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Ryobi RTBS18X Manual

Ryobi RTBS18X Manual

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  • Page 1 FRONT PAGE RTBS18X...

  • Page 2: Intended Use

    ■ If operating a power tool in a damp location is IMPORTANT! unavoidable, use a residual current device (RCD) It is essential that you read the instructions in this manual protected supply. Use of an RCD reduces the risk of before assembling, operating, and maintaining the product.

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions For Table Saws

    ■ Maintain power tools and accessories. Check for SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR TABLE SAWS misalignment or binding of moving parts, breakage of parts and any other condition that may affect the GUARDING RELATED WARNINGS power tool’s operation. If damaged, have the power ■...

  • Page 4: Kickback Causes And Related Warnings

    block when this distance is less than 50 mm. “Work ■ Never hold and press the workpiece that is being helping” devices will keep your hand at a safe distance cut off against the rotating saw blade. Pressing the from the saw blade. workpiece being cut off against the saw blade will create a binding condition and kickback.
  • Page 5 ■ Remove tools, wood scraps, etc. from the table SPECIFIC SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR WOOD before the table saw is turned on. Distraction or a CUTTING BLADE potential jam can be dangerous. ■ Please read the manual and instructions carefully before ■...

  • Page 6: Maintenance

    serious accidents can be caused unintentionally in this Use a hand brush or vacuum cleaner to remove dust way. effectively. Do not use compressed air. ■ Disconnect the power tool from the mains supply before ■ For greater safety and reliability, all repairs, including changing blades or carrying out maintenance.

  • Page 7: Symbols In This Manual

    Do not dispose of waste batteries, waste electrical and electronic equipment as unsorted municipal waste. Waste batteries and waste electrical and electronic equipment must be collected separately. Waste batteries, waste accumulators, and light sources have to be removed from the equipment.
  • Page 8 On/off switch Height and bevel adjustment wheel Bevel angle lock lever Work table Saw blade Riving knife Throat plate Throat plate lock knob Dust port Storage (mitre gauge, riving knife, wrenches) Mounting hole Adjustment wheel handle Battery port Bolt Washer Hex nut Screwdriver Battery pack...
  • Page 9 Mitre guide Push stick Saw blade guard Anti-kickback pawls Dust port adaptor 5 mm Hex key Rip fence Closed end blade wrench Open end blade wrench Operator’s manual Know your product...
  • Page 10 Fix the product on a benchtop with Attach a washer and the adjustment wheel handle to the front of the adjustment bolts, washers and nuts. wheel. Place a nut on the back of the adjustment wheel. Tighten the adjustment wheel handle with a Phillips screwdriver. Attach the cap to the handle. Install the throat plate.
  • Page 11 Loosen the throat plate lock knob. Unlock the riving knife lock lever. Adjust the position of the riving knife. Remove the throat plate. Lock the riving knife lock lever. Insert the mitre guide into the mitre Lift the rip fence’s lock lever. Lower the Attach the dust port adaptor to the guide slot.
  • Page 12 p. 13 p. 14 p. 15 p. 17 p. 18 90˚ 90˚ p. 19 45˚ 45˚ p. 20 p. 22 p. 24 p. 26 p. 27 p. 27 p. 28 p. 29 p. 30...

  • Page 13: Cutting With The Rip Fence

    CUTTING WITH THE RIP FENCE 1. Lift the rip fence’s lock lever. Lower the front end of the rip fence to the front edge of the worktable. Then lower the rear end of the rip fence to the rear edge of the worktable.
  • Page 14 -60˚- 0˚/ 0˚ - 60˚ CUTTING WITH THE MITRE GUIDE 1. Adjust the position of the mitre guide on the mitre guide slot. Unlock the mitre angle lock. Adjust the mitre guide to the desired angle. 2. Lock the mitre angle lock. Place the workpiece on the work table.

  • Page 15: Groove Cutting

    GROOVE CUTTING 1. Remove the battery pack from the product. 2. Remove the blade guard from the riving knife. Loosen the throat plate lock knob. Remove the throat plate. 3. Unlock the riving knife lock lever. Move the riving knife to the lowest position. Lock the riving knife lock lever.
  • Page 16 Operation...

  • Page 17: Bevel Cutting

    BEVEL CUTTING 1. Unlock the bevel angle lock lever. 2. Adjust the bevel angle with the height and bevel adjustment wheel. 3. Lock the bevel angle lock lever. 4. Switch product. Feed workpiece to the blade. Operation...
  • Page 18 90˚ 90˚ 90° BLADE ANGLE SETTING 1. Remove the battery pack from the product. 2. Remove the blade guard from the riving knife. 3. Unlock the bevel angle lock lever. Move the height and bevel adjustment wheel to the left end. 4.
  • Page 19 45˚ 45˚ 45° BLADE ANGLE SETTING 1. Remove the battery pack from the product. 2. Remove the blade guard from the riving knife. 3. Unlock the bevel angle lock lever. Move the height and bevel adjustment wheel to the right end. 4.
  • Page 20 CHECKING AND ALIGNING THE RIVING KNIFE AND SAW BLADE 1. Remove the battery pack from the product. 2. Remove the blade guard from the riving knife. Loosen the throat plate lock knob. Remove the throat plate. 3. Unlock the riving knife lock lever. Move the riving knife to the upper position.
  • Page 21 Maintenance...
  • Page 22 ADJUSTING THE BLADE PARALLEL TO THE MITRE GAUGE GROOVE 1. Remove the battery pack from the product. 2. Remove the blade guard from the riving knife. Loosen the throat plate lock knob. Remove the throat plate. 3. Unlock the riving knife lock lever. Remove the riving knife.
  • Page 23 Maintenance...
  • Page 24 ADJUSTING THE RIP FENCE PARALLEL TO THE BLADE 1. Remove the battery pack from the product. 2. Remove the blade guard from the riving knife. Loosen the throat plate lock knob. Remove the throat plate. 3. Unlock the riving knife lock lever. Remove the riving knife.
  • Page 25 Maintenance...
  • Page 26 SETTING THE RIP FENCE SCALE INDICATOR TO THE BLADE 1. Remove the battery pack from the product. 2. Remove the blade guard from the riving knife. 3. Unlock the bevel angle lock lever. Move the height and bevel adjustment wheel to the left until the bevel indicator points at 0°.
  • Page 27 CHECKING THE TIGHTNESS OF THE RIP FENCE LOCKING LEVER 1. Unlock the rip fence lock lever. Turn the lock nut to adjust the clamping force. 2. Lock the rip fence lock lever. Try moving the fence from side-to-side. If the fence moves, tighten the lock nut 1/4 turn at a time, rechecking for movement after each adjustment.

  • Page 28: Replacing The Blade

    REPLACING THE BLADE 1. Remove the battery pack from the product. 2. Remove the blade guard from the riving knife. Loosen the throat plate lock knob. Remove the throat plate. 3. Insert the open end of the blade wrench onto the flats on the arbor shaft. Insert the closed end of the blade wrench over the blade nut.

  • Page 29: Accessory Storage

    ACCESSORY STORAGE When not in use the rip fence, riving knife, wrenches, blade guard, mitre gauge, and push stick may be stored beneath the saw table. Maintenance...

  • Page 30: Transporting The Product

    TRANSPORTING THE PRODUCT 1. Remove the battery pack from the product. 2. Remove the product from the bench top by releasing the 4 bolts, washers and nuts. 3. Carry the product by two people, with each hand on a corner of the saw table. 4.

  • Page 31: Product Specifications

    WARNING! The declared noise emission value(s) have Table saw been measured in accordance with a standard test method, Model RTBS18X and may be used for comparing one tool with another. The declared noise value(s) may also be used in a preliminary Net weight 15.2 kg...
  • Page 32 Techtronic Industries Australia Pty Ltd 31 Gilby Road, Mount Waverley, VIC, 3149, Australia Techtronic Industries N.Z. Limited Unit C, 70 Business Parade South, Highbrook, Auckland 2013, New Zealand RYOBI is a trade mark of Ryobi Limited, and is used under license. 20230109v1...

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