Ryobi BTS21 - Manual (Page 34)

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OPERATION
WARNING:
Never feed wood with your hands when making any
non-through cut such as rabbets or dadoes. To avoid
personal injury, always use push blocks, push sticks, or
featherboards.
 Unplug the saw.
 Lower the blade and remove the screw holding the throat
plate in place. Remove the throat plate.
� Raise the saw blade.

Push the bevel locking lever to the right. Rotate the height/
bevel adjusting handwheel until the bevel indicator shows
a 30° angle. Push the bevel locking lever securely to the
left while holding the height/bevel adjusting handwheel
to lock the angle. Reinstall the blade guard assembly.
 Retighten the nuts at the base of the spreader. Check
spreader alignment to the blade and adjust shims if
necessary.
 Move the bevel locking lever to the right and rotate the
blade back to 90°. Push the lever to the left to lock the
angle.
 Lower the blade, insert the throat plate, then securely
tighten the throat plate screw.
MAKING A DADO CUT
See Figure 46.
An optional dado throat plate (part number 0134010313) is
required for this procedure. Do not use blades rated less
than the speed of this tool. This saw is designed for use
with a 6 in. stack dado (up to width of 5/8 in.). Do not use
an adjustable dado on this saw.
NOTE: This saw cannot be used to make a bevel dado
cut.

Unplug the saw.
 Remove the blade guard assembly and the saw blade.
 Mount the dado blade, using the blade and chippers
appropriate for the desired width of cut.
 Reinstall the arbor nut.
 Make sure the arbor nut is fully engaged and the arbor
extends at least one full thread past a securely tightened
arbor nut.
 When mounting dado blades, make sure both the inner
blade washer and outer blade washer are used.
 Install dado throat plate.
WARNING:
Always put all spacers in proper location when changing
back to saw blade. Failure to do so may result in possible
injury and damage to the tool.
NON-THROUGH CUT
BLADE
GUARD
REMOVED
PUSH
STICK
Fig. 45
DADO CUT
Fig. 46
WARNING:
Always use push blocks, push sticks, or featherboards
when making dado cuts to avoid the risk of serious
injury.