To Make Dado Cuts; Operation - Ryobi BT3100K Owner's Operation Manual

TO MAKE DADO CUTS

A dado is a non-through cut and typically refers to a channel
cut, both with the grain and across the grain. An optional
dado throat plate (part #4070330) is available for your saw.
■ Unplug your saw.
WARNING:
Unplug the saw to avoid possible injury.
■ Remove the riving knife and guard assembly. See page 25.
■ Retighten the two hex nuts on base assembly.
■ Remove the blade.
■ Remove the appropriate spacers on the blade arbor to get
the correct width for the dado blade.
■ Mount the dado blade, using the instructions with the dado
set.
■ Make sure the arbor nut is fully engaged and the arbor
extends at least one full thread past a securely tightened
arbor nut.

OPERATION

■ When mounting dado blades, make sure both the inner
blade washer and outer blade washer are used.
■ Replace the throat plate with optional Dado Throat Plate.
WARNING:
Always put all spacers in proper location when changing
back to saw blade. Failure to do so may result in possible
injury and damage to the tool.
■ Always use push blocks, push sticks, or featherboards
when making dado cuts to avoid the risk of serious injury.
WARNING:
All blades must be rated for at least 5,500 RPM to prevent
possible injury or damage to the tool.
WARNING:
When making a non-through cut, the cutter is covered by
the workpiece during most of the cut. Be alert to the
exposed cutter at the start and finish of every cut to avoid
the risk of serious personal injury.
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