RIDGID R41221 Operator's Manual page 20

ASSEMBLY
SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE MITER TABLE
See Figures 24 - 26.
To square the blade at 0°:
 Unplug the saw.
 Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock
pin to hold the saw arm in transport position.
 Lift the miter lock lever, then depress and hold the detent
release button to release the miter table.
 Rotate the control arm until the scale indicator is
positioned at 0°.
 Release the detent release button, engaging the positive
stop notch, then push the miter lock lever down to secure
the miter table.
 Loosen bevel lock knob and set saw arm at 0° bevel
(blade set 90° to miter table). Tighten bevel lock knob.
 Place a combination square against the miter table and
the flat part of saw blade.
NOTE: Make sure that the square contacts the flat part
of the saw blade, not the blade teeth.
 Rotate the blade by hand and check the blade-to-table
alignment at several points.
 The edge of the square and the saw blade should be
parallel as shown in figure 24.
 If the top or bottom of the saw blade angles away from
the square as shown in figures 25 and 26, adjustments
are needed.
 Loosen the bevel lock knob.
 Adjust 0° bevel stop screw to bring saw blade into
alignment with the square. See 0° bevel Adjustment in
the Adjustments section.
BLADE
SLIDING
MITER
FENCE
COMBINATION
SQUARE
CORRECT VIEW OF BLADE
SQUARE WITH MITER TABLE
MITER LOCK
LEVER
MITER
TABLE
Fig. 24
20 - English
 Retighten bevel lock knob. Recheck blade-to-table
alignment.
To square the blade at 45°:
 Loosen the bevel lock knob and set the saw arm at 45°
bevel. Tighten bevel lock knob.
NOTE: To obtain right bevel angles, press the zero stop
button and tilt the saw to the desired angle.
 Using a combination square, check the blade-to-table
alignment as described earlier.
 If adjustments are needed, refer to 45° Bevel Adjustment
in the Adjustments section.
Your saw has several scale indicators. After squaring
adjustments have been made, it may be necessary to loosen
the indicators screws and reset them to zero. See Figures
22 and 23.
COMBINATION
VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH MITER TABLE,
ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED
COMBINATION
SQUARE
VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH MITER TABLE,
ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED
SQUARE
Fig. 25
Fig. 26