Ryobi csb131 POSITIVE 0° BEVEL STOP, LENGTH OF CUT SCALE, NOTE:, BEVEL, SCALE, SQUARE, SETSCREW, CARPENTER’S, LENGTH OF CUT, ADJUSTMENT KNOB

OPERATION

POSITIVE 0° BEVEL STOP

See Figure 19.

Your saw has a positive 0° bevel stop, that has been factory adjusted to assure 0° angle of the saw blade when making 90° cuts. However, misalignment can occur during shipping.

TO CHECK POSITIVE 0° BEVEL STOP

Follow these directions to check the positive 0° bevel stop.

■UNPLUG YOUR CIRCULAR SAW.

WARNING:

Failure to unplug the tool could result in accidental starting causing serious injury.

■Place the saw in an upside down position on a workbench.

■Check the squareness of the saw blade to the base of the saw using a carpenter’s square.

TO ADJUST POSITIVE 0° BEVEL STOP

Follow these directions to adjust the positive 0° bevel stop.

■UNPLUG YOUR CIRCULAR SAW.

WARNING:

Failure to unplug the tool could result in accidental starting causing serious injury.

■Loosen bevel adjustment knob.

■Turn setscrew with hex key and adjust base until it is square with the saw blade.

■Tighten bevel adjustment knob securely.

WARNING:

Attempting a bevel cut without having the bevel adjustment knob securely tightened can result in serious injury.

LENGTH OF CUT SCALE

See Figure 20.

Your saw is equipped with a length of cut scale on its base. It is parallel with the saw blade and you can use it to measure the distance into the material the blade cuts.

NOTE: Six inches is the maximum length of cut that you can measure. Also, it is accurate only when the depth of cut is set at full maximum depth.

BEVEL

ADJUSTMENT KNOB

SETSCREW

CARPENTER’S

SQUARE

Fig. 19

LENGTH OF CUT

SCALE

Fig. 20

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