Alignment (continued)

To check for alignment, 45° Position

1.Loosen the blade tilt lock lever and push elevation wheel in and to the right as far as possible and tighten the blade tilt lock lever.

2.Place an accurate square against blade. Make sure square is not touching the tip of one of the saw teeth.

A. If blade is 45° to table;

1.Check pointer. If pointer does not point to the 45° mark on the scale, the scale must be adjusted.

2.Loosen two screws on scale and adjust scale up or down until pointer points to 45° mark.

B. If blade is not 45° to table, stop screw and scale must be adjusted.

1.Loosen 45° stop screw three to four turns using 5/32 inch set- screw wrench.

2.Loosen blade tilt lock lever. Turn handwheel until blade is 45° to the table. Tighten blade tilt lock lever.

3.Screw 45° stop screw in until it stops. Check once again and readjust screw, if necessary.

4.Check pointer as described in step A above.

Scale Screws

45°

Stopscrew

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RIDGID Table Saw manual To check for alignment, 45 Position, If blade is 45 to table, Scale Screws Stopscrew