Ryobi BTS21 - Manual (Page 23)

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OPERATION
TO CHANGE BLADE DEPTH
See Figure 20.
The blade depth should be set so that the outer points of
the blade are higher than the workpiece by approximately
1/8 in. to 1/4 in. but the lowest points (gullets) are below
the top surface.

Push the bevel locking lever down for elevation mode.
 Raise the blade by turning the height/bevel adjusting
handwheel counterclockwise or lower it by turning the
handwheel clockwise.
TO CHANGE BLADE ANGLE (BEVEL)
See Figure 21.

Push the bevel locking lever up for angle mode.
 To angle the blade, push the height/bevel adjusting hand-
wheel into the cabinet, to engage bevel gear, and turn
the handwheel until the bevel indicator shows the correct
angle.
 Push the bevel locking lever down to lock the angle, while
holding the height/bevel adjusting handwheel in place.
CHECKING SLIDING MITER TABLE AND
MAKING ADJUSTMENTS
TO POSITION THE SLIDING MITER TABLE
See Figures 22- 23.
A slide bolt is located on the front of the saw between the saw
table and the front scale. When the arrows on both the saw
table and sliding table are aligned, this bolt slides through
the holes in both tables locking them into a fixed position.
The sliding table has three positions providing additional
front support when working with larger workpieces. Always
lock the sliding table when not in use.
To unlock the sliding miter table:

Lift the tab on the slide bolt and move the bolt to the far
right.
 Lock the bolt into position by pushing the tab down and
into the far right-hand notch.
To lock the sliding miter table:

Lift the tab and slide the bolt through both tables.
 Lock the bolt into position by pushing the tab down and
into the notch.
NOTE: When moving the miter base, keep hands and
fingers out of areas where they may be pinched. Pull the
miter base into position with fingers extended and using
only your thumb as shown in figure 23.
Fig. 20
GULLET
Fig. 21
ANGLED
BLADE
BEVEL
INDICATOR
HEIGHT/BEVEL
ADJUSTING HANDWHEEL
BEVEL
LOCKING
LEVER
SLOTS FOR LOCKING
MITER TABLE
Fig. 22
MITER
SLIDE LOCK