RIDGID R4221 Operator's Manual page 22

ASSEMBLY
SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE MITER TABLE
See Figures 26 - 30.
 Unplug the saw.
 Pull the saw arm all the way down and lock in transport
position.
 Lift the miter lock lever to unlock the miter table.
 Press the miter detent bypass half way and rotate the mi-
ter table until the pointer on the miter scale is positioned
°
at 0 .
 Release the miter detent bypass and allow the miter table
° detent position.
to engage the 0
 Push the miter lock lever down to lock the miter table.
 Move the bevel lock lever to the unlocked (detent disen-
gaged) position. Set the saw at the 0
 Move the bevel lock lever to the unlocked (detent en-
gaged) position and allow the bevel to engage the 0
detent position.
 Move the bevel lock lever to the locked position.
 Place a combination square against the miter table and
the flat part of the saw blade.
NOTE: Make sure that the square contacts the flat part
of the saw blade, not the blade teeth.
 Rotate the blade by hand and check the blade-to-table
alignment at several points.
 The edge of the square and the saw blade should be
parallel as shown in figure 24.
 If the top or bottom of the saw blade angles away from
the square as shown in figures 25 and 26, adjustments
are needed.
BEVEL
LOCK
LEVER
SLIDING
MITER
FENCE
COMBINATION
SQUARE
CORRECT VIEW OF BLADE
SQUARE WITH MITER TABLE
° bevel angle.
BLADE
MITER
MITER
LOCK
TABLE
LEVER
Fig. 26
22 - English
COMBINATION
SQUARE
VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH MITER TABLE,
ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED
°
COMBINATION
SQUARE
VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH MITER TABLE,
ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED
Fig. 27
Fig. 28