Ryobi P550 - Manual (Page 23)

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OPERATION
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R O T A T I O N
STRAIGHT
CROSSCUT
Fig. 34
WORK CLAMP
TO CROSSCUT
See Figure 34.
A crosscut is made by cutting across the grain of the
workpiece. A straight crosscut is made with the miter
table set at the 0
° position. Miter crosscuts are made
with the miter table set at some angle other than zero.
n
Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height.
n Lift the miter table clamp.
�n Rotate the miter table until the pointer aligns with the
desired angle on the miter scale.
�n Push the miter table clamp down to lock.
NOTE: You can quickly locate 0 ° , 22-1/2 ° left or right,
30° left or right, and 45 ° left or right by releasing the lock
plate as you rotate the control arm. The lock plate will
seat itself in one of the positive stop notches, located in
the miter table frame.
n Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one edge
securely against the fence. If the board is warped, place
the convex side against the fence. If the concave edge
of a board is placed against the fence, the board could
collapse on the blade at the end of the cut, jamming the
blade.
n When cutting long pieces of lumber or molding, support
the opposite end of the stock with a roller stand or with
a work surface level with the saw table.
n Align cutting line on workpiece with edge of saw blade.
n Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure
it against the fence. Use the optional work clamp or a
C-clamp to secure the workpiece when possible.
n Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cutting
operation just to make sure that no problems will occur
when the cut is made.
n Grasp the saw handle firmly, depress the switch lock,
then squeeze the switch trigger. Allow several seconds
for the blade to reach maximum speed.
n Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece.
n Release the switch trigger and allow the blade to stop
rotating before raising the blade out of workpiece. Wait
until the electric brake stops blade from turning before
removing the workpiece from the miter table.