To Adjust The Miter Gauge; To Check The Alignment Of The Rip Fence To The Blade - RIDGID R4514 Operator's Manual

ADJUSTMENTS
Once blade is 45° to the table:
 Check bevel indicator.
 If indicator is not pointing to the 45º mark on the bevel
scale, loosen the indicator adjusting screw and adjust
indicator.
 Retighten screws.
When all adjustments are complete:
 Reinstall blade guard and anti-kickback pawls.

TO ADJUST THE MITER GAUGE

See Figure 69.
You can set the miter gauge at 0º and plus or minus 45º
with the miter gauge stop pin and adjustable stop screws.
NOTE: The miter gauge provides close accuracy in angled
cuts. For very close tolerances, test cuts are recommended.
To adjust stop screws:
 Loosen the lock knob and pull out on stop pin to rotate
miter gauge base past stop screws.
 Loosen the lock nut of the 0º stop screw at the stop pin
with a wrench.
 Place a 90º square against the miter gauge rod and the
miter gauge base.
 If the rod is not square, loosen the lock knob, adjust the
rod, and retighten the knob.
 Adjust the stop screw until it rests against the stop pin
and tighten lock nut.
TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT OF THE RIP FENCE TO
THE BLADE
See Figures 70 - 73.
The rip fence must be parallel to the saw blade and the miter
gauge grooves.
WARNING:
A misaligned rip fence can cause kickbacks and
jams. To reduce the risk of injury, always maintain
proper rip fence alignment.
 Unplug the saw.
 Remove the blade guard, riving knife, and anti-kickback
pawls. Raise the blade by turning the height adjusting
handwheel clockwise.
 Verify the blade is parallel to the miter gauge groove as
described in the Adjusting the Blade Parallel to the Miter
Gauge Groove (Removing Heel) section in Operations.
 Move the low fence so it faces away from the blade and
install the rip fence.
 Move the rip fence near the saw blade (about three inches
away) and lock the rip fence in place with the locking lever.
MITER
GAUGE ROD
MITER
GAUGE BASE
45° ADJUSTABLE
STOP SCREW
 Mark beside one of the blade teeth at the front of the
blade. Using a ruler, measure the distance from the inside
face of the blade tooth to the inside face of the rip fence.
NOTE: For greater accuracy, place the marked blade
tooth on top of the ruler.
 Turn the blade so the marked tooth is at the back.
 Move the ruler to the rear and again measure the distance
from the inside face of the blade tooth to the inside face
of the rip fence. If the distances are the same, the blade
and the rip fence are parallel.
47 − English
0° ADJUSTABLE
STOP SCREW
LOCK
NUT
BLADE
TOOTH
BLADE
LOCK
KNOB
STOP
PIN
Fig. 69
RIP FENCE
Fig. 70