Makita BLS712 manual

INSTR UCTION MANU AL W ARNING: F or your personal saf ety , READ and UNDERST AND bef ore using. SA VE THESE INSTR UCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Cor dless Slide Compound Sa w Equipped with Electric Blade Brake 190 mm (7-1/2”) MODEL BLS712 002165[...]

2 SPECIFICATIONS Blade diameter ........................................................................................... 190 mm (7-1/2”) Hole (arbor) diameter ................................................................................. 15.88 mm (5/8”) Max. Miter angle .....................................................................[...]

3 For Y our Own Safety Read Instruction Manual Bef ore Operating T ool Save it f or future reference GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS USA005-1 (F or All T OOIS ) 1. KNO W Y OUR PO WER TOOL. Read the owner’ s manual carefully . Learn the tool’ s applications and limitations, as well as the specific potential hazards peculiar to it. 2. KEEP GU ARDS IN[...]

4 18. NEVER ST AND ON T OOL. Serious injury could occur if the tool is tipped or if the cutting tool is unintentionally contacted. 19. CHECK D AMAGED P AR TS. Before further use of the tool, a guard or other part that is damaged should be carefully chec ked to determine that it will operate properl y and perform its intended function - chec k for a[...]

5 and pitch remover , hot water or kerosene. Never use gasoline to c lean blade. 14. While making a slide cut, KICKB ACK can occur . KICKB ACK occur s when the blade binds in the workpiece during a cutting operation and the saw blade is driven back rapidl y towards the operator . Loss of control and serious per sonal injur y can result. If blade be[...]

6 SA VE THESE INSTR UCTIONS W ARNING: MISUSE or failure to fo llow the safety rules stated in this instruction manual ma y cause serious personal injury . IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS FOR CHARGER & B A TTER Y CARTRIDGE USC002-3 1. SA VE THESE INSTRUCTIONS- This man- ual contains important safety and operat- ing instructions for battery char[...]

7 12. T o reduce risk of electric shock, unplug charger fr om outlet before attempting any maintenance or cleaning. T urning off con- trols will not reduce this risk. 13. The battery charger is not intended for use by y oung children or infirm persons without supervision. 14. Y oung children should be supervised to ensure that they do not pla y wit[...]

8 SYMBOLS The f ollowing show the symbols used f or the charger . Be sure that you understand their meaning bef ore use. .......... Ready to charge ............. Charging ............. Charging complete ........... Delay charge (Cooling) ........ Defectiv e batter y .... Conditioning ........... Cooling abnor mality[...]

9 INST ALLA TION Benc h mounting When the tool is shipped, the handle is lock ed in the lowered position by the stopper pin. Release the stopper pin b y lower- ing the handle slightly and pulling the stopper pin. This tool should be bolted with two bolts to a le vel and stab le surf ace using the bolt holes provided in the tool ’ s base. This wil[...]

10 Charging 1. Plug the batter y charger into the proper A C voltage source. T wo charging lights will flash in green color repeatedly . 2. Inser t the battery car tr idge into charger until it stops adjusting to the guide of charger . T er minal cov er of charger can be opened with inser ting and closed with pulling out the battery car tr idge . 3[...]

11 • If the charging light flashes alternately in green and red color , charging is not possible . The ter minals on the charger or batter y cartr idge are clogged with dust or the batter y cartr idge is worn out or damaged. Cooling system • This charger is equipped with cooling fa n for heated batter y in order to enab le the batter y to prov [...]

12 T rickle char ge (Maintenance charge) If you lea ve the battery car tridge in the charger to prev ent spontaneous discharging after full charge, the charger will s witch into its “ tr ic kle charge (maintenance charge) ” mode and keep the battery car tridge fresh and fully charged. Tips for maintaining maxim um battery life 1. Charge the bat[...]

13 If the blade guard is especially dirty and vision through the guard is impaired, use the supplied sock et wrench to loosen the he x bolt holding the center cover . Loosen the hex bolt b y turning it counterclockwise and raise the blade guard and center cov er . With the blade guard so positioned, cleaning can be more completely and efficiently a[...]

14 Maintaining maximum cutting capacity This tool is fa ctor y adjusted to provide the maximum cutting capacity f or a 190 mm (7-1/2 ” ) saw blade. When installing a new b lade, alwa ys check the lo wer limit position of the blade and if necessary , adjust it as f ollows: First, remov e the batter y car tridge. Push the carriage toward the guide [...]

15 Adjusting the miter angle Loosen the grip by turning counterclockwise. T ur n the turn base while pressing down the loc k lev er . When you hav e mov ed the grip to the position where the pointer points to the desired angle on the miter scale, securely tighten the grip clockwise . CA UTION: • When turning the tur n base, be sure to raise the h[...]

16 • Do not pull the s witch tr igger hard without pressing in the lock-off b utton. This can cause switch breakage . T o prev ent the switch trigger from being accidentally pulled, a lock-off b utton is provided. T o star t the tool, press in the lock- off button and pull the s witch trigger . Release the switch trig- ger to stop . W ARNING: •[...]

17 Socket wrenc h storage The sock et wrench is stored as shown in the figure. When using the sock et wrench, pull it out of the wrench holder . After using the sock et wrench, retur n it to the wrench holder . Installing or removing sa w blade CA UTION: • Alwa ys be sure that the tool is switched off and the batter y cartr idge is remov ed bef o[...]

18 Press the shaft lock to loc k the spindle and use the socket wrench to loosen the he x bolt clockwise. Then remo ve the he x bolt, outer flange and blade. T o install the blade, mount it carefully onto the spindle , mak- ing sure that the direction of the arrow on the surf ace of the blade matches the direction of the arro w on the blade case. I[...]

19 Dust bag The use of the dust bag makes cutting operations clean and dust collection easy . T o attach the dust bag, fit it onto the dust nozzle. When the dust bag is about half full, remov e the dust bag from the tool and pull the f astener out. Empty the dust bag of its contents, tapping it lightly so as to remo ve par ticles adher- ing to the [...]

20 V ertical vise The vertical vise can be installed in two positions on either the left or right side of the guide fence or the holder assemb ly (optional accessor y). Insert the vise rod into the hole in the guide f ence or the holder assembly and tighten the screw to secure the vise rod. P osition the vise arm according to the thickness and shap[...]

21 Holders and holder assembl y (optional accessories) The holders and the holder assembly can be installed on either side as a conv enient means of suppor ting workpieces horizontally . Install them as shown in the figure . Then tighten the screws firmly to secure the holders and the holder assembly . When cutting long workpieces, use the holder-r[...]

22 1. Press cutting (cutting small workpieces) W or kpieces up to 50 mm (2 ” ) high and 97 mm (3-13/16 ” ) wide can be cut in the f ollowing wa y . Push the carriage toward the guide f ence fully and 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 blad[...]

23 • Ne ver perf or m the slide cut with the handle lock ed in the lowered position b y pressing the stopper pin. • Ne ver loosen the clamp screw which secures the carriage while the blade is rotating. This ma y cause serious injur y . 3. Miter cutting Ref er to the previously cov ered “ Adjusting the miter angle ” . 4. Bevel cut Loosen the[...]

24 When perfo r ming compound cutting, ref er to “ Press cut- ting ” , “ Slide cutting ” , “ Miter cutting ” and “ Be vel cut ” e xplanations. 6. Cutting cro wn and cove moldings Crown and co ve moldings can be cut on a compound miter saw with the moldings laid flat on the turn base. There are two common types of crown moldings and [...]

25 Example: In the case of cutting 52/38 ° type crown molding f or position (1) in Fig. A: • Tilt and secure be vel angle setting to 33.9 ° LEFT . • Adjust and secure miter angle setting to 31.6 ° RIGHT . • La y crown molding with its broad back (hidden) surf ace down on the tur n base with its CEILING CONT ACT EDGE against the guide f enc[...]

26 EN0002-1 Compound Miter Saw Miter and Bevel Angle Settings 000031 52 ˚ 38 ˚ Ceiling W all W all to Crown Molding Angle: 52/38 degrees W all Angle (deg.) Bevel Angle (deg.) Miter Angle (deg.) W all Angle (deg.) Bevel An gle (deg.) Miter Angle (deg.) W all Angle (deg.) Bevel Angle (deg.) Miter Angle (deg.) 60 43.0 46.8 101 30.1 26.9 141 15.3 12.[...]

27 EN0003-1 Compound Miter Saw Miter and Bevel Angle Settings 000032 45 ˚ 45 ˚ Ceiling W all W all to Crown Molding Angle: 45 degrees W all Angle (deg.) Bevel Angle (deg.) Miter Angle (deg.) W all Angle (deg.) Bevel An gle (deg.) Miter Angle (deg.) W all Angle (deg.) Bevel Angle (deg.) Miter Angle (deg.) 60 37.8 50.8 101 26.7 30.2 141 13.7 14.1 6[...]

28 7. Cutting repetitive lengths When cutting se veral pieces of stoc k to the same length, ranging from 220 mm (8-5/8 ” ) to 385 mm (15-1/8 ” ), use of the set plate (optional accessor y) will f acilitate more efficient operation. Install the set plate on the holder (optional accessor y) as sho wn in the figure. Align the cutting line on your [...]

29 Carr y the tool b y carr ying grip as shown in the figure . If you remov e the holders, dust bag, etc., you can carry the tool more easily . CA UTION: • Alwa ys secure all moving por tions bef ore carr ying the tool. • Stopper pin is f or carr ying and storage purposes only and not f or any cutting operations. MAINTENANCE CA UTION: • Alwa [...]

30 Make sure that the pointer points to 0 ° on the miter scale. If the pointer does not point to 0 ° , loosen the screw which secures the pointer and adjust the pointer so that it will point to 0 ° . 2. Bevel angle (1) 0 ° be vel angle Push the carriage toward the guide f ence and tighten the clamp screw on the turn base to secure the carriage.[...]

31 (2) 45 ° be vel angle Adjust the 45 ° bev el angle only after perf or ming 0 ° be vel angle adjustment. T o adjust left 45 ° bev el angle, loosen the le ver and tilt the b lade to the left fully . Mak e sure that the pointer on the ar m points to 45 ° on the be vel scale on the arm holder . If the pointer does not point to 45 ° , turn the [...]

32 AC C E S S O R I E S CA UTION: • These accessories or attachments are recommended for use with your Makita tool specified in this man ual. The use of any other accessories or attachments might present a risk of injur y to persons. Only use accessory or attachment f or its stated pur pose. If you need an y assistance for more details regarding [...]

33 Fold Cut Stamp Timbre Makita Canada Inc. 1950 Forbes Street, Whitb y , Ontario L1N 7B7[...]

34 Y our answer s to the following questions are appreciated. Date Purchased Model No . Serial No. Initial Last Name Street Address City Province AGE: Male Female Married Single Month Day Y ear 20 Under 19 20-29 30-39 40-49 Over 50 P aste Paste P aste Paste P aste P aste Paste P aste P aste Paste P aste Paste P aste P aste P aste Paste P aste Paste[...]

35 F actory Ser vice Centres For the authorized service centre nearest you please refer to the local yellow pages directory under “ tools ” or con- tact our customer service department (Tel) 1-800-263-3734 When you need service... • Explain the problem in a letter • Enclose the letter with the tool • Package carefully and send prepaid to [...]

Warranty Policy Every Makita tool is thoroughly inspected and tested before leaving the factory. It is warranted to be free of defects from workmanship and materials for the period of ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase. Should any trouble develop during this one year period, return the COMPLETE tool, freight prepaid, to one of Makita ’ s[...]