Assembly - RIDGID MS 1065LZ Operator's Manual

ASSEMBLY

WARNING:
To prevent accidental starting that could cause pos-
sible serious personal injury, assemble all parts,
make sure all adjustments are complete, and make
sure all fasteners are secure before connecting
saw to power supply. Saw should never be con-
nected to power supply when you are assembling
parts, making adjustments, installing or removing
blades, or when not in use.
MITER LOCK HANDLE
See Figure 7.
To install the miter lock handle, place the threaded stud on
the end of the miter lock handle into the threaded hole in the
control arm under miter table. Turn clockwise to tighten.
DUST GUIDE
See Figure 8.
Insert the dust guide inside the exhaust port in the upper
blade guard. Turn the guide so that the open end is facing
down.
DUST BAG
See Figure 9.
A dust bag is provided for use on your miter saw. It fits over
the exhaust port on the upper blade guard. To install it,
remove dust guide from exhaust port. Then, squeeze the two
metal clips to open the mouth of the bag and slide it on the
exhaust port. Release the clips. The metal ring in the bag
should lock in between the grooves on the exhaust port. To
remove the dust bag for emptying, simply reverse the above
procedure.
WORK CLAMP
See Figure 10.
The work clamp provides greater control by clamping the
workpiece to the fence or the saw table. It also prevents the
workpiece from creeping toward the saw blade. This is very
helpful when cutting compound miters.
Depending on the cutting operation and the size of the
workpiece, it may be necessary to use a C-clamp instead of
the work clamp to secure the workpiece prior to making the
cut.
WARNING:
In some operations, the work clamp assembly may
interfere with the operation of the blade guard as-
sembly. Always make sure there is no interference
with the blade guard prior to beginning any cutting
operation to reduce the risk of serious personal
injury.
MITER TABLE
UPPER
BLADE GUARD
DUST GUIDE
EXHAUST PORT
DUST BAG
13
TO
LOOSEN
TO
TIGHTEN
CONTROL
ARM
LOCK HANDLE
WORK CLAMP
MITER
TABLE BASE
MITER
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Fig. 10