RIDGID R4514 Operator's Manual page 48

ADJUSTMENTS
If the distances are different:
 Remove the rip fence.
 Loosen but do not remove the two hex head cap screws
located on top of the rip fence, the Phillips screw above
the locking lever, and the two hex head cap screws on
the bottom of the rip fence.
 Install the fence and recheck alignment.
 Adjust the rip fence.
 Tighten the hex head cap screws on top of the rip fence
and the Phillips screw above the locking lever. Recheck
alignment.
 Remove the fence and tighten the two hex head cap
screws on the bottom of the fence.
 Install the fence, lock it in place, and recheck alignment.
 Repeat steps as needed until rip fence is correctly aligned.
 Replace blade guard, riving knife, and anti-kickback pawls.
 Make two or three test cuts on scrap wood. If the cuts
are not true, repeat the process.
To check the alignment of the low fence:
 Unplug the saw.
 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.
 Verify that the rip fence is parallel to the saw blade as
described earlier in this section.
 Remove the rip fence.
 Turn the rip fence on its side with the indicator facing up.
 Place the fence on a flat level surface with the front of
the fence hanging over the edge.
 Place a combination square against the rip fence and low
fence as shown.
 Measure the distance from the side of the rip fence to
the exterior edge of the low fence.
 Move the combination square and measure the distance
at the opposite end of the low fence.
NOTE: If the distances are the same, swing the low fence
to the other side of the rip fence, turn the rip fence over
so that the indicator faces down, and recheck alignment.
If the distances are different:
 Loosen but do not remove the Phillips screws at the
front and back of the low fence.
NOTE: After the screws are loosened, the position of the
low fence can be adjusted by hand.
 Tighten Phillips screws.
 Recheck alignment.
 Repeat steps as needed until low fence is correctly aligned.
 Replace blade guard, riving knife, and anti-kickback pawls.
 Make two or three test cuts on scrap wood. If the cuts
are not true, repeat the process.
HEX HEAD
CAP SCREWS
FRONT OF
RIP FENCE
INDICATOR
RIP
FENCE
LOW
FENCE
48 − English
HEX HEAD
CAP SCREWS
PHILLIPS
SCREW
LOCKING
LEVER
COMBINATION
LOW
FENCE
SCREWS
RIP
FENCE
Fig. 71
SQUARE
Fig. 72
Fig. 73