WARNING:
Before performing any adjustment, make sure the tool is
unplugged from the power supply. Failure to heed this
warning could result in serious personal injury.
The compound miter saw has been adjusted at the factory
for making accurate cuts. However, some of the components
might have been jarred out of alignment during shipping.
Also, over a period of time, readjustment will probably
become necessary due to wear. After unpacking the saw,
check the following adjustments before you begin using
the saw. Make any readjustments that are necessary and
periodically check the parts alignment to make sure that the
saw is cutting accurately.
PIVOT ADJUSTMENTS
NOTE: These adjustments were made at the factory and
normally do not require readjustment.
TRAVEL PIVOT ADJUSTMENT
The saw arm should rise completely to the up position
by itself.
If the saw arm does not raise by itself or if there is play in
the pivot joints, have saw repaired at your nearest RYOBI
AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER.
BEVEL PIVOT ADJUSTMENT
The compound miter saw should bevel easily by loosening
the bevel lock knob and tilting the saw arm to the left.
If movement is tight or if there is play in the pivot, have saw
repaired at your nearest RYOBI AUTHORIZED SERVICE
CENTER.
DEPTH STOP
The depth stop limits the blade's downward travel. It allows
the blade to go below the miter table enough to maintain
full cutting capacities.
The depth stop is factory set to provide maximum cutting
capacity for the 10 in. blade provided with the saw. Therefore,
the saw with blade provided should never need adjustments.
ADJUSTMENTS
POSITIVE STOP ADJUSTMENTS
See Figure 36.
These adjustments were made at the factory and normally
do not require readjustment.
To adjust:
Unplug the saw.
Loosen the bevel lock knob by turning the knob
counterclockwise.
Square the blade to the miter table as described in the
Assembly section of this manual.
If the blade is out of square, adjust by tightening or
loosening the positive stop adjustment screw to bring
blade into alignment.
Retighten bevel lock knob. 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. There are two different adjustment
screws for these 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. See figures 20 and 21.
POSITIVE STOP
29 — English
ADJUSTMENT
SCREW FOR
0
ANGLES
°
BEVEL LOCK
KNOB
POSITIVE STOP
ADJUSTMENT
SCREW FOR
45
ANGLES
°
Fig. 36