Ryobi RMS-1525 Operator's Manual page 37

9.7 SQUARING THE BLADE AND THE MITRE TABLE
See Figures 20 to 23.
• Unplug your saw.
WARNING: Failure to unplug your saw could result in the saw starting accidentally and cause serious personal injury.
• Push the saw arm right down and engage the locking pin to hold the saw arm down in transport position.
• Loosen the mitre lock handle approximately one-half turn.
• Depress the mitre lock plate and rotate the mitre table until the pointer on the control arm is positioned at 0°.
• Release the mitre lock plate and securely tighten the mitre lock handle.
• Loosen the bevel lock knob and set the saw arm to 0° (the blade should be at 90° to the mitre table). Tighten the bevel
lock knob.
• Place a combination square against the mitre table and the flat part of saw blade.
Note: Make sure that the combination square is in contact with the flat part of the saw blade, not the teeth.
• Rotate the blade by hand and check the angle between the blade and the table at several points.
• The edge of the combination square and the saw blade should be parallel as shown in Figure 20.
• If the top or bottom of the saw blade angles away from the square as shown in Figures 21 and 22, adjustments
are required.
• Using a 10 mm spanner or adjustable spanner, loosen the lock nut on the pre-set angle adjustment screw. Then loosen
the bevel lock knob.
• Adjust the pre-set angle adjustment screw to bring the saw blade into alignment with the combination square.
See Figure 23.
• Tighten the bevel lock knob. Then retighten the lock nut on the pre-set angle adjustment screw. Check the angle between
the blade and the table once more.
Note: The above procedure can be used to check the angle of the saw blade to the mitre table at both 0° and 45°.
Your saw has three scale indicators, a bevel scale on the right, a bevel scale on the left and a mitre scale.
After squaring adjustments have been made, it may be necessary to loosen the screws on the various scale indicators and
reset them to zero.
Fig. 20
BLADE AT 90° TO THE MITRE TABLE.
A. MITRE FENCE
B. BLADE
C. MITRE LOCK PLATE
Fig. 21
BLADE NOT AT 90° TO THE MITRE TABLE, ADJUSTMENTS REQUIRED.
A. MITRE FENCE
B. BLADE
Fig. 22
BLADE NOT AT 90° TO THE MITRE TABLE, ADJUSTMENTS REQUIRED.
A. MITRE FENCE
B. BLADE
Fig. 23
A. PRE-SET ANGLE ADJUSTMENT SCREW FOR 45°ANGLES
B. LOCK NUT(S)
9.8 SAW ARM ADJUSTMENTS
Note: The saw arm is factory set and should not require adjustment.
9.9 PIVOT ADJUSTMENT
• The saw arm should rise fully to its upper position automatically.
• If the saw arm does not rise fully to its upper position automatically or if there is play in the pivot joints, have the saw
serviced by a qualified technician at an Authorised Ryobi Service Centre to avoid the risk of personal injury.
9.10 BEVEL ADJUSTMENT
• It should be easy to tilt the saw arm when the bevel lock knob is loosened and the saw arm is tilted to the left.
• If the saw arm is difficult to tilt or if there is play in the pivot, have the saw serviced by a qualified technician at
an Authorised Ryobi Service Centre to avoid the risk of personal injury.
D. MITRE LOCK HANDLE
E. COMBINATION SQUARE
F. MITRE TABLE
C. COMBINATION SQUARE
D. MITRE TABLE
C. COMBINATION SQUARE
D. MITRE TABLE
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