Ryobi BS901 - Manual (Page 17)

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OPERATION
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with your saw make you care-
less. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is
sufficient to inflict severe injury.
BEFORE LEAVING THE SAW
See Figure 16.
■ Wait until the saw has come to a full and complete stop.
■ Place the switch in the OFF position, remove the switch
key from the switch assembly. Store key in a safe place.
■ Unplug the saw from the power source.
■ Make workshop childproof.
■ Lock the shop.
LOCKING THE SWITCH
See Figure 16.
■ Wait until the saw has come to a full and complete stop.
■ Place the switch in the OFF position, remove the switch
key from the switch assembly. Store key in a safe place.
TILTING THE TABLE
See Figure 17.
■ Loosen the table lock handle slightly.
■ Turn the angle adjustment knob, tilting the saw table
toward the front of the saw housing until it reaches the
desired angle.
■ Using the scale indicator, check angle markings.
■ Retighten the table lock handle to hold saw table securely
in place.
USING THE MITER GAUGE
See Figure 18.
The miter gauge can be turned 45
°
to the right or left.
■ Loose the lock knob on the miter gauge.
■ With the miter gauge in the miter gauge slot, rotate the
gauge until the desired angle is reached on the index
scale.
■ Retighten the lock knob.
Fig. 17
0
15
45
TABLE LOCK
HANDLE
SCALE
INDICATOR
SAW
TABLE
Fig. 18
3
2
1
MA XIM UM CU TTIN G CA PAC ITY
ON
REMOV E TO LOC K O
9”
BAND
SAW
90 75 60
45
30
75 60
45
30
MITER
GAUGE
SLOT
LOCK
KNOB
MITER
GAUGE
Fig. 16
ON
ON
REMOV E TO LOC K O
9” BAND SAW
30 45 60 75 90 75 60
45 30
ON
OFF
REMOVE
TO LOCK
OFF
SWITCH
KEY