RIDGID R8452 Operator's Manual page 20

OPERATION
POSITIVE 0° BEVEL STOP
See Figure 22.
The saw has a positive 0° bevel stop that has been factory
adjusted to assure 0° angle of the saw blade when making
90° cuts.
TO CHECK
 Remove the battery pack from the saw.
WARNING:
Failure to remove battery pack from saw could
result in accidental starting, causing possible
serious personal injury.
 Place the saw in an upside down position on a
workbench.
 Using a carpenter's square, check the squareness of the
saw blade to the base of the saw.
TO ADJUST
 Remove the battery pack from the saw.
 Loosen the bevel adjustment knob.
 Loosen the hex nut securing the adjustment screw.
 Turn the screw and adjust the base until it is square with
the saw blade.
 Tighten the hex nut and bevel adjustment knob
securely.
WARNING:
Attempting to make cuts without the bevel
adjustment knob securely tightened can result in
serious injury.
CARPENTER'S
SQUARE
ADJUSTMENT
SCREW
HEX NUT
20
BLADE
BEVEL
ADJUSTMENT
KNOB
POSITIVE 0º
BEVEL STOP
Fig. 22