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To reduce the risk of injury, the user must read and understand the operator's manual before using this product.
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OPERATOR'S MANUAL
10 in. COMPOUND MITER SAW
WITH LASER
R4112
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Double Insulated
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- Page 1 When properly cared for, it will give you years of rugged, trouble-free performance. WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, the user must read and understand the operator’s manual before using this product. Thank you for buying a RIDGID product. ®...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction..................................2 General Safety Rules ..............................3-4 Specific Safety Rules ..............................4-5 Symbols .................................... 6 Electrical ................................... 7 Glossary of Terms ................................8 Features ..................................9-11 Tools Needed ................................. 12 Loose Parts ..................................12 Assembly ...................................13-19 Operation ...................................20-29 Adjustments ................................30-33 Maintenance ................................... -
Page 3: General Safety Rules
GENERAL SAFETY RULES SECURE WORK. Use clamps or a vise to hold work when practical, it is safer than using your hand and frees both WARNING: hands to operate the tool. Read and understand all instructions. Failure to DO NOT OVERREACH. Keep proper footing and balance follow all instructions listed below, may result in at all times. -
Page 4: Specific Safety Rules
GENERAL SAFETY RULES INSPECT TOOL CORDS PERIODICALLY. If damaged, bolts that are defective or incorrect. The maximum blade have repaired by a qualified service technician at an capacity of your saw is 10 in. authorized service facility. Repair or replace a damaged B E F O R E M A K I N G A C U T , B E S U R E A L L or worn cord immediately. - Page 5 SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES NEVER PERFORM ANY OPERATION FREEHAND. MAKE SURE THE WORK AREA HAS AMPLE LIGHTING Always place the workpiece to be cut on the miter table to see the work and that no obstructions will interfere with and position it firmly against the fence as a backstop. safe operation BEFORE performing any work using your saw.
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Page 6: Symbols
SYMBOLS The following signal words and meanings are intended to explain the levels of risk associated with this product. SYMBOL SIGNAL MEANING Indicates an imminently hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, will result DANGER: in death or serious injury. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could result WARNING: in death or serious injury. -
Page 7: Electrical
ELECTRICAL DOUBLE INSULATION EXTENSION CORDS Double insulation is a concept in safety in electric power When using a power tool at a considerable distance from tools, which eliminates the need for the usual three-wire a power source, be sure to use an extension cord that has grounded power cord. -
Page 8: Glossary Of Terms
GLOSSARY OF TERMS Anti-Kickback Pawls (radial arm and table saws) Push Blocks (for jointer planers) A device which, when properly installed and maintained, Device used to feed the workpiece over the jointer planer is designed to stop the workpiece from being kicked back cutterhead during any operation. -
Page 9: Features
FEATURES PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Blade Diameter......10 in. Cutting Capacity (Right Bevel) with Miter at 0°/Bevel 45°: Maximum lumber sizes: . - Page 10 FEATURES KNOW YOUR COMPOUND MITER SAW See Figure 1. The safe use of this product requires an understanding of the information on the tool and in this operator’s manual as well as a knowledge of the project you are attempting. Before use of this product, familiarize yourself with all operating features and safety rules.
- Page 11 FEATURES MITER LOCK LEVER See Figure 4. The miter lock lever securely locks the saw at the desired miter angle. Push the lever down to lock the saw in place. To release the saw, lift the miter lock lever and depress the DETENT detent release button.
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Page 12: Tools Needed
TOOLS NEEDED The following tools (not included) are needed for making adjustments: SQUARE COMBINATION WRENCH COMBINATION SQUARE Fig. 6 LOOSE PARTS The following items are included with your Compound Miter Saw: Blade Dust Bag Work Clamp Blade Wrench Hex Key (3 mm and 5 mm) Operator’s Manual (Not Shown) BLADE DUST BAG... -
Page 13: Assembly
ASSEMBLY UNPACKING WARNING: This product requires assembly. If any parts are damaged or missing do not operate Carefully lift saw from the carton by the carrying handle this product until the parts are replaced. Use of this and the saw base, and place it on a level work surface. product with damaged or missing parts could result in serious personal injury. - Page 14 ASSEMBLY MOUNTING HOLES See Figure 8. BLADE WRENCH WARNING: STORAGE Before starting any cutting operation, clamp or bolt your miter saw to a workbench or an approved mi- BLADE ter saw stand. If a miter saw stand is used, read op- WRENCH erator’s manual and follow the instructions for the miter saw stand.
- Page 15 ASSEMBLY NOTE: BEFORE USE, REPLACE Depending on the cutting operation and the size of the SCREW AND TIGHTEN workpiece, it may be necessary to use a C-clamp instead of the SECURELY TO PREVENT work clamp to secure the workpiece prior to making the cut. GUARD MOVEMENT To install the work clamp: BLADE BOLT...
- Page 16 ASSEMBLY the laser guide line at the same time, and will assist you in lining up the mark for more accurate cutting of the workpiece. WARNING: Align the laser line and the mark with the saw arm at the Make sure the spindle lock button is not engaged uppermost position.
- Page 17 ASSEMBLY After you have become familiar with using the laser guide, FENCE you will be able to remove, cut, or leave your mark on the work surface. Practice will teach you the correct position for aligning the laser line with your mark. NOTE: Many of the illustrations in this manual show only portions of the compound miter saw.
- Page 18 ASSEMBLY Using the blade wrench, loosen the socket head screws INDICATOR SCREW that secure the fence to the miter table. See figure 15. SCALE INDICATOR Rotate the fence left or right until the saw blade is parallel with the square. Retighten the screws securely.
- Page 19 ASSEMBLY SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE MITER TABLE Retighten bevel lock knob. Recheck blade-to-table align- ment. See Figures 21 - 23. To square the blade at 45°: To square the blade at 0°: Loosen the bevel lock knob and set the saw arm at 45° Unplug the saw.
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Page 20: Operation
Ridgid miter saw. WARNING: NEVER move the workpiece or make adjustment to... - Page 21 OPERATION CROSS CUT TO MITER CUT / CROSS CUT See Figures 24 - 25. 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 zero.
- Page 22 OPERATION TO BEVEL CUT BEVEL CUT See Figures 26 and 27. A bevel cut is made by cutting across the grain of the workpiece with the blade angled to the workpiece. A straight bevel cut is made with the miter table set at the zero degree position and the blade set at an angle between 0°...
- Page 23 OPERATION COMPOUND MITER CUT TO COMPOUND MITER CUT See Figure 28. A compound miter cut is a cut made using a miter angle and a bevel angle at the same time. This type of cut is used to make picture frames, cut molding, make boxes with sloping sides, and for certain roof framing cuts.
- Page 24 OPERATION TO SUPPORT LONG WORKPIECES TO CLAMP WIDE WORKPIECES See Figure 29. See Figure 30. Long workpieces need extra supports. Supports should be When cutting wide workpieces, such as nominal 2 in. x 6 in., placed along the workpiece so it does not sag. The support boards should be clamped with the work clamp or C-clamp.
- Page 25 OPERATION CUTTING COMPOUND MITERS To aid in making the correct settings, the compound angle setting chart below has been provided. Since compound cuts are the most difficult to accurately obtain, trial cuts should be made in scrap material, and much thought and planning made, prior to making your required cut.
- Page 26 OPERATION CUTTING CROWN MOLDING When cutting crown molding by this method the bevel angle should be set at 33.9°. The bevel stop turret can be used to Your compound miter saw does an excellent job of cutting set the bevel angle to 33.9°. The miter angle should be set crown molding.
- Page 27 OPERATION BOTTOM EDGE AGAINST FENCE = NESTING CROWN MOLDING AGAINST THE SLIDING RIGHT SIDE, INSIDE CORNER MITER FENCE MITER FENCE LEFT SIDE, OUTSIDE CORNER See Figures 32 - 38. MITER To nest pieces of crown molding less than 4-5/8 in. tall: TABLE Set the bevel angle at 0°...
- Page 28 OPERATION Tighten the fence screws to secure the fences in place. Set the bevel angle at 0° and the miter angle at 45° to either the left or the right. SLIDING MITER FENCE Nest and secure the crown molding against the back of a sliding miter fence, as shown in figures 35 and 36.
- Page 29 OPERATION CUTTING WARPED MATERIAL See Figures 39 - 40. When cutting warped material, always make sure it is posi- tioned on the miter table with the convex side against the fence as shown in figure 40. If the warped material is positioned the wrong way as shown in figure 39, it will pinch the blade near the completion of the cut.
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Page 30: Adjustments
ADJUSTMENTS If the blade is out of square, adjust by tightening or loos- ening the bevel stop adjustment screw. WARNING: Retighten bevel lock knob and push bevel stop pin in. Before performing any adjustment, make sure the Recheck blade-to-table alignment. tool is unplugged from the power supply. - Page 31 ADJUSTMENTS 0° BEVEL ADJUSTMENT See Figure 42. NOTE: These adjustments were made at the factory and normally do not require readjustment. Unplug the saw. Loosen the bevel lock knob by turning the knob counterclockwise. Square the blade to the miter table as described in the Assembly section of this manual.
- Page 32 ADJUSTMENTS LASER ADJUSTMENT DANGER: SCREW #3 LASER Laser radiation. Avoid direct eye contact with light ADJUSTMENT source. SCREW #1 WARNING: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein can result in hazardous radiation exposure. TO ADJUST THE LASER GUIDE See Figure 43.
- Page 33 ADJUSTMENTS TO ADJUST THE MITER LOCK LEVER See Figures 44 and 45. In the locked position, the miter lock lever should feel tight and secure, and considerable effort should be required to move the miter table. If the miter lock lever feels loose or the table moves easily when in the locked position, an adjust- ment to the miter lock lever is required.
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Page 34: Maintenance
MAINTENANCE BRUSH REPLACEMENT WARNING: See Figure 46. The saw has externally accessible brush assemblies that When servicing, use only identical replacement should be periodically checked for wear. parts. Use of any other part can create a hazard or cause product damage. Proceed as follows when replacement is required: Unplug the saw. -
Page 35: Accessories
ACCESSORIES Look for these accessories where you purchased this product or call 1-866-539-1710: AC9945 Miter Saw Utility Vehicle ........................987310001 Dust Bag Assembly ............................089036008914 10 in. Blade (40 Tooth) ..........................089036008911 Zero Clearance Throat Plate ........................089036008155 Work Clamp ..............................089036008029 Blade Wrench ...............................089036008028 WARNING: Current attachments and accessories available for use with this product are listed above. -
Page 36: Warranty
Some states do not allow limitations on how long cords, gears and even cordless batteries in this RIDGID an implied warranty lasts and/or do not allow the exclusion ®... - Page 37 R4112 Double Insulated CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMATION For parts or service, contact your nearest RIDGID authorized service center. Be sure to provide all relevant information when you call or visit. For the location of the authorized service center nearest you, please call 1-866-539-1710 or visit us online at www.ridgid.com.