Makita RJ03 User Manual

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Adjusting the shoe
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1. Hex wrench 2. Hex bolt 3. Loosen
Whenthebladelosesitscuttingefciencyinoneplace
along its cutting edge, reposition the shoe to utilize a
sharp, unused portion of its cutting edge. This will help
to lengthen the life of the blade.
To reposition the shoe, loosen the bolt with hex wrench.
Slide the shoe to the desired position and then tighten
theboltrmly.
ASSEMBLY
CAUTION: Always be sure that the tool is
switched off and the battery cartridge is removed
before carrying out any work on the tool.
Installing or removing the recipro/jig
saw blade
CAUTION: Always clean out all chips or for-
eign matter adhering to the blade, blade clamp
and/or slider.Failuretodosomaycauseinsufcient
tighteningoftheblade,resultinginaseriousinjury.
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1. Recipro saw blade 2. Blade clamp sleeve
Insert the recipro saw blade into the blade clamp as far
asitwillgo.Thebladeclampsleeverotatesandxes
the recipro saw blade. Make sure that the recipro saw
blade cannot be extracted even though you try to pull
it out.
CAUTION: If you do not insert the recipro saw
blade deep enough, the recipro saw blade may be
ejected unexpectedly during operation. This can
be extremely dangerous.
NOTE:YoucannotusethejigsawbladewithRJ03.
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1. Recipro saw blade 2. Blade clamp sleeve
To remove the recipro saw blade, rotate the blade
clamp sleeve in the direction of the arrow fully. The reci-
pro saw blade is removed and the blade clamp sleeve is
xedatthereleasedposition.
NOTE: If you remove the recipro saw blade without
rotating the blade clamp sleeve fully, the sleeve
maynotbexed.Inthiscase,rotatetheblade
clampsleevefully,thenmakethesleevexedatthe
released position.
Hex wrench storage
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1. Hex wrench 2. Protrusion
When not in use, store the hex wrench as shown in the
guretokeepitfrombeinglost.

Makita RJ03 Specifications

General

Brand	Makita
Model	RJ03
Category	Saw
Language	English