Ryobi TS1355LA - Manual (Page 23)

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BEVEL
SCALE
Fig. 32
INDICATOR
POINT
INDICATOR
SCREW
SCALE
INDICATOR
OPERATION
 Loosen the miter lock handle. Rotate the miter lock handle
approximately one-half turn to the left to loosen.
 Press the miter lock plate down with thumb and hold.
 Rotate the control arm until the pointer aligns with the
desired angle on the miter scale.
 Release the miter lock plate.
NOTE: You can quickly locate 0°, 22-1/2° left or right, and
45° left or right by releasing the lock plate as you rotate
the control arm. The lock plate will seat itself in one of the
positive stop notches, located in the miter table frame.
 Tighten the miter lock handle securely.
 Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one edge
securely against the fence. If the board is warped, place
the convex side against the fence. If the concave edge of
a board is placed against the fence, the board could col-
lapse on the blade at the end of the cut, jamming the blade.
 When cutting long pieces of lumber or molding, support
the opposite end of the stock with a roller stand or with
a work surface level with the saw table. See Figure 36.
 Align cutting line on workpiece with edge of saw blade.
 Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure
it against the fence. Use the optional work clamp or a
C-clamp to secure the workpiece when possible.
 Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cutting
operation just to make sure that no problems will occur
when the cut is made.
 Grasp the saw handle firmly then squeeze the switch
trigger. Allow several seconds for the blade to reach
maximum speed.
 Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece.
 Release the switch trigger and allow the blade to stop
rotating before raising the blade out of workpiece. Wait
until the electric brake stops blade from turning before
removing the workpiece from the miter table.
TO BEVEL CUT
See Figures 32 - 33.
A bevel cut is made by cutting across the grain of the workpiece
with the blade angled to the workpiece. A straight bevel cut
is made with the miter table set at the zero degree position
and the blade set at an angle between 0° and 45°.

Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height.
 Loosen the miter lock handle. Rotate the miter lock handle
approximately one-half turn to the left to loosen.
 Press the miter lock plate down with thumb and hold.
 Rotate the control arm until the pointer aligns with zero
on the miter scale.
 Release the miter lock plate.
NOTE: You can quickly locate zero by releasing the lock
plate as you rotate the control arm. The lock plate will seat
itself in one of the built-in positive stop notches, located
in the miter table frame.
 Tighten the miter lock handle securely.
 Adjustments of the miter fence must be made to
correspond to the desired angle of the bevel cut prior to
tilting the saw arm. The bevel scale is marked for 15°,
30°, and 45°. Loosen the fence screw on the miter fence,
slide the fence to the desired position, and retighten the
fence screw.
 The 45° triangle on the miter fence provides for the
maximum clearance required for adjusting the miter saw’s
angle when making a bevel or compound cut.
 Loosen the bevel lock knob and move the saw arm to
the left to the desired bevel angle.
 Bevel angles can be set from 0° to 45°.
 Align the indicator point for the desired angle.
 Once the saw arm has been set at the desired angle,
securely tighten the bevel lock knob.
 Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one edge
securely against the fence. If the board is warped, place
the convex side against the fence. If the concave edge
of a board is placed against the fence, the board could
collapse on the blade at the end of the cut, jamming the
blade. See Figures 40 - 41.
Fig. 33
WORK
CLAMP
BEVEL CUT