Ryobi BTS15 manual Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

￿ Rules for Safe Operation	3-6
￿ Electrical	7
￿ Glossary of Terms	8
￿ Unpacking and Tools Needed	9
￿ Loose Parts List	10-11
￿ Features	12-14
Operating Components	13
Power Switch	13
To Turn Your Saw On	13
To Turn Your Saw Off	13
To Lock Your Saw	13
Blades	14
Product Specifications	14
￿ Assembly	15-17
Assembling Leg Stand	15
Assembling Storage Brackets	15
To Install Rip Fence	16
To Install Miter Table	16
To Lock Miter Fence	16
Blade and Guard Assembly
To Check Saw Blade Installation	17
To Install Blade Guard Assembly	17
￿ Operation	18-26
Basic Operation	18
Causes of Kickback and Avoiding Kickback	18
Cutting Aids	18
Featherboard
How to Make a Featherboard	19
How to Mount a Featherboard	19
Types of Cuts	20
To Adjust the Blade Depth	21

To Adjust the Blade Angle	21
To Set the Scale to the Blade	21
To Use the Outfeed Support	22
To Use the Solid Table Extension	22
Making Cuts	21-26
To Make a Cross Cut	22
To Make a Miter Cut	23
To Make a Straight Rip Cut	23
To Make a Bevel Cross Cut	24
To Make a Bevel Rip Cut	24
To Make a Compound Miter Cut	25
To Make Non-Through Cuts	25
To Make Dado Cuts	26
￿ Adjustments	27-34
Removing/Replacing the Throat Plate	27
To Check the Alignment of the Rip Fence
to the Blade	27
To Remove the Blade	28
Aligning Spreader with the Blade	29
To Set Blade at 0° or 45°	30
To Adjust Sliding Miter Table Assembly	31-34
￿ Maintenance	35
General Maintenance	35
Lubrication	35
Tilt/Elevating Mechanism	35
Blade and Blade Wrench Storage	35
Miter Fence and Rip Fence Storage	35
￿ Troubleshooting	36
￿ Parts Ordering / Service	38

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