Adjustments, Squaring the blade to the miter table – Ryobi TS230 User Manual
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40˚
45˚
45
˚
30˚
40˚
20˚
10˚
30˚
20˚
10˚
0˚
40˚
45˚
45˚
30˚
40˚
20˚
10˚
30˚
20˚
10˚
0˚
40˚
45˚
45
˚
30˚
40
˚
20˚
10˚
30˚
20˚
10˚
0˚
Fig. 22
Fig. 23
Fig. 24
Fig. 21
ADJUSTMENTS
SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE MITER
TABLE
See Figures 21 -24.
■
Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock
pin to hold the saw arm in transport position.
■
Loosen the miter lock handle approximately one-half
turn.
■
Depress the miter lock plate and rotate the miter table
until the pointer on the control arm is positioned at 0
°
.
■
Release the miter lock plate and securely tighten the
miter lock handle.
■
Loosen bevel lock knob and set saw arm at 0
°
bevel
(blade set 90
°
to miter table). Tighten bevel lock knob.
■
Place a combination square against the miter table and
the flat part of 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 21.
■
If the top or bottom of the saw blade angles away from
the square as shown in figures 22 and 23, adjustments
are needed.
■
Using a 10 mm wrench or adjustable wrench, loosen
the lock nut securing positive stop adjustment screw.
Also loosen bevel lock knob.
■
Adjust positive stop adjustment screw to bring saw
blade into alignment with the square.
See Figure 24.
■
Retighten bevel lock knob. Next, retighten lock nut
securing the positive stop adjustment screw. Recheck
blade-to-table alignment.
NOTE: The above procedure can be used to check
blade squareness of the saw blade to the miter table at
both 0
°
and 45
°
angles.
VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH MITER
TABLE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED
FENCE
BLADE
MITER
TABLE COMBINATION
SQUARE
COMBINATION
SQUARE
FENCE
MITER
TABLE
VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH MITER
TABLE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED
BLADE
LOCK NUT(S)
POSITIVE STOP
ADJUSTMENT
SCREW FOR
45
°
ANGLES
BLADE
MITER
LOCK PLATE
MITER
LOCK HANDLE
CORRECT VIEW OF BLADE
SQUARE WITH MITER TABLE
FENCE
COMBINATION
SQUARE
MITER
TABLE