Adjustment Of The Cutting Angles; Mitre Angle; Bevel Angle - Ryobi EMS2305SCL Owner's Operating Manual

EMS2305SCL MANUAL 29/4/05
WARNING : Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing pos-
sible serious personal injury.
AJUSTMENT OF THE CUTTING ANGLES.
The saw is factory set and should need little or no adjustment when new, however both
time and use can affect the angles and some adjustment may be required during the
life of the saw.

MITRE ANGLE:

• Loosen the sliding rail locking knob, push the
saw handle back as far as it will go and lock the
handle.
• Loosen the angle lock knob, pull up the angle
adjustment lever and turn the table until the
angle guide pointer is close to 0° (ensure the
table is locked in the groove) before retightening
the lock knob.
• If the pointer is not set to 0° loosen the screw
and turn the pointer until it is (Fig 5).
• Loosen the four (two on each side of the saw) rear fence locking bolts and lower
the blade to its lowest point.
• Lock the cutting head down with the cutting head lock knob.
• Place a square against the blade and the rear fence and ajust until an angle
of exactly 90° is achieved.
• Tighten the rear fence locking bolts while ensuring that an angle of 90° is
maintained.
BEVEL ANGLE: (Fig 6)
• Lock the cutting head down with the cutting lock
knob.
• If the blade is not at 90° loosen the lock nut on the
right angle setting bolt and adjust up or down to
achieve an angle of 90°.
• Tighten the lock nut ensuring an angle of 90° is
maintained.
• If the angle pointer is not indicating 0°, loosen the
screw and turn the pointer until it indicates 0°.
• Pull the cutting head to the left and check the pointer
is indicating 45°.
• If the pointer does not indicate 45° loosen the lock nut on the angle setting left
angle setting bolt and adjust until 45° is achieved.
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ADJUSTMENTS
Groove
Angle guide pointer
Fig. 5
Angle guide
Angle setting bolts
Locking nuts
Angle
pointer
Fig.6