Ryobi RTS10 Operator's Manual page 22

TO CHECK AND ALIGN THE SPREADER/RIVING
KNIFE AND SAw bLADE
See Figures 17 - 18.
To check alignment of the spreader/riving knife:
 Unplug the saw.
 Raise the saw blade by turning the height/bevel adjusting
handwheel clockwise.
 Remove the anti-kickback pawls and blade guard
assembly. Place a framing square or straight edge against
both the saw blade and the spreader.
NOTE: Place framing square between carbide teeth and
measure from blade. This step will insure framing square
is square against blade from the front to back of blade.
 The saw blade and spreader/riving knife are aligned when
the framing square contacts both the blade and spreader/
riving knife evenly with no gaps.
If the spreader/riving knife is out of alignment with the saw
blade, adjustment is needed. The spreader/riving knife must
be in alignment front to back (horizontally) and top to bot-
tom (vertically).
To adjust (horizontally):
 Remove the blade guard assembly and anti-kickback
pawls.
 Raise the blade to its full height.
 Insert the hex key through the slot on the back of the
saw. Two adjustment screws can be accessed through
the slot.
 Turn the adjustment screws to reposition the spreader/
riving knife left or right as needed to align the spreader/
riving knife with the saw blade.
 Once properly aligned, securely retighten the screws.
To adjust (vertically):
 Push either side of the riving knife to align it top to bot-
tom with the blade. Check its position after adjustment
to ensure that it is vertically aligned with the blade.
ASSEMbLy
blade
blade
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Hex keY
sPreader/
riVinG kniFe
FraMinG
square
HoriZontal adJustMent
sPreader/
riVinG kniFe
Vertical adJustMent
sPreader/
riVinG kniFe
Fig. 17
FraMinG
square
FraMinG
square
Fig. 18