Ryobi BT3100-1 manual To Adjust the Blade Depth, To Adjust the Blade Angle

OPERATION

TO ADJUST THE BLADE DEPTH

The blade depth should be set so that the outer points of the

blade are higher than the workpiece by approximately 1/8 in. GULLET to 1/4 in. but the lowest points (gullets) are below the top

surface. See Figure 31.

WARNING:

Unplug the saw and make sure the blade guard assembly is installed and working properly to avoid serious personal injury.

■Push the bevel locking lever to the left for elevation mode.

■Raise the blade by turning the blade adjusting handle clockwise or lower it by turning the handle counter- clockwise.

Fig. 31

ANGLED BLADE

TO ADJUST THE BLADE ANGLE

See Figure 32.

WARNING:

Unplug the saw and make sure the blade guard assembly is installed and working properly to avoid serious personal injury.

■Unlock the bevel locking lever.

■Push the bevel locking lever to the right for angle mode.

■Angle the blade by turning the blade adjusting handle until the bevel indicator shows the correct angle.

■Return the bevel locking lever securely to the left to lock the angle, while holding the blade adjusting handle in place.

TO SET THE SCALE TO THE BLADE

BEVEL

LOCKING LEVER

RAIL

CLAMP

BEVEL

INDICATOR BLADE

ADJUSTING HANDLE

Fig. 32

The scale is usable from 0-24 in. to the right side of the blade and 0-21 in. on the left side of the blade. The operator can select any desired dimension within those ranges. Use the following steps to set the scale to the blade and scale indicator. Begin with the blade at a zero angle (straight up). See Figure 33.

■Loosen the rip fence by raising the locking handle.

■Using a framing square, set the rip fence 2 in. from the blade tip edge.

■Loosen both front and rear rails by lifting the front and rear rail clamps. See Figure 32.

■Adjust the front rail until the 2 in. mark is placed at the scale indicator. Align the rear rail to the front rail.

■ Tighten the rails and check the dimension and the rip
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fence in both directions.

							RIP
							FENCE
	BLADE							LOCKING
						2 in.		HANDLE
17	16	15	14	13 0	12 1	11 2	6 7	5 8	6 9	3 10	2 11	1 12	0

WARNING:

Blades coast after turn off. Possible serious injury can occur if hands come in contact with blade.

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SCALE	2 IN.	FRONT RAIL
INDICATOR	MARK	SCALE
		Fig. 33