Settings And Adjustments; To Remove The Blade - Ryobi BTS20 Operator's Manual

SETTINGS AND ADJUSTMENTS

TO REMOVE THE BLADE

See Figures 20 - 22.
Use the two wrenches supplied with the saw in this proce-
dure to replace the blade.
WARNING:
Unplug your saw and make sure the blade guard assembly
is installed and working properly to avoid serious personal
injury.
Raise the blade guard.
Remove the screw from the throat plate then remove the
throat plate.
Raise the blade to its full height by turning the blade
adjusting handle clockwise.
Place the open end of the small hex wrench into the slot
beside the blade. The wrench will fit over two flats on the
arbor (blade shaft). See Figure 21.
Fit the large hex wrench onto the arbor nut. Turn clockwise
and remove the nut, taking care not to drag your knuckles
across the blade.
Note: The arbor nut has right-hand threads.
Remove the outer blade washer from the arbor and then
remove the blade. Make sure that inner blade washer and
both spacers are tight against arbor shoulder.
Replace with a new blade. Make sure the blade teeth are
pointing forward, toward incoming work.
Put the outer blade washer and arbor nut back on,
aligning with the flats on the arbor. Tighten the nut with a
clockwise turn.
Note: Use care not to cross thread arbor nut. Do not
overtighten.
Rotate the blade by hand to make sure it is turning freely.
Check the riving knife and adjust if needed (see next
procedure).
Lower the blade, insert the throat plate, then securely
tighten the throat plate screw.
OPERATION
THROAT
PLATE
BEVEL
HANDLE
ARBOR NUT
TO ANGLE BLADE,
PUSH BEVEL LOCKING
LEVER RIGHT AND ROTATE
BEVEL HANDLE
TO LOCK BLADE ANGLE,
PUSH BEVEL LOCKING
LEVER LEFT
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NOTE: PLACE BLADE BETWEEN
INNER AND OUTER BLADE WASHER
SMALL HEX
LARGE HEX WRENCH
WRENCH
SMALL
SPACER
TO
LOOSEN
OUTER
BLADE WASHER
TO
TIGHTEN
TO LOWER BLADE, PUSH BEVEL
LOCKING LEVER LEFT AND
ROTATE BLADE ADJUSTING
HANDLE CLOCKWISE
30
TO RAISE BLADE, PUSH BEVEL
LOCKING LEVER LEFT AND
ROTATE BLADE ADJUSTING
HANDLE COUNTERCLOCKWISE
BLADE
GUARD
BEVEL
LOCKING LEVER
Fig. 20
ARBOR
LARGE
SPACER
INNER
BLADE WASHER
Fig. 21
Fig. 22