Adjustments; To Replace The Blade - RIDGID R4514 Operator's Manual

ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING:
Before performing any adjustment, make sure the
tool is unplugged from the power supply and the
top button on the switch is not depressed. Failure
to heed this warning could result in serious
personal injury.
To avoid unnecessary set-ups and adjustments, a good
practice is to check your setups carefully with a framing
square and make practice cuts in scrap wood before making
finish cuts in good workpieces. Do not start any adjustments
until you have checked with a square and made test cuts to
be sure adjustments are needed.

TO REPLACE THE BLADE

See Figures 65 - 66.
Wear gloves and other personal protective equipment when
installing and removing a blade only. DO NOT wear gloves
when operating the saw. DO NOT place gloved hand near
blade when it is in motion.
Use correct blades. Blade kerf width and blade body thickness
must be within the limits stamped on the riving knife.
 Unplug the saw.
 Remove the blade guard and anti-kickback pawls.
 Lower the saw blade and remove the throat plate.
 Lock the bevel locking lever.
 Raise the saw blade to full height.
 Using the left blade wrench, insert the open end onto the
flats on the arbor shaft.
 Insert the closed end of the other wrench over the hex
nut. Holding both wrenches firmly, pull the outside wrench
(right side) forward while pushing the inside (left side)
to the back of the saw. Remove the hex nut and blade
washer.
NOTE: Arbor shaft has right-hand threads.
 Unlock the release lever to remove the blade.
To replace the blade with an accessory blade, follow the
instructions provided with the accessory.
To install a standard blade:
 Place the new blade on the arbor shaft (the teeth must
point down toward the front of the saw to work properly).
 Place the blade washer and the hex nut over the arbor
shaft. Be sure the domed side of the blade washer faces
out from the blade and that all items are snug against the
arbor flange. Make sure the hex nut is securely tightened.
Do not overtighten.
NOTE: Arbor shaft has right-hand threads.
BLADE
WRENCH
(LEFT)
HEX
NUT
ARBOR
SHAFT
 Lock the release lever.
 Rotate the blade by hand to make sure it turns freely.
 Lower the saw blade and reinstall the throat plate.
 Check all clearances for free blade rotation.
After installation, adjust the rip scale indicator to account
for the kerf and thickness of the blade. Refer to To Set the
Rip Fence Scale Indicator to the Blade in the Operation
section of this manual. In cutting operations, the scale will be
set to the side of the blade where the cut will be measured
and made.
45 − English
BLADE
WRENCH
(RIGHT)
RELEASE
LEVER
BLADE
WASHER
Fig. 65
BLADE
HEX
NUT
Fig. 66