To Lock The Mitre Table; Making Cuts; To Make A Straight Cross Cut - Ryobi BT3100K Owner's Operation Manual

TO LOCK MITRE TABLE
See Figure 34.
The mitre table slides to let the operator slide the workpiece
across the saw. A mitre slide lock is mounted on the front of
the mitre table to lock it in place. The mitre slide lock is placed
in a slot on the base to align the mitre table with the front edge
of the saw table. The sliding mitre table should be locked for
any cut in which the operator prefers a fixed table.
■ To lock the mitre table with the base projecting to the front,
place mitre slide lock in the back slot on the base.
■ To lock the mitre table with the base projecting to the
back, place mitre slide lock in the front slot on the base.
WARNING:
Never stand directly in line with the blade or allow hands
to come closer than 76mm to the blade. Do not reach
over or across the blade. Failure to heed this warning can
result in serious personal injury.

MAKING CUTS

The blade provided with your saw is a high-quality combina-
tion blade suitable for ripping and crosscut operations.
WARNING:
All blades must be rated for at least 5,500 RPM to prevent
possible injury.

TO MAKE A STRAIGHT CROSS CUT

See Figure 35.
WARNING:
Never use rip fence as cutoff gauge when crosscutting.
WARNING:
Make sure the blade guard assembly is installed and
working properly to avoid serious personal injury.
It is recommended you make test cuts on scrap wood.
■ Remove the rip fence by lifting the locking handle.
■ Set the blade to the correct depth for the workpiece.
■ Set the mitre fence to 90˚ with the quick-stop or the mitre
scale.
■ Make sure the mitre fence won't touch the blade while
feeding the wood. Make a trial pass of the mitre table. The
mitre fence should not contact the blade. Loosen the
adjusting clamp to move the fence if needed.
■ Place a support (the same height as saw table) behind the
saw for the cut work.
OPERATION
MITRE
SLIDE LOCK
ADJUSTING
CLAMP
QUICK
STOP
MITRE
TABLE BASE
SWITCH
BUTTON
IN ON
POSITION
SWITCH IN LOCKED POSITION
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SLOTS FOR LOCKING
MITRE
FENCE
SWITCH
BUTTON
IN OFF
POSITION
SWITCH
KEY
MITRE TABLE
Fig. 34
Fig. 35
Fig. 36