Ryobi TS1350 warranty Operation, Cutting with Your Compound Miter SAW, Crosscutting

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OPERATION

CUTTING WITH YOUR COMPOUND MITER SAW

WARNING:

When using a work clamp or C-clamp to secure your workpiece, clamp workpiece on one side of the blade only. The workpiece must remain free on one side of the blade to prevent the blade from binding in workpiece. The workpiece binding the blade will cause motor stalling and kickback. This situation could cause an accident resulting in possible serious personal injury.

CROSSCUTTING

See Figure 29.

A crosscut is made by cutting across the grain of the workpiece. A straight crosscut is made with the miter table set at the 0° position. Miter crosscuts are made with the miter table set at some angle other than zero.

TO CROSSCUT WITH YOUR MITER SAW

■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 your 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.

WARNING:

To avoid serious personal injury, always tighten the miter lock handle securely before making a cut. Failure to do so could result in movement of the control arm or miter table while making a cut.

■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 36 and 37.

■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 34.

■Align cutting line on the workpiece with the 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. See Figure 29.

WARNING:

To avoid serious personal injury, keep your hands outside the no hands zone; at least 3 in. (7.6 cm) from blade. Never perform any cutting operation freehand (without holding workpiece against the fence). The blade could grab the workpiece if it slips or twists.

STRAIGHT

CROSSCUT

 

 

 

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30

 

 

 

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C-CLAMP

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Contents Save this Manual for Future Reference Thank YOU for Buying a Ryobi Compound Miter SAWIntroduction Table of ContentsProduct Specifications Double Insulation Symbol MeaningRules for Safe Operation Read ALL Instructions Before Making a CUT, be sure all adjustments are secure Glossary of Terms for Woodworking FreehandUnpacking Tools NeededCombination Square Framing SquareLoose Parts List Dust BAGWork Clamp Miter Lock Handle Stop BlockFeatures Know Your Compound Miter SAWCutting Capacities AMP MotorCarrying Handle Miter Lock HandleSpindle Lock Button Trigger LockPositive Stops on Miter Table Bevel Lock KnobElectric Brake Miter FenceAssembly Dust GuideDust BAG Work ClampTable Extensions Stop BlockClamp Bracket Bracket Screw Small Stop Block Wing Screw Extension Miter SAW BaseTo Install Blade Squaring the Miter Table to the Fence See Figures 17Framing Square Miter Fence Miter Table Miter Lock Handle View of Miter Table Square with FenceAdjustments Miter Fence Miter Table Squaring the SAW Blade to the Fence See Figures 21 Miter Fence Blade Miter Framing Table SquareSquaring the Blade to the Miter Table See Figures 25Blade Combination Miter SquarePivot Adjustments Travel Pivot Adjustment Bevel Pivot AdjustmentCutting a Slot in the Zero Clearance Throat Plate Depth StopOperation Cutting with Your Compound Miter SAWCrosscutting To Crosscut with Your Miter SAWBevel CUT Indicator Point Bevel CUTSee Figures 30 Mounting BracketCompound Miter CUT Compound Miter CUTTo Make a Compound CUT with Your Miter SAW Support Long Workpieces Jamming the blade. See Figures 36Long Workpiece Workpiece SupportsCOMPOUND-ANGLE Settings for Popular Structures Cutting Compound MitersCutting Crown Molding Laying Molding Flat on the Miter TableCutting Warped Material Clamping Wide WorkpiecesRight WrongMaintenance GeneralLubrication Extension CordsOperators Manual Ryobi TECHNOLOGIES, INC
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