ASSEMBLY

ADJUSTING TABLE STOP

See Figure 30.

WARNING:

Failure to turn the saw off, remove the switch key, and unplug the saw could result in accidental starting causing possible serious personal injury.

n

Unplug the saw and remove switch key.

n Loosen lock knobs and tilt table left until it rests against

 

table stop.

TABLE STOP BOLT

SAW BLADE

SAW TABLE

45°

10° 0°

15

°

30°

 

 

 

n If an adjustment is necessary, loosen jam nut and turn

table stop bolt left or right to raise or lower the stop.

n Tighten jam nut to hold table stop bolt in place.

n Tighten lock knobs by turning clockwise.

SQUARING THE SAW TABLE TO THE BLADE

See Figure 31.

nTurn the blade guide adjustment knob counterclockwise to unlock the blade guide assembly. Raise the blade guide assembly as far as it will go. Turn the blade guide adjustment knob clockwise to retighten.

nPlace a small combination square on the saw table beside the blade.

nLoosen the table lock knobs by turning counterclockwise and rotate the saw table up or down to align table 90° to blade (0° position).

nRetighten the table lock knobs by turning clockwise.

nCheck squareness of the saw table to the blade. Make readjustments if necessary.

nLoosen screw on scale indicator with a Phillips screwdriver and align scale indicator to zero.

nTighten all screws securely.

UL

P L

JAM NUT

LOCK KNOBS

 

 

 

Fig. 30

 

 

 

BLADE GUARD

 

 

 

ADJUSTMENT KNOB

SAW

 

 

PULL

ON

 

 

 

I

OFF

 

 

 

O

 

BLADE

 

 

BLADE GUIDE

 

 

 

ASSEMBLY

 

 

10°

SMALL

 

 

0°

 

 

 

15° 30° 4

 

 

 

 

COMBINATION

 

 

 

SQUARE

 

LOCK KNOBS

 

 

10°

ADJUST SCALE

0°

15°

 

30° 4

INDICATOR BACK TO 0°

 

AFTER SQUARING BLADE

 

TO TABLE

Fig. 31

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RIDGID BS14002 manual Adjusting Table Stop, Squaring the SAW Table to the Blade