Ryobi TS1553 - Manual (Page 18)

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ASSEMBLy
scaLe
indicator
Miter
scaLe
indicator
screw
beveL
scaLe
SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE MITER TABLE
See Figures 20 - 23.
 Unplug the saw.
 Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock
pin to hold the saw arm in transport position.
 Loosen the miter lock handle approximately one-half
turn.
 Lift and hold the miter lock plate then rotate the miter table
until the pointer aligns with zero on the miter scale.
 Release the miter lock plate and securely tighten the miter
lock handle.
 Loosen bevel lock knob and set saw arm at 0 ° bevel (blade
set 90 ° to miter table). Tighten bevel lock knob.
 Place a combination square against the miter table and
the flat part of saw blade.
NOTE: Make sure that the square contacts the flat part
of the saw blade, not the blade teeth.
 Rotate the blade by hand and check the blade-to-table
alignment at several points.
 The edge of the square and the saw blade should be
parallel as shown in figure 21.
 If the top or bottom of the saw blade angles away from
the square as shown in figures 22 and 23, adjustments
are needed.
 Loosen the lock nut securing positive stop adjustment
screw. Also loosen bevel lock knob.
 Adjust positive stop adjustment screw to bring saw blade
into alignment with the square. See Positive Stop Adjust-
ment in the Adjustments section.
 Retighten bevel lock knob. Next, retighten lock nut
securing the positive stop adjustment screw. Recheck
blade-to-table alignment.
NOTE: The above procedure can be used to check blade
squareness of the saw blade to the miter table at both 0
°
and 45 ° angles.
The saw has two scale indicators, one on the bevel scale
and one on the miter scale. After squaring adjustments have
been made, it may be necessary to loosen the indicator
screws and reset them to zero.
Fig. 21
correct view oF bLade sQuare with Miter tabLe
view oF bLade not sQuare with Miter tabLe,
adJustMents are reQuired
Fig. 22
Fig. 23
view oF bLade not sQuare with Miter tabLe,
adJustMents are reQuired
Fig. 20
Miter
Lock
pLate
Miter
tabLe
Miter
Lock
handLe
coMbination
sQuare
bLade
beveL
Lock
knob
Miter
Fence
Miter
Lock
pLate
Miter
tabLe
Miter
Lock
handLe
coMbination
sQuare
bLade
beveL
Lock
knob
Miter
Fence
Miter
Lock
pLate Miter
tabLe
Miter
Lock
handLe
coMbination
sQuare
bLade
beveL
Lock
knob
Miter
Fence