Crosscutti Ng; Bevel Crosscutti Ng; Mi Ter Cuts - RIDGID R4550 Operator's Manual

CROSSCUTTI NG

• Cross cutting is performed predominantly in a perpendicular
direction with the grain of the wood.
• Make sure blade is parallel to miter gauge slot prior to cutting.
I nstructions for adjustment on page 22.
NEVER
• use t he f ence as a guide or lengt h st op w hen
crosscutting, unless you are using the fence as described on
page 37 Figure 66 of this manual.
M UST N EVER
• Th e cu t - of f p iece
through-sawing (cutting completely through the workpiece)
operation—to prevent pinching blade which may result in a
thrown workpiece and possibly injury.
When using a block as a cut-off gauge, the block MUST
•
least 3/ 4 inch (19mm) thick. I t is very important that the rear
end of the block be secured in a position where the workpiece
is clear of the block before it enters the blade to prevent
binding of the workpiece.
You can use the miter gauge in either table slot on non-bevel cuts.
To increase surface area of miter gauge face, add an auxiliary face
(See Cutting Aids section on page 36 of this manual.)
To make a crosscut, refer to Figure 58 and follow this
process:
1.
Remove rip fence.
2.
Make sure bevel angle is set to 0° .
3.
Set blade to correct height for workpiece.
4.
Place miter gauge in either miter slot.
5.
Set miter gauge to 90° and tighten miter gauge lock knob
6.
Han d s MUST r em ain at least 6 in ch es f r om b lad e
throughout entire cut. I f workpiece is too small to keep
hands at least 6 inches aw ay f rom t he blade, select

BEVEL CROSSCUTTI NG

Bevel crosscutting is the same as crosscutting except the bevel
angle is set to an angle other than 0° . When making a bevel
C
crosscut, place the miter gauge in the right miter slot so that the
blade is tilted away from the miter gauge and hands. See Figure
59.

MI TER CUTS

Miter cuts are cross cuts with the miter gauge set at an angle other
than 90° . Miter gauge can be adjusted to one of the 8 positive stop
angles or as desired to an specific angle increment.
• Mit er angles m ore t han
assembly into the saw blade causing damage to the blade
guard assembly and personal injury. Before starting the motor,
test the operation by feeding the workpiece into the blade
guard assembly. I f the blade guard assembly contacts the
blade, place the workpiece under the blade guard assembly -
but not touching the blade
MAKI NG CUTS
b e con f in ed in an y
45° m ay force t he blade guard
- before starting the motor.
a larger w orkpiece, or at t ach an auxiliary face t o t he
miter gauge and attach workpiece to auxiliary face, For
instructions about making auxiliary faces, see Cutting Aids
section on page 36 of this manual.
7.
Make sure the workpiece is clear of the blade - at least 1
inch or 25mm away - before starting the saw.
8.
Turn saw on.
9.
Let blade build up to full speed before moving workpiece
into the blade.
10.
Hand closest to blade should be placed on miter gauge lock
knob and hand farthest from blade should hold workpiece
firmly against the miter gauge face. DO NOT
onto the free or cut-off side of the workpiece.
be at
11.
Slowly feed the workpiece rearward all the way through
the saw blade.
workpiece into the blade.
When cut is complete, turn saw off. Wait for blade to come
12.
to a complete stop before removing cut off piece from
table.
• Certain workpiece shapes, such as molding may not lift the
blade guard assembly properly. Wit h t he pow er off, feed
the workpiece slowly into the blade guard area and until the
workpiece touches the blade. I f the blade guard assembly
contacts the blade, place the workpiece under the blade guard
but not touching the blade
assembly -
motor.
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DO NOT
overload the motor by forcing the
Figure 58
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Figure 59
- before starting the
push or hold