Makita 4131 Owners Manual - Page 11

1 1. Rip fence(Guide rule) 2. Screw 005351 Rip fence (guide rule) (Accessory) The handy rip fence (guide rule) allows you to do extra-accu2 rate straight cuts. Simply slide the rip fence up snugly against the side of the workpiece and secure it in position with the clamp screw on the front of the base. It also makes repeated cuts of uniform width possible. OPERATION 005352 2 1 1. Carbide-tipped saw blade 2. Workpiece 005353 1 CAUTION: • Never twist or force the tool in the cut. This may cause motor overload and/or a dangerous kickback, resulting in serious injury to the operator. Hold the tool firmly with both hand. Set the base plate on the workpiece to be cut without the blade making any contact. Then turn the tool on and wait until the blade attains full speed. Move the tool forward over the workpiece surface, keeping it flat and advancing smoothly until the cutting is completed. Keep your cutting line straight and your speed of advance uniform. The sight window in the base makes it easy to check the distance between the front edge of the saw blade and the workpiece whenever the blade is set to the maximum depth of cut. 2 1. Sight window 2. Workpiece 1 1. Retracting lever 005354 NOTE: • When making a miter cuts etc., sometimes the lower guard does not move easily. At that time, use the retracting lever to raise the lower guard for starting cut and as soon as blade enters the material, release the retracting lever. 11