Ryobi bts20r manual Trouble Shooting, Problem Possible Cause Solution

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TROUBLE SHOOTING

PROBLEM

 

POSSIBLE CAUSE

 

SOLUTION

 

 

 

 

Excess Vibration.

1. Blade is out of balance.

1.

Remount and recheck blade.

 

 

 

 

Replace if necessary

 

2.

Blade is warped or damaged.

2.

Replace blade immediately. See

 

 

 

 

page 22.

 

3.

Saw is not mounted securely to a

3.

Reposition on a level surface and

 

 

level work surface.

 

tighten all mounting hardware

 

 

 

 

securely.

 

 

 

 

Rip fence does not operate

1. Rip fence not mounted correctly.

1.

Remount the rip fence.

smoothly.

 

 

 

See page 17.

 

2.

Rails are dirty or sticky.

2.

Wax underneath front bar of rip

 

 

 

 

fence and front rail.

 

3.

Adjustment nut needs adjusting.

3.

Adjust nut counterclockwise.

 

 

 

 

 

Cutting binds or burns work.

1.

Blade is dull.

1.

Replace or have blade sharpened.

 

2.

Work is fed too fast.

2.

Slow the feed rate.

 

3.

Wood is warped.

3.

Replace wood.

 

4.

Blade is heeling.

4.

Call Ryobi Technical Service at

 

 

 

 

1-800-525-2579

 

 

 

 

Wood edges away from rip fence

1. Blade not properly sharpened.

1.

Have blade resharpened.

when ripping.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saw does not make accurate

1.

Positive stops need adjusting.

1.

Adjust positive stops.

90° or 45° bevel cuts.

 

 

 

See page 31.

 

 

 

 

Saw does not make accurate

1. Miter gauge is misaligned.

1.

Recheck setting on miter scale.

90° or 45° miter cuts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blade makes poor cuts.

1.

Blade is dull or dirty.

1.

Clean blade or have blade

 

 

 

 

sharpened.

 

2.

Blade is wrong type for cut

2.

Replace with correct type.

 

3.

Blade is mounted backwards.

3.

Remount blade.

 

 

 

 

Blade does not lower when

1. Saw dust build up underneath

1.

Clean underside of saw.

turning blade control handle.

 

saw.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Operators Manual Save this Manual for Future ReferenceTable of Contents Product SpecificationsSymbol Meaning Rules for Safe OperationRead ALL Instructions Before Making a CUT, be Sure ALL Adjustments are Secure Blades Coast After Turn OFFSafety and International Symbols Electrical Extension CordsElectrical Connection Grounding InstructionsGlossary of Terms Wrench #2 Phillips Screwdriver Framing Square UnpackingTools Needed Loose Parts List Key Description QtyFeatures Getting to Know Your SAWPower Switch Operating ComponentsPrecision Ground MICRO-GRAIN Carbide Teeth Blade Rotation Speed and WiringBlades Assembly Assembling Wheels and HUB CapsAssembling Bumpers WheelOpening the LEG Stand Closing the LEG Stand To Install RIP Fence REMOVING/REPLACING the Throat PlateRIP Fence Front Rail Finger HoleTo Check SAW Blade Installation To Install Blade Guard AssemblyReplacing the Throat Plate Operation Types of Cuts Rotate Blade Adjusting To Remove the BladeBlade Throatguard Plate Push Bevel Locking Locking Lever LeftInch To CHECK, Replace or Adjust the Blade Guard AssemblyRiving Knife Shims HEX Nuts To SET the Scale to the Blade To Adjust the Blade DepthTo Adjust the Blade Angle Heeling Paralleling the Blade to the Miter Gage Groove See Figures 28To USE Outfeed Support To USE Sliding Table ExtensionTo Make a Cross CUT Outfeed Support Lower SCALE19 Inch Mark Miter GaugeTo Make a Miter CUT To Make a Straight RIP CUTMiter Gauge RIP Fence Bevel Locking Lever To Make a Bevel Cross CUTTo Make a Bevel RIP CUT To Make a Compound Miter CUT To Make NON-THROUGH CutsFeatherboard Bevel Locking Lever Pushblock ClampMaintenance General MaintenanceTo Make Dado Cuts LubricationTo SET Blade AT 0 or To Check the Alignment of the RIP Fence to the BladeStop Bolt Nuts Clamp Screw RIP Fence Blade Locking Handle ScrewsTrouble Shooting Problem Possible Cause SolutionPage Operators Manual 10 in mm Table Saw Model BTS20R Ryobi TECHNOLOGIES, INC