RIDGID R4513 Operator's Manual page 30

OPERATION
HEELING (PARALLELING) THE BLADE TO THE
MITER GAUGE GROOVE
See Figures 40 - 42.
WARNING:
The blade must be square so the wood does not
bind resulting in kickback. Failure to do so could
result in serious personal injury.
Do not loosen any screws for this adjustment until you have
checked with a square and made test cuts to be sure adjust-
ments are necessary. Once the screws are loosened, these
items must be reset.
 Unplug the saw.
 Remove the blade guard and anti-kickback pawls. Raise
the blade by turning the bevel adjusting handwheel.
 Mark beside one of the blade teeth at the front of the
blade. Place the body of a combination square against
the miter gauge groove as shown in figure 40. Measure
the distance from the blade tooth to the right miter gauge
groove.
 Turn the blade so the marked tooth is at the back.
 Move the combination square to the rear and again
measure the distance from the blade tooth to the right
miter gauge groove. If the distances are the same, the
blade and the miter gauge groove are parallel.
 Loosen the outer screws 1/2 turn; this allows the mecha-
nism beneath the table to be shifted sideways.
NOTE: The screws are located on under the top of the
saw table.
 Turn the alignment screw left or right until the blade is
square.
 Tighten the outer screws. Check again for squareness
and continue to adjust if needed.
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of injury from kickback, align
the rip fence to the blade following any blade
adjustments. Always make sure the rip fence
is parallel to the blade before beginning any
operation.
MITER GAUGE
SCREWS
30
MITER GAUGE
COMBINATION
GROOVE
SQUARE
COMBINATION
GROOVE
SQUARE
OUTER
ALIGNMENT
SCREW
Fig. 40
Fig. 41
Fig. 42