RIDGID MS1250LZ instruction

ASSEMBLY

n Depress the miter lock plate and rotate the miter table

until the pointer on the control arm is positioned at 0°.

n Release the miter lock plate and securely tighten the miter

lock handle.

n Remove the sliding miter fence by loosening the set screw

and the sliding miter fence knob.

n 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.

n The edge of the square and the saw blade should be

parallel as shown in figure 21.

SLIDING

MITER

FENCE

BLADE

MITER FRAMING

TABLE SQUARE

VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH FENCE,

n If the front or back edge of the saw blade angles away

from the square as shown in figures 22 and 23, adjust-

ments are needed.

n Loosen the socket head screws that secure the miter

fence to the miter table. See Figure 20.

n Rotate the miter fence left or right until the saw blade is

parallel with the square.

n Retighten the screws securely and recheck the blade-to-

fence alignment.

n Insert the throat plate and secure with the screws. Tighten

firmly. See page 20 for instruction regarding “cutting a

slot in the zero clearance throat plate”.

ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED

SLIDING

MITER

FENCE

Fig. 22

BLADE

Your saw has several scale indicators. After squaring adjust- ments have been made, it may be necessary to loosen the indicators screws and reset them to zero. See Figure 24.

FRAMING

MITER SQUARE

TABLE

VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH FENCE,

ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED

Fig. 23

	INDICATOR
SCALE	POINT
SCALE
INDICATOR	BEVEL
	SCALE

	MITER
INDICATOR	SCALE
INDICATOR
SCREW	SCALE
	INDICATOR

INDICATOR
SCREW	Fig. 24
	Fig. 24

21

Image 21

RIDGID MS1250LZ manual Adjustments are Required Sliding Miter Fence Blade

Contents

OPERATOR’S Manual Introduction Table of Contents Read ALL Instructions General Safety Rules Specific Safety Rules Specific Safety Rules Symbol Name DESIGNATION/EXPLANATION Symbols Symbol Signal Meaning Service Electrical Cord Length Wire Size A.W.GDouble Insulation Electrical Connection Glossary of Terms Features Product SpecificationsMiter Know Your Compound Miter SAW Switch TriggerAMP Motor 12 IN. Blade Tools Needed Loose Parts Dust Guide HEX BoltSocket Head Screws Washer Extention Dust BAG Blade Wrench Unpacking AssemblyMounting Holes Trace Holes AT These Locations For Hole Pattern SAW Base See Figures 9 Assembling LEG StandUpper Side Brace C LEG B Lower Brace D HEX NUT Rubber Foot Upper Brace a LEG B Lower Brace E Carriage Bolt Mounting the Miter SAW to the LEG Stand Table ExtensionUpper Brace a Upper Side Brace C LEG B Extension Socket Head Washer Screw Dust Guide Dust BAGWork Clamp To Install Blade Screw Blade Bolt Cover Lower GuardLaser Guide Aligning the Laser Guide Line Mounting the Exactline Laser Guide Squaring the SAW Blade to the Fence Cutting a Slot in the Zero Clearance Throat PlateSee Figures 20 Broken RED Line Adjustments are Required Sliding Miter Fence Blade See Figures 25 Squaring the Blade to the Miter TableLock Knob Combination Bevel Pivot Adjustment Pivot Adjustments Travel Pivot AdjustmentOperation Applications Cutting with Your Compound Miter SAW To CrosscutStraight Crosscut Work Clamp Indicator Point Screw Bevel CUT Work Clamp Stop PIN Bevel Scale IndicatorTo Bevel CUT See Figures 30 Compound Miter CUT Work Clamp To Compound Miter CUT See Figures 33 Support Long Workpieces45 x 45 Compound Miter CUT Long Workpiece Supports COMPOUND-ANGLE Settings for Popular Structures Cutting Compound MitersPitch Side Laying Molding Flat on the Miter Table Cutting Crown MoldingCeiling Inside Corner Fence Making a Crown Molding Support JIG Using a Crown Molding Support JIGCutting Warped Material See Figures 37 Clamping Wide Workpieces MaintenanceGeneral Lubrication Proceed as follows when replacement is required Brush ReplacementBrush Assembly Brush CAP Do not attempt to activate the laser Changing the BatteriesPage DAY Satisfaction Guarantee Policy WarrantyWhat is Covered Under the 3 Year Limited Service Warranty HOW to Obtain Service What is not Covered Model No MS1250LZ Serial No Customer Service Information