Ryobi RTS20 - Manual (Page 19)

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ASSEMBLY
 Align the slot in the pawls over the rear hole in the spreader/
riving knife.
 Push the pawl handle down snapping them into place
and release the button.
NOTE: Pull on the pawl handle to make sure pawls are
securely locked.
To install blade guard:

Lift the guard lever up to unlock.
 With the front of the blade guard raised, lower the back
of the guard into the middle hole of the spreader/riving
knife. Push the front of the guard down until it is
paral-
lel to the table (see figure 15). If the blade guard is not
parallel to the table, the riving knife is not in the spreader
(or “up”) position.
 Lock the guard in place by pushing the guard lever
down.
NOTE: Blade alignment with the spreader can be adjusted
for different blade widths. Refer to:
To Check and Align the
Spreader/Riving Knife and Saw Blade. Check the blade guard
assembly for clearances and free movement.
TO CHECK AND ALIGN THE SPREADER/RIVING
KNIFE AND SAW BLADE
See Figure 16.
To check alignment of the spreader/riving knife:

Unplug the saw.
 Raise the saw blade by turning the height/bevel adjusting
handwheel clockwise.
 Remove the anti-kickback pawls and blade guard
assembly. Place a framing square or straight edge against
both the saw blade and the spreader.
NOTE: Place framing square between carbide teeth and
measure from blade. This step will insure framing square
is square against blade from the front to back of blade.
 The saw blade and spreader/riving knife are aligned when
the framing square contacts both the blade and spreader/
riving knife evenly with no gaps.
If the spreader/riving knife is out of alignment with the saw
blade, adjustment is needed. The spreader/riving knife must
be in alignment front to back (horizontally) and top to bot-
tom (vertically).
To adjust (horizontally):

Remove the anti-kickback pawls and blade guard
assembly.
 Loosen the screws holding the mounting bracket.
 Reposition the spreader/riving knife left or right as needed
to align the spreader/riving knife with the saw blade.
 Once properly aligned, securely retighten all screws.
To adjust (vertically):

Slowly turn the set screws until the riving knife is aligned
with the blade.
Fig. 16
FRAMING
SQUARE
CORRECT
Fig. 15
INCORRECT
SCREW
FRAMING
SQUARE
SPREADER/
RIVING KNIFE
BLADE
BLADE
SPREADER/
RIVING KNIFE
SET
SCREW
HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENT
VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT