Ryobi P550 Operator's Manual page 24

TO BEVEL CUT
See Figures 35 - 36.
A bevel cut is made by cutting across the grain of the
workpiece with the blade angled to the workpiece. A
straight bevel cut is made with the miter table set at
the zero degree position and the blade set at an angle
between 0° and 45°.
n Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height.
n Lift the miter table clamp.
n Rotate the miter table until the pointer aligns with zero
on the miter scale.
n Push the miter table clamp down to lock.
NOTE: You can quickly locate zero on the scale. The
miter table can be seated in one of the built-in positive
stop notches located in the miter table frame.
n Loosen the bevel lock knob and move the saw arm to the
left to the desired bevel angle.
n Bevel angles can be set from 0° to 45°.
n Align the indicator point with the desired angle.
n Once the saw arm has been set at the desired angle,
securely tighten the bevel lock knob.
n Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one edge
securely against the fence. If the board is warped, place
the convex side against the fence. If the concave edge
of a board is placed against the fence, the board could
collapse on the blade at the end of the cut, jamming the
blade.
n When cutting long pieces of lumber or molding, support
the overhanging end(s) of the stock with a roller stand or
with a work surface level with the saw table.
n Align the cutting line on the workpiece with the edge of
saw blade.
n Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure it against
the fence. Use the work clamp or a C-clamp to secure
the workpiece when possible.
n Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cutting
operation just to make sure that no problems will occur
when the cut is made.
n Grasp the saw handle firmly, depress the switch lock,
then squeeze the switch trigger. Allow several seconds
for the blade to reach maximum speed.
n Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece.
n Release the switch trigger and allow the saw blade to stop
rotating before raising the blade out of workpiece. Wait
until the electric brake stops blade from turning before
removing the workpiece from miter table.
n When cutting long pieces of lumber or molding, support
the opposite end of the stock with a roller stand or with
a work surface level with the saw table. See Figure 39.
n Align the cutting line on the workpiece with the edge of
saw blade.
OPERATION
INDICATOR
POINT
24
SCALE
MOUNTING
BRACKET
C-CLAMP
BEVEL
LOCK KNOB
Fig. 35
BEVEL CUT
Fig. 36