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22nd October 2007, 09:19 PM #1
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Tuning a Makita LS1013 for squareness.
I found out yesterday that my LS1013 was not cutting square. I don't what inspired me to check but I'm glad I did as I was about to make some critical cuts on the rails for a bed I am making.
I guess it was out by 1 to 2 degrees. Enough on a wide board to be really noticeable!
I've mainly used the saw for relatively rough carpentry jobs so I haven't had a reason to check before now. I first of all suspected that it got knocked in the two moves since we left Sydney. However, I've been disabused of that notion as I couldn't get the saw to cut square within the available holes for the fence bolts. I had to elongate the holes on one side of the fence with a rat tail file. That was pretty easy as the fence is made from alloy.
I was a little disappointed to find this but it is fixable. If you have one of these saws (any brand not just Makita) it would definitely pay to check for yourself and not just trust the factory setting.
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22nd October 2007, 09:22 PM #2
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Mine fell out of the back of the ute once, luckily I was in the back paddock at the time and not on the highway but she still cuts true.
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22nd October 2007, 10:21 PM #3
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Just as well or you'd have to give her a clip behind the ear'ole.
Originally Posted by Christopha
Cheers
Jim
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22nd October 2007, 10:46 PM #4
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I checked mine when I got it and it is spot on.
Gave it a work out this arvo cutting yellow tounge floor sheets into squares for the kids use as mozaic bases and was really surprised how much dust the bag collected. I had ripped the floor sheeting into 300mm wide lengths with may little 160mm makita circular saw (it is a fantastic saw) then used the LS1013 to rip the lenghts into 300mm squares. The dust bag filled up so much that it fell off
after the reports I had read about how useless the dust bags were on these I was very surprised.
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22nd October 2007, 10:55 PM #5
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They are useless Originally Posted by Burnsy
The bags fill after a few cuts only; they really should be 5 times the current size to be of any use. Even then, most of the sawdust goes everywhere except in the bag. I own the LS1013 too, great saw, great mess
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22nd October 2007, 11:07 PM #6
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Even with a vac attached, its still messy
Dont take it into your customers house to cut second fixings they wont be happy nice saws though
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22nd October 2007, 11:12 PM #7
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Not disputing they spray dust everywhere and I would not use it in a finished house but having never used one with a bag attached before I was just surprised that it actually caught what it did.
You are right, nice saw and I am very happy I got it
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22nd October 2007, 11:32 PM #8
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Just for giggles, put a piece of oregon in the saw and remove the dust bag. Then stand back and watch while someone else makes the cut. You'll be amazed at the volume of sawdust that shoots out the back.
Oh yeah, nearly forgot - never, ever, use the SCMS near the missus' washing
. 'tis badness.
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22nd October 2007, 11:37 PM #9
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Why oregon? I know it sprays it out in a nice big tail as the only ones I had ever used previously had no bag on them but what does oregon do that is special? Originally Posted by Groggy
Just for giggles, put a piece of oregon in the saw and remove the dust bag. Then stand back and watch while someone else makes the cut. You'll be amazed at the volume of sawdust that shoots out the back.
Oh yeah, nearly forgot - never, ever, use the SCMS near the missus' washing . 'tis badness.
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22nd October 2007, 11:41 PM #10
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It seems to make more sawdust, maybe its just me, but that stuff just seems worse.
Yeah, yeah, I know the kerf and depth should produce the same waste - but it doesn't seem that way.
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