Ryobi BTS20R-1 - Manual (Page 23)

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OPERATION
HEELING (PARALLELING) THE BLADE TO THE
MITER GAUGE GROOVE
See Figures 25 - 27 .
WARNING:
The blade must parallel the miter gauge slot so the wood
does not bind resulting in kickback. Failure to do so could
result in serious personal injury.
Do not loosen any screws for this adjustment until you have
checked with a combination square and made test cuts to
be sure adjusments are necessary. Once the screws are
loosened, these items must be reset.

Unplug your saw.
 Lift the blade guard. Raise the blade all the way by turning
the height adjusting handwheel.
 Mark beside one of the blade teeth at the front of the
blade. Place the body of a combination square against
the miter gauge groove as shown in figure 25. Measure
the distance to the right miter gauge groove.
 Turn the blade so the marked tooth is at the back.
 Move the combination square to the rear and again
measure the distance to the right miter gauge groove.
If the distances are the same, the blade and the miter
gauge groove are parallel.
 If the distances measured are different, loosen the screws
at the back of the table using a 4 mm hex key.
 If the back of the blade was too far from the miter gauge
groove, place a block of wood on the left side of the blade
and push it into the blade until the blade is parallel to the
miter gauge groove. Retighten the screws.
 If the back of the blade was too close to the miter gauge
groove, place a block of wood on the right side of the
blade and push it into the blade until the blade is parallel
to the miter gauge groove. Retighten the screws.
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of injury from kickback, align the rip
fence to the blade following any blade adjustments.
Always make sure the rip fence is parallel to the blade
before beginning any operation.
COMBINATION
SQUARE
SCREWS
COMBINATION
SQUARE
RIGHT MITER
GAUGE GROOVE
BLADE TOO CLOSE TO MITER GAUGE GROOVE
Fig. 27
Fig. 26
Fig. 25