To Make Non-Sliding Cuts; To Miter Cut/Cross Cut - RIDGID R4222T Operator's Manual

OPERATION

TO MAKE NON-SLIDING CUTS

WARNING:
Securely tighten the slide lock knob when making
any non-sliding cuts. Failure to tighten the knob
could result in the saw head moving during the
cutting operation.

TO MITER CUT/CROSS CUT

See Figures 31 - 32.
A cross cut is made by cutting across the grain of the
workpiece. A straight cross cut is made with the miter table
set at the 0° position. Miter cross cuts are made with the
miter table set at some angle other than 0°.
NOTE: It may be necessary to adjust the sliding miter fence
to ensure proper clearance prior to making the cut.
 Slide the saw head to its most rearward position and
tighten the slide lock knob securely.
 Raise saw arm to its full height.
To move the miter table to any of the indexed miter stops
(0°, 15°, 22.5°, 31.6°, 45°, 60° and 67.5° left or right):
 Move the miter table to an indexed miter stop position
and release miter detent button. The miter table will click
into place when it reaches an indexed stop.
 Push the miter lock lever down to lock the miter table.
To move the miter table to any desired position on the
miter scale:
 Lift the miter lock lever, then press the miter detent but-
ton. The miter table will move freely left or right.
 Push the miter lock lever down to lock the miter table.
 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. See Figures 51 - 52.
 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.
 Turn the LED switch on.
 Lower the blade and align the cutting line on the workpiece
with the edge of saw blade or the blade shadow.
 Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure it against
the fence. Use the work clamp, C-clamp, or other suitable
clamp to secure the workpiece when possible.
SLIDE
LOCK
KNOB
WORK
CLAMP
WORK
CLAMP
 Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cut-
ting operation to make sure that no problems will occur
when the cut is made.
 Grasp the saw handle firmly. Depress the trigger lockout
lever and squeeze the switch trigger. Allow several sec-
onds for the blade to reach maximum speed.
 Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece.
 Release the switch trigger and allow the saw blade to
stop rotating before raising the blade out of workpiece
and removing the workpiece from the miter table.
25 - English
CROSS CUT
MITER CUT
Fig. 31
Fig. 32