Ryobi TS1551 manual Squaring the SAW Blade to the Fence, See Figures 20, Miter Fence Miter Table

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ADJUSTMENTS

￿Push down on the saw arm and pull out the lock pin to release the saw arm.

￿Raise saw arm to its full raised position.

￿Loosen the miter lock handle approximately one-half turn.

￿Depress the miter lock plate and rotate the miter table until the pointer on the control arm is positioned at 0°.

￿Release the miter lock plate and securely tighten the miter lock handle.

￿Lay a framing square flat on the miter table. Place one leg of the square against the fence. Place the other leg of the square beside the zero clearance throat plate in the miter table. The edge of the square and the zero clearance throat plate in the miter table should be paral- lel as shown in figure 19.

￿If the edge of the framing square and the zero clearance throat plate in the miter table are not parallel as shown in figures 18 and 19, adjustments are needed.

￿Using the blade wrench provided, loosen the socket head screws securing the fence. See Figure 20. Adjust the fence left or right until the framing square and zero clearance throat plate are parallel.

￿Retighten the screws securely and recheck the fence- to-table alignment.

SQUARING THE SAW BLADE TO THE FENCE

See Figures 20 - 24

￿Unplug your saw.

WARNING:

Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing possible serious personal injury.

￿Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock pin to hold the saw arm in transport position.

￿Loosen the miter lock handle approximately one-half turn.

￿Depress the miter lock plate and rotate the miter table until the pointer on the control arm is positioned at 0°.

￿Release the miter lock plate and securely tighten the miter lock handle.

￿Lay a framing square flat on the miter table. Place one leg of the square against the fence. Slide the other leg of the square against the flat part of saw blade.

Note: Make sure that the square contacts the flat part of the saw blade, not the blade teeth.

MITER FENCE

MITER TABLE

FRAMING

ZERO CLEARANCE

SQUARE

THROAT PLATE

VIEW OF MITER TABLE NOT SQUARE WITH

FENCE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED

Fig. 18

MITER FENCE

MITER TABLE

FRAMING

ZERO CLEARANCE

SQUARE

THROAT PLATE

VIEW OF MITER TABLE NOT SQUARE WITH

FENCE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED

Fig. 19

SOCKET HEAD

SCREW

FENCE

Fig. 20

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Contents Operators Manual Save this Manual for Future ReferenceProduct Specifications Table of ContentsIntroduction Rules for Safe Operation Safety and International SymbolsDouble Insulation Read ALL Instructions Blade Coasts After Being Turned OFF Glossary of Terms for Woodworking FreehandTools Needed UnpackingCombination Square Framing Square Loose Parts List Dust BAG Blade WrenchHEX KEY HEX KEY BoltFeatures Know Your Compound Miter SAWAMP Motor Cutting CapacitiesBlade Wrench / Storage Area Carrying HandleMiter Lock Handle Spindle Lock ButtonPositive Stops on Miter Table Bevel Lock KnobElectric Brake Miter FenceAssembly Dust GuideDust BAG Work ClampTable Extensions Stop BlockStop Block Small Wing Screw Extension Miter SAW Base Miter SAW BaseTo Install Blade Squaring the Miter Table to the Fence AdjustmentsSee Figures 17 See Figures 20 Squaring the SAW Blade to the FenceMiter Fence Miter Table Miter Fence Blade Framing Lock Miter Square Plate Scale IndicatorBevel Squaring the Blade to the Miter Table See Figures 25Bevel Lock Knob Blade Blade Combination Miter Miter Square Fence TablePivot Adjustments Travel Pivot Adjustment Bevel Pivot AdjustmentOperation ApplicationsCutting with Your Compound Miter SAW CrosscuttingTo Crosscut with Your Miter SAW Straight Crosscut Work ClampSee Figures 30 Bevel CUTBevel CUT Work Clamp To Make a Compound CUT with Your Miter SAW Compound Miter CUTCompound Miter CUT Work Clamp Support Long Workpieces Long Workpiece SupportsCOMPOUND-ANGLE Settings for Popular Structures Cutting Compound MitersPitch SideCutting Crown Molding Laying Molding Flat on the Miter TableCutting Warped Material Clamping Wide WorkpiecesSee Figures 36 Right WrongMounting the Laser Guide AlignmentBlade Laser Guide Broken RED LineLaser Guide Changing the BatteriesLaser Guide Cover Screws Aperture Laser Guide Support KEY Slot Batteries Negative ApertureMaintenance Cleaning the LaserGeneral LubricationExtension Cord Caution Ryobi TECHNOLOGIES, INC