Ryobi TS1553 - Manual (Page 20)

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OPERATION
 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.
NOTE: You can quickly locate 0°, 15°, 22-1/2°, left or
right, 31.62° and 45° left or right by releasing the miter
lock plate as you rotate the control arm. The miter lock
plate will seat itself in one of the positive stop notches,
located in base.
 Tighten the miter lock handle securely.
 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 col-
lapse on the blade at the end of the cut, jamming the blade.
 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. See Figure 30.
 Align cutting line on workpiece with edge of saw blade.
 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.
 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.
 Grasp the saw handle firmly then squeeze the switch
trigger. Allow several seconds for the blade to reach
maximum speed.
 Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece.
 Release the switch trigger and allow the blade to stop
rotating before raising the blade out of the workpiece. Wait
until the electric brake stops blade from turning before
removing the workpiece from the miter table.
TO BEVEL CUT
See Figures 26 - 27.
A bevel cut is made by cutting across the grain of the workpiece
with the blade angled to the workpiece. A straight bevel cut
is made with the miter table set at the zero degree position
and the blade set at an angle between 0° and 45°.
 Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height.
 Loosen the miter lock handle. Rotate the miter lock handle
approximately one-half turn to the left to loosen.
 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.
NOTE: You can quickly locate zero by releasing the lock
plate as you rotate the control arm. The lock plate will seat
itself in one of the built-in positive stop notches, located
in the base.
 Tighten the miter lock handle securely.
beveL
scaLe
scaLe
indicator
Fig. 27
work
cLaMp
Fig. 25
work
cLaMp
beveL cut
Miter cut
indicator
point
Fig. 26
indicator
screw