Ryobi RBS-5518 Instrucciones De Uso página 22

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Risk associated with inadequate dress
• We advise you not wear loose clothes, jewellery or gloves as they may get caught in the revolving parts of the machine.
• If you have long hair, it is essential that you tie it back.
• Never cut any workpiece which has cables, cords, ribbons, rope or wires attached to it.
Adjusting the height of the upper sawblade guide (Fig. 20)
The height of the upper sawblade guide (38) must be set:
• Before you use the saw, each time you use it, according to the height of the workpiece to be cut (the upper sawblade guide
must be approximately 3 mm above the workpiece when it is cut);
• Following each sawblade or table adjustment, change of sawblade, or change of sawblade tension.
Warning!
Before you set the upper sawblade guide and tilt of the table:
• Unplug the machine.
• Wait until the sawblade has stopped.
Using the adjustment knob (37), place the upper sawblade guide (38) in the position desired.
8.1 SETTING THE CUTTING SPEED (Fig. 6)
1. Open the lower door.
2. Turn the adjustment knob clockwise to loosen the transmission belt.
3. Position the transmission belt on the corresponding pulley on the drive wheel (lower wheel of the saw) and on the
corresponding motor pulley.
Important!
The transmission belt must be either on the two front pulleys or on the two back pulleys. Never install the
transmission pulley diagonally!
If you place the transmission belt on the front pulleys:
• the saw will run at slow speed with high rotating torque.
If you place the transmission belt on the back pulleys:
• the saw will run at high speed with low rotating torque.
4. Tighten the transmission belt by turning the adjustment knob counter-clockwise.
(However, the belt must have about 10 mm of give in its middle).
5. Close the lower door.
The instructions concerning the setting of the cutting speed are printed on the plate inside the lower door.
8.2 USING YOUR SAW
1. Select and install the chip guard corresponding to the desired type of cut.
2. Adjust the blade speed.
3. If necessary, adjust the tilt of the table.
4. Select the parallel guide and tilt of the table according to the type of cut you want.
5. Position the upper sawblade guide 3 mm above the piece to be cut.
Useful tip:
Before sawing, always make a test cut and change the settings if required.
6. Place the workpiece on the table.
7. Insert the power plug.
8. Connect the saw to the mains.
9. Saw the workpiece in a single operation.
10.Unplug the machine if you cannot continue your work immediately.
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