Makita 5201NA User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Circular Saw
5201N
5201NA
ENGLISH: Original instructions
Read before use.

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SPECIFICATIONS
Model 5201N / 5201NA
Blade diameter 260 mm
Max. Cutting depth at 90° 97 mm
at 45° 64 mm
No load speed (min-1)3,700
Overall length 445 mm
Net weight 8.3 kg
• Duetoourcontinuingprogrammeofresearchanddevelopment,thespecicationshereinaresubjecttochange
withoutnotice.
• Note:Specicationsmaydifferfromcountrytocountry.
Symbols
Thefollowingshowthesymbolsusedfortheequipment.
Besurethatyouunderstandtheirmeaningbeforeuse.
Readinstructionmanual.
Wearsafetyglasses.
Intended use
Thetoolisintendedforperforminglengthwaysand
crosswaysstraightcutsandmitrecutswithanglesin
woodwhileinrmcontactwiththeworkpiece.
Power supply
Thetoolshouldbeconnectedonlytoapowersupplyof
thesamevoltageasindicatedonthenameplate,and
canonlybeoperatedonsingle-phaseACsupply.This
toolshouldbegroundedwhileinusetoprotecttheoper-
atorfromelectricshock.Useonlythree-wireextension
cordswhichhavethree-pronggrounding-typeplugsand
three-polereceptacleswhichacceptthetool'splug.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING! When using electric tools, basic safety
precautions, including the following, should always
be followed to reduce the risk of re, electric shock
and personal injury. Read all these instructions
before operating this product and save these
instructions.
For safe operations:
1. Keep work area clean.
Clutteredareasandbenchesinviteinjuries.
2. Consider work area environment.
Donotexposepowertoolstorain.Donotuse
powertoolsindamporwetlocations.Keepwork
areawelllit.Donotusepowertoolswherethereis
risktocausereorexplosion.
3. Guard against electric shock.
Avoidbodycontactwithearthedorgroundedsur-
faces(e.g.pipes,radiators,ranges,refrigerators).
4. Keep children away.
Donotletvisitorstouchthetoolorextensioncord.
Allvisitorsshouldbekeptawayfromworkarea.
5. Store idle tools.
Whennotinuse,toolsshouldbestoredinadry,
highorlockedupplace,outofreachofchildren.
6. Do not force the tool.
Itwilldothejobbetterandsaferattheratefor
whichitwasintended.
7. Use the right tool.
Donotforcesmalltoolsorattachmentstodo
thejobofaheavydutytool.Donotusetoolsfor
purposes not intended; for example, do not use
circularsawstocuttreelimbsorlogs.
8. Dress properly.
Donotwearlooseclothingorjewellery,theycan
becaughtinmovingparts.Rubberglovesand
non-skidfootweararerecommendedwhenwork-
ingoutdoors.Wearprotectinghaircoveringto
containlonghair.
9. Use safety glasses and hearing protection.
Alsousefaceordustmaskifthecuttingoperation
isdusty.
10. Connect dust extraction equipment.
Ifdevicesareprovidedfortheconnectionofdust
extractionandcollectionfacilitiesensuretheseare
connectedandproperlyused.
11. Do not abuse the cord.
Nevercarrythetoolbythecordoryankittodis-
connectitfromthesocket.Keepthecordaway
from heat, oil and sharp edges.
12. Secure work.
Useclampsoravicetoholdthework.Itissafer
thanusingyourhandanditfreesbothhandsto
operate the tool.
13. Do not overreach.
Keepproperfootingandbalanceatalltimes.
14. Maintain tools with care.
Keepcuttingtoolssharpandcleanforbetterand
saferperformance.Followinstructionsforlubrica-
tionandchangingaccessories.Inspecttoolcord
periodicallyandifdamagedhaveitrepairedbyan
authorizedservicefacility.Inspectextensioncords
periodicallyandreplace,ifdamaged.Keephan-
dlesdry,cleanandfreefromoilandgrease.
15. Disconnect tools.
Whennotinuse,beforeservicingandwhenchang-
ingaccessoriessuchasblades,bitsandcutters.
16. Remove adjusting keys and wrenches.
Formthehabitofcheckingtoseethatkeysand
adjustingwrenchesareremovedfromthetool
before turning it on.
17. Avoid unintentional starting.
Donotcarryaplugged-intoolwithangeronthe
switch.Ensureswitchisoffwhenpluggingin.

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18. Use outdoor extension leads.
Whentoolisusedoutdoors,useonlyextension
cordsintendedforoutdooruse.
19. Stay alert.
Watchwhatyouaredoing.Usecommonsense.
Donotoperatetoolwhenyouaretired.
20. Check damaged parts.
Before further use of the tool, a guard or other part
thatisdamagedshouldbecarefullycheckedto
determinethatitwilloperateproperlyandperform
itsintendedfunction.Checkforalignmentofmov-
ing parts, free running of moving parts, breakage
ofparts,mountingandanyotherconditionsthat
mayaffectitsoperation.Aguardorotherpart
thatisdamagedshouldbeproperlyrepairedor
replacedbyanauthorizedservicecenterunless
otherwiseindicatedinthisinstructionmanual.
Havedefectiveswitchesreplacedbyanautho-
rizedservicefacility.Donotusethetoolifthe
switchdoesnotturnitonandoff.
21. Warning.
Theuseofanyaccessoryorattachment,other
thanthoserecommendedinthisinstructionman-
ualorthecatalog,maypresentariskofpersonal
injury.
22. Have your tool repaired by a qualied person.
Thiselectrictoolisinaccordancewiththerelevant
safetyrequirements.Repairsshouldonlybecar-
riedoutbyqualiedpersonsusingoriginalspare
parts,otherwisethismayresultinconsiderable
danger to the user.
ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES FOR
TOOL
1. Wear hearing protection.
2. Keep Guards In Place and In Working Order.
Never wedge or tie lower guard open. Check
operation of lower guard before each use.
Don’t use if lower guard does not close briskly
over saw blade.
CAUTION: If saw is dropped, lower guard may
be bent, restricting full return.
3. Do not use blades which are deformed or
cracked.
4. Do not use blades made of high speed steel.
5. Do not stop the blades by lateral pressure on
the saw blade.
6. Keep Blades Clean and Sharp. Sharp blades
minimize stalling and kickback.
7. DANGER:
Keep Hands Away From Cutting Area.
Keep hands away from blades. Don’t reach
underneath work while blade is rotating. Don’t
attempt to remove cut material when blade is
moving.
CAUTION: Blades coast after turn off.
8. Support Large Panels (Fig. 1 & 2).
Large panels must be supported as shown in
Fig. 1 to minimize the risk of blade pinching
and kickback.
When cutting operation requires the resting
of the saw on the workpiece, the saw shall be
rested on the larger portion and the smaller
piece cut off.
Fig. 1
Toavoidkickback,dosupportboardorpanelnearthecut.
Fig. 2
Donotsupportboardorpanelawayfromthecut.
9. Use Rip Fence.
Always use a fence or straight edge guide
when ripping.
10. Guard Against Kickback. (Fig. 1 & 3)
Kickback occurs when the saw stalls rapidly
and is driven back towards the operator.
Release switch immediately if blade binds or
saw stalls.
Keep blades sharp. Support large panels as
shown in Fig. 1.
Use fence or straight edge guide when ripping.
Don’t force tool. Stay alert-exercise control.
Don’t remove saw from work during a cut while
the blade is moving.
NEVER place your hand or ngers behind the
saw. If kickback occurs, the saw could easily
jump backwards over your hand, possibly
causing severe injury.

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Fig. 3
11. Lower guard should be retracted manually
only for special cuts such as “Compound
Cuts”. Raise lower guard by Retracting Lever.
As soon as blade enters the material, lower
guard must be released.Forallothersawing,
thelowerguardshouldoperateautomatically.
12. Adjustments.
Before cutting be sure depth and bevel adjust-
ments are tight.
13. Use Only Correct Blades In Mounting.
Don’t use blades with incorrect size holes.
Never use defective or incorrect blade washers
or bolts.
14. Avoid Cutting Nails.
Inspect for and remove all nails from lumber
before cutting.
15. When operating the saw, keep the cord away
from the cutting area and position it so that it
will not be caught on the workpiece during the
cutting operation. Operate with proper hand
support, proper workpiece support, and sup-
ply cord routing away from the work area.
WARNING:
It is important to support the workpiece prop-
erly and to hold the saw rmly to prevent loss
of control which could cause personal injury.
Fig. 4 illustrates typical hand support of the
saw.
Fig. 4
Atypicalillustrationofproperhandsupport,workpiece
support,andsupplycordrouting.
16. Place the wider portion of the saw base on that
part of the workpiece which is solidly sup-
ported, not on the section that will fall off when
the cut is made.
As example, Fig. 5 illustrates the RIGHT way
to cut off the end of a board, and Fig. 6 the
WRONG way. If the workpiece is short or small,
clamp it down. DON’T TRY TO HOLD SHORT
PIECES BY HAND! (Fig. 6)
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
17. Never attempt to saw with the circular saw
held upside down in a vise. This is extremely
dangerous and can lead to serious accidents.
(Fig. 7)
Fig. 7
18. Before setting the tool down after completing a
cut, be sure that the lower (telescoping) guard
has closed and the blade has come to a com-
plete stop.
19. Using manufacturer data
• Ensure that the diameter, thickness and
other characteristics of the saw blade are
suitable for the tool.
• Ensure that the saw blade is suitable for
the spindle speed of the tool.
20. Do not use any abrasive wheel.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

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FUNCTIONAL
DESCRIPTION
CAUTION:
• Alwaysbesurethatthetoolisswitchedoffand
unpluggedbeforeadjustingorcheckingfunction
on the tool.
Adjusting depth of cut
1
►1. Lever
CAUTION:
• Afteradjustingthedepthofcut,alwaystighten
theleversecurely.
Loosen the lever on the depth guide and move the base
upordown.Atthedesireddepthofcut,securethebase
bytighteningthelever.
Forcleaner,safercuts,setcutdepthsothatnomore
thanonebladetoothprojectsbelowworkpiece.Using
propercutdepthhelpstoreducepotentialfordanger-
ousKICKBACKSwhichcancausepersonalinjury.
Bevel cutting
1
2
►1.Bevelscaleplate2.Clampingscrew
Loosentheclampingscrewonthebevelscaleplateon
thefrontofthebase.Setforthedesiredangle(0°-45°)
bytiltingaccordingly,thentightentheclampingscrew
securely.
Sighting
AB
1
►1. Base
Forstraightcuts,aligntheApositiononthefrontofthe
basewithyourcuttingline.For45°bevelcuts,alignthe
B position with it.
Switch action
1
2
►1.Lockbutton2.Switchtrigger
CAUTION:
• Beforeplugginginthetool,alwayschecktosee
thattheswitchtriggeractuatesproperlyand
returnstothe"OFF"positionwhenreleased.
For tool with lock button
Tostartthetool,simplypulltheswitchtrigger.Release
theswitchtriggertostop.
Forcontinuousoperation,pulltheswitchtriggerand
thenpushinthelockbutton.
Tostopthetoolfromthelockedposition,pulltheswitch
triggerfully,thenreleaseit.
For tool without lock button
Tostartthetool,simplypulltheswitchtrigger.Release
theswitchtriggertostop.

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ASSEMBLY
CAUTION:
• Alwaysbesurethatthetoolisswitchedoffand
unpluggedbeforecarryingoutanyworkonthe
tool.
Removing or installing saw blade
1
2
►1.Wrench2.Hexwrench
CAUTION:
• Besurethebladeisinstalledwithteethpointing
up at the front of the tool.
• UseonlytheMakitawrenchtoinstallorremove
the blade.
Toremovetheblade,holdtheouterangewiththe
wrenchsothatitcannotrevolve,thenusethehex
wrenchtoloosenthehexboltcounterclockwise.Then
removethehexbolt,outerangeandblade.
Toinstalltheblade,followtheremovalprocedurein
reverse.BESURETOTIGHTENTHEHEXBOLT
CLOCKWISESECURELY.
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►1. Hex bolt 2.Sawblade3.Outerange4. Inner
ange
Whenchangingblade,makesuretoalsocleanupper
andlowerbladeguardsofaccumulatedsawdust.Such
effortsdonot,however,replacetheneedtochecklower
guardoperationbeforeeachuse.
CAUTION:
• Theinnerangehasa25mmdiameteronone
side and a 25.4 mm diameter on the other. The
sidewith25.4mmdiameterismarkedby"25.4".
Usethecorrectsidefortheholediameterof
thebladeyouintendtouse.Mountingtheblade
onthewrongsidecanresultindangerous
vibration.
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5
25
25
25.4
►1. Mounting shaft 2.Innerange3.Outerange
4.Hexsocketheadbolt5.Sawblade
OPERATION
CAUTION:
• Besuretomovethetoolforwardinastraight
linegently.Forcingortwistingthetoolwillresult
inoverheatingthemotoranddangerouskick-
back,possiblycausingsevereinjury.
Holdthetoolrmly.Thetoolisprovidedwithbothafront
gripandrearhandle.Usebothtobestgraspthetool.If
bothhandsareholdingsaw,theycannotbecutbythe
blade.Setthebaseontheworkpiecetobecutwithout
theblademakinganycontact.Thenturnthetoolonand
waituntilthebladeattainsfullspeed.Nowsimplymove
thetoolforwardovertheworkpiecesurface,keeping
itatandadvancingsmoothlyuntilthesawingiscom-
pleted.
Togetcleancuts,keepyoursawinglinestraightand
yourspeedofadvanceuniform.Ifthecutfailstoprop-
erlyfollowyourintendedcutline,donotattempttoturn
orforcethetoolbacktothecutline.Doingsomaybind
thebladeandleadtodangerouskickbackandpossible
seriousinjury.Releaseswitch,waitforbladetostop
andthenwithdrawtool.Realigntoolonnewcutline,
andstartcutagain.Attempttoavoidpositioningwhich
exposesoperatortochipsandwooddustbeingejected
fromsaw.Useeyeprotectiontohelpavoidinjury.

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3
►1. Rear handle 2.Frontgrip3. Base
Rip fence (Guide rule)
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►1.Ripfence(Guiderule)
Thehandyripfenceallowsyoutodoextra-accurate
straightcuts.Simplyslidetheripfenceupsnugly
againstthesideoftheworkpieceandsecureitin
positionwiththescrewonthefrontofthebase.Italso
makesrepeatedcutsofuniformwidthpossible.
MAINTENANCE
CAUTION:
• Alwaysbesurethatthetoolisswitchedoffand
unpluggedbeforeattemptingtoperforminspec-
tionormaintenance.
Replacing carbon brushes
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►1. Limit mark
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.
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►1.Brushholdercap2.Screwdriver
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.
ACCESSORIES
CAUTION:
•
Theseaccessoriesorattachmentsarerecom-
mendedforusewithyourMakitatoolspeciedinthis
manual.Theuseofanyotheraccessoriesorattach-
ments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.
• Sawblades
• Ripfence(Guiderule)
• Hexwrench
• Wrench22

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