Changing the Blade on a Makita LS1030 Miter Saw

In this video we change the blade on a Makita LS1030 miter/chop saw.

[@hangao9673]

*This is my first 10 inch **MyBest.Tools** sliding compound miter saw. This saw is Awesome!!! to say the least!!! Works great!!!*

[@margimackowski-seif9305]

Very helpful. I'm an old lady (79) but was able to follow your directions easily and change the blade. Thanks!

[@bluehawk7342]

Excellent video. Wish I had watched this about twenty minutes ago. I didn't know you could leave the plastic guard on to change the blade. Now I have a challenge to get those parts back together.

[@moonfish3638]

Thank you so much! I’m just getting into renovation projects, this model of mitre saw belonged to my grandfather who did a lot of construction work. Using this and some other videos online, I was able to clean and restore my grandad’s saw again, it made my mother tear up to see it work,she thought it was not fixable. Woodworking and renovations are how we remember my grandpa and it makes me happy to hear the sound of the blade once more and to smell sawdust in the air. I’m building her some shelves now! Thank you so much 😊

[@ChristopherLum]

It is great to hear your story and I'm glad the video was helpful, thanks for watching!

[@vsberlina3712]

7 minutes of my life well spent. Likely saved me an hour. Thanks for your video.

[@jacktrotter5357]

Have not used saw in 20 years, thanks for video

[@robertgiunta8812]

Cris - Great articulate video. The details - like re: to screws, etc. helped expedite my job so much.

[@ChristopherLum]

I'm glad it was helpful thanks for watching!

[@timchinneck1566]

My neighbor made the mistake of taking the center screw out to get the guard off. Couldn"t get it back together. Took me a half hour to figure a way to reassemble , and i fix gadgets like this all the time. He should have read this! Thanks!

[@katiebretsch3274]

Thank you so much for recording and putting up this video. I think I had to watch it five times before I felt confident enough to get the job done, but - JOY - and your video was invaluable to the effort.

[@johnharrison2511]

Got a second hand saw, someone took the blade off, someone else tried to then remove the bolt to fit new blade. They tightened that bolt extremely tight not realising it was reverse thread. Took everything to untighten it. The centre hole for the blade on a 1040, is 25.4mm. Needed a bush to fit a 235mm blade i had with a 30mm hole. The 1040 would otherwise get a 255-60mm blade. Still cuts well with the smaller blade. Firmly secured on a makita saw stand, which came with the saw. Very cheap deal. This video helped me🙋😊

[@WorldWideWillem-360]

Super helpful. Last half hour I was unsuccessfully trying to get the blade of my L1020. I'm sure the CW versus CCW was the issue, but I will try tomorrow. Also like the 'block of wood' trick, because my latch is for some reason stuck.

[@alanandjanetpohl4043]

Thank you so much, Christopher !!! This was excellent - very clear, step by step.

[@TomTrissel]

There is a built in blade lock for removal under the motor.

[@markcote9209]

Awesome instructions! 10 min. and I've got a new blade!

[@ChristopherLum]

I'm glad it was helpful thanks for watching!

[@jimdevilbiss9125]

I have a 1011 Makita and it has a Armature lock sort of behind the motor makes it really nice

[@sfreni1]

Nearly perfect video 👍. Except for using the wood to lock the blade. On the back of the blue motor cover is a unpainted metal tab. It’s the blade lock. (Assuming your unit still has it)

[@jamsheppe]

Perfect! Thank you Christopher!!!

[@colleenhall1688]

There should be a lever you push to keep the blade from turning

[@chamberlainpaintings]

very helpful, thanks!!

[@cjstrick2010]

1:15 yeahhhh I took the allen off before watching this. Hindsight....good video

[@Phoenix86RW]

Thank you. Very helpful!

[@ChristopherLum]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rek550]

Do you have a video on how to change the power cord for the LS1030?

[@dude4699]

Brilliant thank you

[@GarageShopWoodworking]

Helped me. Thanks!

[@ChristopherLum]

Glad it helped, thanks for watching!

[@geneboeglin3637]

Nice Job Chris. I just changed the blade on the same model Makita. The blade is hitting the guard when I use the saw. I have checked my alignment and everything looks fine. I have tried to reinstall the guide several times and the same issue happens. Any suggestions? Is this an issue with this model? Thanks.

[@michaelbrock6222]

hi on your other vidieo where you restored the LS1030 where did you get the blade cover

[@bowseroneup]

Thanks!

[@shammy3138]

Thank u very much 🤙🏼

[@eliyahkaz]

Wish I'd seen this video before breaking the revere threaded bolt :-(

[@mikeshort130]

How the heck do you change out the power cord?

[@michaelbrock6222]

there should be a blade lock on that saw

[@Blinkation]

thank you

[@Akerfeldtfan]

Do you like this saw? I have someone selling one for 125- worth it or no?

[@ChristopherLum]

I really do like the saw. It has been in my family for probably 20 years and never had a problem. I'm not sure if $125 is a good deal as I'm not aware of the market but this saw has been great and I'm glad I have it.

[@davidchapman7258]

Buy it , or tell me where the seller lives , and I will buy a spare one !! Chapzzr

[@bjritchie10]

I watch the video after I touch that screw you said not to how in the hell do I fix this

[@bjorx8954]

Thank you!