Ryobi P500 manual Bevel Cutting, Adjusting the Bevel Setting, Making a Bevel CUT, See Figures 19

OPERATION

BEVEL CUTTING

See Figures 19 - 21.

Align the line of cut with the inner blade guide notch on the base when making 45° bevel cuts.

Make a trial cut in scrap material along a guideline to determine how much you should offset the guideline on the cutting material.

Adjust the angle of the cut to any desired setting between zero and 51.5°. Refer to “Adjusting the Bevel Setting” next.

NOTE: When making bevel cuts, you may need to re-adjust the laser. (See “Adjusting the Laser.”)

BEVEL

ADJUSTMENT KNOB

BEVEL

SCALE

BLADE

4
3	2

1 45 0 1

ADJUSTING THE BEVEL SETTING

See Figure 20.

Loosen the bevel adjustment knob.

Raise the motor housing end of the saw until you reach the desired angle setting on the bevel scale.

Tighten the bevel adjustment knob securely.

GUIDE NOTCH

MOTOR

HOUSING

GUIDELINE

Fig. 19

WARNING:

Attempting a bevel cut without having the bevel ad- justment knob securely tightened can result in serious injury.

MAKING A BEVEL CUT

See Figure 21.

Hold the saw firmly with both hands as shown.

Rest the front edge of the base on the workpiece.

Start the saw and let the blade reach full speed.

Guide the saw into the workpiece and make the cut.

Release the trigger and allow the blade to come to a complete stop.

Lift the saw from the workpiece.

4	50
5
30
15
3
2
1
54
	0
BEVEL SCALE
		BEVEL
		ADJUSTMENT
BLADE GUIDE NOTCH		KNOB
		Fig. 20

4	50
5
30
15
3
2
1
45

0

LOWER

BLADE GUARD

Fig. 21

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