Makita LC1230 Betriebsanleitung Seite 8

Cutting operation
CAUTION:
• Never attempt to cut workpieces less than 2 mm thick except pipe or workpieces which cannot be secured
firmly with the vise. The piece cut off may be caught by the blade, causing dangerous scattering of chips and/
or damage to the carbide-tips. Possible serious injury may result.
• Do not apply excessive pressure on the handle when cutting. Too much pressure may result in overload of
the motor, decreased cutting efficiency and/or damage to the carbide-tips or blade itself.
• Too little pressure on the handle may result in more sparks and premature blade wear.
• Do not touch the blade, workpiece or cutting chips immediately after operation; they may be extremely hot
and could burn your skin.
• If the blade stops during operation, makes an odd noise or begins to vibrate, switch off the tool immediately.
Replace cracked or damaged blade with a new one.
• Do not cut aluminum, wood, plastics, concrete, tiles, etc.
• Always use carbide-tipped saw blades appropriate for your job. The use of inappropriate saw blades
may cause a poor cutting performance and/or present a risk of personal injury.
Recommended Carbide-tipped saw blade & workpiece ranges
Diameter &
number of Application
teeth
305 * 60 Mild Steel
MildSteel
305 * 60 (Lessened
Noise Type)
Thin Mild
305 * 78
Steel
305 * 78 Stainless
• Standard blade may differ from country to country.
• Carbide-tipped saw blades for metal cutting saw are not to be re-sharpened.
Hold the handle firmly. Switch on the tool and wait until the blade attains full speed. Then lower the handle gen-
tly to bring the blade close to the workpiece. When the blade makes contact, ease into the cut gently at first,
then gradually add pressure as the cutting position steadies. Your pressure on the handle should be adjusted
to produce the minimum amount of sparks.
When the cut is completed, switch off the tool and WAIT UNTIL THE BLADE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE
STOP before returning the handle to the fully elevated position. If the handle is raised while the blade is still
rotating, the piece cut off may be caught by the blade, causing dangerous scattering of chips. When cutting
only part of the way into a workpiece, raise the handle while the blade is rototating. Switching off during the cut
may cause damage to the carbide-tips as they contact the workpiece.
Dust collection (Fig. 13)
CAUTION:
Do not touch any part of the dust box except its han-
dle immediately after operation; it may be extremely
hot and could burn your skin.
This tool is equipped with the dust box to collect dust
and cut chips. When the dust box is full, hold the han-
dle of the dust box and raise it slightly. Then pull the
dust box out of the tool base. Empty the dust box of
its contents.
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Applicable workpiece & thickness range
Angles Metal Pipes
4 mm or
3 – 5 mm
more
4 mm or
3 – 5 mm
more
3 – 6 mm 1.2 – 5 mm
3 – 6 mm 1.2 – 5 mm
Carrying the tool (Fig. 14)
CAUTION:
The chain for transportation shall be adjusted to mini-
mize the accessible zone of the saw blade before
transporting the tool.
Fold down the tool head to the position where you
can attach the chain to the hook on the handle.
Grasp the carring grip when carrying the tool.
Stainless
Channels
Pipes
4 mm or
NA
more
4 mm or
NA
more
2 mm or
NA
more
4 mm or
1.2 – 5 mm
more
(NA ... Not applicable)
Stainless
Angles
NA
NA
NA
3 – 4 mm