RIDGID R4222T Operator's Manual page 27

OPERATION
TO BEVEL CUT
See Figures 36 - 37.
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° and 48°.
NOTE: It may be necessary to adjust or remove the sliding
miter fence to insure proper clearance prior to making the
cut.
 Slide the saw head to its most rearward position and
tighten the slide lock knob securely.
 Raise saw arm to its full height.
 Lift the miter lock lever and press the miter detent button.
Set the miter table to zero.
 Push the miter lock lever down to lock the miter table.
 Loosen the bevel lock knob.
NOTE: Firmly grasp the "D" handle while loosening the
bevel lock knob to prevent the saw head from shifting
unexpectedly.
 Move the bevel detent lever to the detent engaged posi-
tion to select one of the preset bevel settings or place
the bevel detent lever in the detent disengaged position
to select any desired setting.
NOTE: Indexed bevel positions are located at 0°, 15°,
22.5°, 33.9°, and 45° left or right.
 Tighten the bevel lock knob.
 Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one edge
securely against the fence. If the board is warped, place
the convex side against the fence. If the concave edge
of a board is placed against the fence, the board could
collapse on the blade at the end of the cut, jamming the
blade. See Figures 51 - 52.
 When cutting long pieces of lumber or molding, support
the opposite end of the stock with a roller stand or with
a work surface level with the saw table. See Figure 39.
 Turn the LED switch on.
 Lower the blade and align the cutting line on the workpiece
with the edge of saw blade or the blade shadow.
 Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure it against
the fence. Use the work clamp, C-clamp, or other suitable
clamp to secure the workpiece when possible.
 Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cut-
ting operation to make sure that no problems will occur
when the cut is made.
 Grasp the saw handle firmly. Depress the trigger lockout
lever and squeeze the switch trigger. Allow several sec-
onds for the blade to reach maximum speed.
 Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece.
 Release the switch trigger and allow the saw blade to stop
rotating before raising the blade out of the workpiece and
removing the workpiece from the miter table.
DETENT
ENGAGED
BEVEL
DETENT
LEVER
TIGHTEN
WORK
CLAMP
27 - English
CARRYING
HANDLE
BEVEL
DETENT
LOCK KNOB
DISENGAGED
LOOSEN
BEVEL CUT
Fig. 36
Fig. 37