RIDGID R4516 - Manual (Page 26)

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OPERATION
hEELING (PARALLELING) ThE BLADE TO ThE
MITER GAUGE GROOVE
See Figures 28 - 30.
WARNING:
The blade must be square so the wood does not
bind resulting in kickback. Failure to do so could
result in serious personal injury.
Do not loosen any bolts for this adjustment until you have
checked with a square and made test cuts to be sure adjust-
ments are necessary. Once the bolts are loosened, these
items must be reset.
 Unplug the saw.
 Remove the blade guard and anti-kickback pawls.
Raise the blade by turning the height/bevel adjusting
handwheel.
 Mark beside one of the blade teeth at the front of the blade.
Place a combination square even with the front of the saw
table and the side of the saw blade as shown in figure 28.
 Turn the blade so the marked tooth is at the back.
 Move the combination square to the rear and again
measure the distance. If the distances are the same, the
blade is square.
If the distances are different:
 Place spreader/riving knife in "down" position then lower
the blade.
 Loosen adjusting bolts (1) and (3).
NOTE: The adjusting bolts are located under the saw
table in the back of the saw.
 Turn adjusting bolt (2) left or right until the blade is
square.
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of injury from kickback, align the
rip fence to the blade following any blade adjust-
ments. Always make sure the rip fence is parallel
to the blade before beginning any operation.
coMbination
sQuare
Miter
gauge
groove
coMbination
sQuare
Fig. 28
Fig. 29
Fig. 30
(1) (2) (3) adjusting
bolts (3)