OPERATION

TO CHANGE BLADE DEPTH

See Figure 21.

The blade depth should be set so the outer points of the blade are higher than the workpiece by approximately 1/8 in. to 1/4 in. but the lowest points (gullets) are below the top surface.

Raise the blade by turning the height/bevel adjusting handwheel counterclockwise.

Lower the blade by turning the handwheel clockwise.

TO CHANGE BLADE ANGLE

See Figure 22.

Note: A 90° cut has a 0° bevel and a 45° cut has a 45° bevel.

TO lock

TO unlock

bevel locking

lever

Unplug the saw.

 

Unlock the bevel locking lever by pushing the lever to the

 

right.

TO DECREASE

Adjust the bevel angle by pushing the wheel in toward the

ANGLE

saw then turning it. Turning the wheel counterclockwise

 

increases the angle of the blade, bringing it closer to 45°.

 

Turning it clockwise decreases the angle, bringing the

 

blade closer to 90°.

 

Lock the bevel locking lever by pushing the lever to the

 

left.

 

To Adjust the Bevel indicator

TO INCREASE

ANGLE

See Figure 23.

Fig. 22

If the bevel indicator is not at zero when the saw blade is at

 

0°, adjust the indicator by loosening the screw and setting

 

it at 0° on the bevel scale. Retighten the screw.

bevel

gullet

locking lever

 

Fig. 21

height/bevel

bevel

screw

 

adjusting

 

indicator

 

handWHEEL

 

 

 

 

 

Fig. 23

 

 

 

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RIDGID R4516 manual To Change Blade Depth, To Change Blade Angle, To Adjust the Bevel indicator