Adjustments - RIDGID R45171NS Operator's Manual

ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING:
Before performing any adjustment, make sure
the tool is unplugged from the power supply and
the switch is in the off ( O ) position. Failure to
heed this warning could result in serious personal
injury.
To avoid unnecessary set-ups and adjustments, a good
practice is to check your setups carefully with a framing
square and make practice cuts in scrap wood before making
finish cuts in good workpieces. Do not start any adjustments
until you have checked with a square and made test cuts to
be sure adjustments are needed.
TO REPLACE THE BLADE
See Figures 42 - 44.
Blade kerf width must be within the limits stamped on the
riving knife.
 Unplug the saw.
 Lower the saw blade and remove the throat plate.
 Raise the saw blade to full height then remove the blade
guard and anti-kickback pawls.
 Make sure the bevel locking lever is securely pushed to
the left.
 Using the small blade wrench, insert the open end onto
the flats on the arbor shaft.
 Insert the closed end of the large wrench over the hex
nut. Holding both wrenches firmly, pull the large wrench
(right side) forward while pushing the small wrench (left
side) to the back of the saw.
 Unlock the release lever and remove the blade.
NOTE: Arbor shaft has right-hand threads.
To replace the blade with an accessory blade, follow the
instructions provided with the accessory.
To install a standard blade:
NOTE: Make sure the spacer and inner blade washer are
in place on the arbor shaft before installing the new blade.
 Place the new blade on the arbor shaft (the teeth must
point down toward the front of the saw to work properly).
 Place the blade washer and the hex nut over the arbor
shaft. Be sure the flat side of the blade washer faces out
from the blade and that all items are snug against the arbor
housing. Make sure the hex nut is securely tightened. Do
not overtighten.
 Lock the release lever.
 Rotate the blade by hand to make sure it turns freely.
 Lower the saw blade and reinstall the throat plate.
When finished, check all clearances for free blade rotation.
Refer to To Set the Rip Fence Scale Indicator to the Blade
in the Operation section earlier in this manual. In cutting
operations, the scale will be set to the side of the blade
where the cut will be measured and made.
SMALL BLADE
WRENCH
INNER BLADE
WASHER
SPACER
34 − English
BLADE WRENCH
BLADE
RELEASE
LEVER
ARBOR
SHAFT
THROAT PLATE
(REMOVED)
BLADE
LARGE
Fig. 42
OUTER BLADE
WASHER
HEX
NUT
Fig. 43
RIVING
KNIFE
Fig. 44