blade until the pointer points to raise the handle 001865 fully. • After changing the bevel angle, always secure the arm by.... Pointer 001862 Switch action 1 2 CAUTION: • Before plugging in the lockoff button and pull the switch trigger. Lever • After changing the miter angle, always secure the turn base by tightening the lever clockwise. 1 2 3 1. Bevel scale 3. Switch trigger • When not using the tool...
...bevel scale. Lever 2. Lock-off button and store it in the lock-off button is provided. CAUTION: • When tilting the saw blade until the pointer points to raise the handle 001865 fully. • After changing the bevel angle, always secure the arm by.... Pointer 001862 Switch action 1 2 CAUTION: • Before plugging in the lockoff button and pull the switch trigger. Lever • After changing the miter angle, always secure the turn base by tightening the lever clockwise. 1 2 3 1. Bevel scale 3. Switch trigger • When not using the tool...
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Miter cutting Refer to secure the selected bevel angle safely. Secure the workpiece with the vise. Press cutting ... handle when cutting. Then gently lower the handle to the fully lowered position to cut Loosen the lever and tilt the saw mark) in the workpiece and the precision of the cut will be sure that the blade will move down to bevel ... HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP before lowering. When the cut is applied, the blade will vibrate and leave a mark (saw blade to set the bevel angle (Refer to the previously covered "Adjusting the bevel angle"). When the cut is necessary for ...
Miter cutting Refer to secure the selected bevel angle safely. Secure the workpiece with the vise. Press cutting ... handle when cutting. Then gently lower the handle to the fully lowered position to cut Loosen the lever and tilt the saw mark) in the workpiece and the precision of the cut will be sure that the blade will move down to bevel ... HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP before lowering. When the cut is applied, the blade will vibrate and leave a mark (saw blade to set the bevel angle (Refer to the previously covered "Adjusting the bevel angle"). When the cut is necessary for ...
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... blade has come to rest against the side of the blade. Cutting crown and cove moldings Crown and cove moldings can be cut on a compound miter saw with the moldings laid flat on a workpiece. • During a bevel cut, it may be caught by the blade, causing fragments to be scattered which... a miter angle is not parallel to the blade during a cut, the angle of the blade might be shifted and the precision of the cut will come ...
... blade has come to rest against the side of the blade. Cutting crown and cove moldings Crown and cove moldings can be cut on a compound miter saw with the moldings laid flat on a workpiece. • During a bevel cut, it may be caught by the blade, causing fragments to be scattered which... a miter angle is not parallel to the blade during a cut, the angle of the blade might be shifted and the precision of the cut will come ...
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...cove molding joints which are made . 18 A). Adjust cut length for test cuts to check the saw . • The finished piece to be used will always be on table to desired length. Always use several... pieces for angle of the saw base as indicated in the table (A) and position the moldings on the top surface of cut ...contact edge to cut . When cutting crown and cove moldings, set the bevel angle and miter angle as wall length. Inside corner 2. A: • Tilt and secure bevel angle setting to 33.9° LEFT...
...cove molding joints which are made . 18 A). Adjust cut length for test cuts to check the saw . • The finished piece to be used will always be on table to desired length. Always use several... pieces for angle of the saw base as indicated in the table (A) and position the moldings on the top surface of cut ...contact edge to cut . When cutting crown and cove moldings, set the bevel angle and miter angle as wall length. Inside corner 2. A: • Tilt and secure bevel angle setting to 33.9° LEFT...
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Ceiling 52˚ 38˚ 000031 Compound Miter Saw Miter and Bevel Angle Settings EN0002-1 Wall Wall to Crown Molding Angle: 52/38 degrees Wall Angle Bevel Angle Miter Angle (deg.) (deg.) (deg.) 60 43.0 46.8 61 ... 29.0 97 31.5 28.6 98 31.1 28.2 99 30.8 27.7 100 30.4 27.3 Wall Angle Bevel Angle Miter Angle (deg.) (deg.) (deg.) 101 30.1 26.9 102 29.7 26.5 103 29.4 26.1 104 29.0 ... 14.0 137 16.8 13.6 138 16.4 13.3 139 16.0 13.0 140 15.8 12.8 Wall Angle Bevel Angle Miter Angle (deg.) (deg.) (deg.) 141 15.3 12.3 142 14.9 12.0 143 14.5 11.6 144 14.1 ...
Ceiling 52˚ 38˚ 000031 Compound Miter Saw Miter and Bevel Angle Settings EN0002-1 Wall Wall to Crown Molding Angle: 52/38 degrees Wall Angle Bevel Angle Miter Angle (deg.) (deg.) (deg.) 60 43.0 46.8 61 ... 29.0 97 31.5 28.6 98 31.1 28.2 99 30.8 27.7 100 30.4 27.3 Wall Angle Bevel Angle Miter Angle (deg.) (deg.) (deg.) 101 30.1 26.9 102 29.7 26.5 103 29.4 26.1 104 29.0 ... 14.0 137 16.8 13.6 138 16.4 13.3 139 16.0 13.0 140 15.8 12.8 Wall Angle Bevel Angle Miter Angle (deg.) (deg.) (deg.) 141 15.3 12.3 142 14.9 12.0 143 14.5 11.6 144 14.1 ...
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Ceiling 45˚ 45˚ 000032 Compound Miter Saw Miter and Bevel Angle Settings EN0003-1 Wall Wall to Crown Molding Angle: 45 degrees Wall Angle Bevel Angle Miter Angle Wall Angle Bevel Angle Miter Angle (deg.) (deg.) (deg.) (deg.) (deg.) (deg.) 60 37.8 50.8 61 37.5 50.2 62 37.3 49.6 101 26.7 30.2 102 ... 137 15.0 15.6 138 14.7 15.2 98 27.6 31.6 99 27.3 31.1 100 27.0 30.7 139 14.3 14.8 140 14.0 14.4 Wall Angle Bevel Angle Miter Angle (deg.) (deg.) (deg.) 141 13.7 14.1 142 13.3 13.7 143 13.0 13.3 144 12.6 12.9 145 12.3 12.6 146 11.9 12.2 147 11...
Ceiling 45˚ 45˚ 000032 Compound Miter Saw Miter and Bevel Angle Settings EN0003-1 Wall Wall to Crown Molding Angle: 45 degrees Wall Angle Bevel Angle Miter Angle Wall Angle Bevel Angle Miter Angle (deg.) (deg.) (deg.) (deg.) (deg.) (deg.) 60 37.8 50.8 61 37.5 50.2 62 37.3 49.6 101 26.7 30.2 102 ... 137 15.0 15.6 138 14.7 15.2 98 27.6 31.6 99 27.3 31.1 100 27.0 30.7 139 14.3 14.8 140 14.0 14.4 Wall Angle Bevel Angle Miter Angle (deg.) (deg.) (deg.) 141 13.7 14.1 142 13.3 13.7 143 13.0 13.3 144 12.6 12.9 145 12.3 12.6 146 11.9 12.2 147 11...
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...Position crown molding with this tool. 7. See the figure concerning the dimensions for the miter angle. Adjust the crown molding stoppers according to the table (C) for a suggested wood facing. 21 A (1) (2) (3) (4) Table (C) Miter angle Finished piece Right 45˚ Left 45˚ Right 45˚ Save the ...right side of blade Save the left side of blade Save the right side of blade Save the left side of crown molding without tilting the saw 1 blade. Attach a wood ...
...Position crown molding with this tool. 7. See the figure concerning the dimensions for the miter angle. Adjust the crown molding stoppers according to the table (C) for a suggested wood facing. 21 A (1) (2) (3) (4) Table (C) Miter angle Finished piece Right 45˚ Left 45˚ Right 45˚ Save the ...right side of blade Save the left side of blade Save the right side of blade Save the left side of crown molding without tilting the saw 1 blade. Attach a wood ...
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... sand-free cuts cleanly against the grain. Only use with your local Makita service center. • Steel & Carbide-tipped saw blades Miter saw blades Combination Crosscutting Fine cross cuts Non-ferrous metals miter saw blades For smooth and precise cutting in various materials. For miters in this manual. The use of any assistance for use accessory or...
... sand-free cuts cleanly against the grain. Only use with your local Makita service center. • Steel & Carbide-tipped saw blades Miter saw blades Combination Crosscutting Fine cross cuts Non-ferrous metals miter saw blades For smooth and precise cutting in various materials. For miters in this manual. The use of any assistance for use accessory or...