Ryobi rts31 Operator's Manual page 29

WARNING:
To reduce the risk of injury, always make sure the rip fence
is parallel to the blade before beginning any operation.
TO SET THE RIP FENCE SCALE INDICATOR
TO THE BLADE
See Figure 36.
Begin with the blade at a zero angle (straight up).
 Unplug the saw.
 Loosen the rip fence by lifting the locking lever.
 Using a framing square, set the rip fence 2 in. from the
blade tip edge.
 Loosen the screw on the scale indicator and align with
the 2 in. mark as shown.
 Tighten the screw and check the dimension and the rip
fence.
TO USE THE RIP FENCE
See Figure 37.
Place the rip fence flat on the saw table, push the fence

towards the front rail to align the fence to the saw table.
Push the locking lever down to secure the fence.

Check for a smooth gliding action. If adjustments are needed,
see To Check the Alignment of the Rip Fence to the Blade
in the Adjustment section of this manual.
OPERATION
5 2
2 in.
MARK
LOCKING
LEVER
SAW
TABLE
29
RIP
FENCE
BLADE
2 in.
2
1 0 0
LOCKING
SCALE
LEVER
INDICATOR
RIP FENCE
REAR
LIP
SCALE
9
7
FRONT
RAIL
Fig. 36
Fig. 37