Ryobi RTS20 - Manual (Page 29)

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OPERATION
HEELING (PARALLELING) THE BLADE TO THE
MITER GAUGE GROOVE
See Figures 36 - 38.
WARNING:
The blade must be parallel to the miter gauge groove 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 square and made test cuts to be sure
adjustments are necessary. Once the screws are loosened,
these items must be reset.

Unplug the saw.
 Remove the blade guard and anti-kickback pawls.
Raise the blade by turning the height/bevel adjusting
handwheel.
 Mark beside one of the blade teeth at the front of the
blade. Place a combination square even with the front
of the saw table and the side of the saw blade as shown
in figure 36.
 Turn the blade so the marked tooth is at the back.
 Move the combination square to the rear and again
measure the distance. If the distances are the same, the
blade is square.
If the distances are different:

Place spreader/riving knife in “down” position.
 Loosen adjusting screws in the front and back of the
saw.
NOTE: The adjusting screws are located above the height/
bevel adjusting handwheel and under the saw table in the
front of the saw.
 If the back of the blade was too far from the combina-
tion square, place a block of wood on the left side of the
blade and push it into the blade until the blade is square.
Retighten the screws.
If the back of the blade was too close to the combination
square, place a block of wood on the right side of the blade
and push it into the blade until the blade is square.
 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
COMBINATION
SQUARE
RIGHT MITER
GAUGE GROOVE
BLADE TOO CLOSE TO MITER GAUGE GROOVE
Fig. 38
Fig. 37
Fig. 36
ADJUSTING
SCREWS (2)