7
CAUTION:
• Never use cutting oil or apply excessive amount of wax
to the blade. It may cause the blade to slip or come off
unexpectedly.
• When cutting cast iron, do not use any cutting wax.
MAINTENANCE
CAUTION:
• Always be sure that the tool is switched off and
unplugged before attempting to perform inspection or
maintenance.
• Never use gasoline, benzine, thinner, alcohol or the
like. Discoloration, deformation or cracks may result.
Cleaning
After use, remove wax, chips and dust from the tool,
wheel tires and blade.
CAUTION:
• Never use solvents such as turpentine, gasoline, lac-
quer, etc. to clean plastic parts.
• Wax and chips on the tires may cause the blade to slip
and come off unexpectedly. Use a dry cloth to remove
wax and chips from the tires.
Replacing tires on wheels (Fig. 12)
When the blade slips or does not track properly because
of badly worn tires, or the lip of the tire on motor side gets
damaged, the tires should be replaced.
Replacing fluorescent tube (Fig. 13)
CAUTION:
• Always be sure that the tool is switched off and
unplugged before replacing the fluorescent tube.
• Do not apply force, impact or scratch to a fluorescent
tube, which can cause a glass of the fluorescent tube to
be broken resulting in an injury to you or your bystand-
ers.
• Leave the fluorescent tube for a while immediately after
a use of it and then replace it. If not, you may burn
yourself.
Remove screws, which secure Lamp Box for the light.
Pull out the Lamp Box keeping pushing lightly the upper
position of it as illustrated as the figure.
Pull out the fluorescent tube and then replace it with
Makita original new one.
Replacing carbon brushes (Fig. 14 & 15)
Remove and check the carbon brushes regularly.
Replace when they wear down to the limit mark. Keep
the carbon brushes clean and free to slip in the holders.
Both carbon brushes should be replaced at the same
time. Use only identical carbon brushes.
Use a screwdriver to remove the brush holder caps. Take
out the worn carbon brushes, insert the new ones and
secure the brush holder caps.
To maintain product SAFETY and RELIABILITY, repairs,
any other maintenance or adjustment should be per-
formed by Makita Authorized Service Centers, always
using Makita replacement parts.
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
CAUTION:
• These accessories or attachments are recommended
for use with your Makita tool specified in this manual.
The use of any other accessories or attachments might
present a risk of injury to persons. Only use accessory
or attachment for its stated purpose.
If you need any assistance for more details regarding
these accessories, ask your local Makita service center.
• Band saw blades
• Hex wrench 4
• Cutting wax
• Portable band saw stand
NOTE:
• Some items in the list may be included in the tool pack-
age as standard accessories. They may differ from
country to country.
ENG905-1
Noise
The typical A-weighted noise level determined according
to EN60745:
Sound pressure level (L
pA
): 86 dB (A)
Sound power level (L
WA
): 98 dB (A)
Uncertainty (K): 3 dB (A)
Wear ear protection
ENG900-1
Vibration
The vibration total value (tri-axial vector sum) determined
according to EN60745:
Work mode: cutting chipboard
Vibration emission (a
h,CW
): 2.5 m/s
2
or less
Uncertainty (K): 1.5 m/s
2
Work mode: cutting metal
Vibration emission (a
h,CM
): 2.5 m/s
2
or less
Uncertainty (K): 1.5 m/s
2
ENG901-1
• The declared vibration emission value has been mea-
sured in accordance with the standard test method and
may be used for comparing one tool with another.
• The declared vibration emission value may also be
used in a preliminary assessment of exposure.
WARNING:
• The vibration emission during actual use of the power
tool can differ from the declared emission value
depending on the ways in which the tool is used.
• Be sure to identify safety measures to protect the oper-
ator that are based on an estimation of exposure in the
actual conditions of use (taking account of all parts of
the operating cycle such as the times when the tool is
switched off and when it is running idle in addition to
the trigger time).
