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Ryobi SAW BT3100 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SAW

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SAW

Your saw is designed to perform as a versatile, accurate,

precision cutting tool that is easy to operate.

It is equipped with the following features for convenience,

ease of use, and high-quality performance:

• a combination saw blade

• a bevel indicator to set the exact angle of the blade, with

locking lever

• an adjustable and reversible sliding miter table

• an adjustable miter fence with miter indicator

• an adjustable accessory table

• an adjustable rip fence with scale indicator

• an adjustable riving knife (splitter) and blade guard with

anti-kickback pawls

• front and rear guide rails with an easy-to-read scale on

front rail

• a dust exhaust that can be adapted to a standard shop

vacuum

• blade adjusting handle to set depth of cut

• switch with lockable cover plate to help prevent

unauthorized use

These features provide ease of cutting with all types of wood.

WARNING:

Before attempting to use your table saw, familiarize

yourself with all operating features and safety

requirements.

Fig. 5

ADJUSTING

CLAMP

QUICK-STOP

END PLUG (4)

MITER SCALE

MITER

LOCKING CLAMPS

RIP FENCE

LOCKING HANDLE

FRONT RAIL

SCALE

SLIDING

MITER TABLE THROAT

PLATE

ANTI-KICKBACK

PAWLS

BLADE GUARD

ASSEMBLY RIVING KNIFE

SAW BLADE

REAR RAIL

RIP FENCE

ACCESSORY

TABLE

BLADE

ADJUSTING HANDLE

BEVEL

LOCKING LEVER

MITER FENCE

MITER

FENCE HOLDER

SWITCH WITH

LOCKABLE COVER

BEVEL

INDICATOR

BEVEL SCALE

MITER

SLIDE LOCK

MITER

TABLE BASE

FEATURES

LEG STAND

LEVELING FOOT

STORAGE

BRACKETS

SCALE

INDICATOR

Contents

Main TABLE OF CONTENTS PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS IMPORTANT READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS Page SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY AND INTERNATIONAL SYMBOLS SYMBOL MEANING ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTION See Figure 1. Figure 1. GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS GLOSSARY OF TERMS UNPACKING TOOLS NEEDED LOOSE PARTS LIST The following items are included with your table saw leg stand. LOOSE PARTS LIST GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SAW OPERATING COMPONENTS POWER SWITCH See Figure 6. BLADES SPEED AND WIRING ASSEMBLING LEG STAND See Figures 8 and 9. ASSEMBLING STORAGE BRACKETS See Figure 9. MOUNTING THE LEG STAND ON THE TABLE SAW BASE See Figure 10. TO INSTALL FRONT AND BACK RAILS TO INSTALL MITER TABLE AND FENCE See Figures13 and 14. See Figure 13. See Figure 14. TO INSTALL ACCESSORY TABLE AND RIP FENCE REMOVING/REPLACING THE THROAT PLATE See Figure 16. BLADE AND GUARD ASSEMBLY TO CHECK SAW BLADE INSTALLATION Figures 16 and 17. Operation TO INSTALL BLADE GUARD ASSEMBLY Operations CUTTING AIDS BASIC OPERATION OF THE TABLE SAW Electrical CAUSES OF KICKBACK AVOIDING KICKBACK TYPES OF CUTS FEATHERBOARD HOW TO MAKE A FEATHERBOARD See Figure 24. HOW TO MOUNT A FEATHERBOARD SETTINGS AND ADJUSTMENTS TO REMOVE THE BLADE See Figures 25 - 27. See Figure 26. TO CHECK, REPLACE OR ADJUST THE RIVING KNIFE AND BLADE GUARD ASSEMBLY Figure 29. See Figure 30. TO ADJUST THE BLADE DEPTH See Figure 31. TO ADJUST THE BLADE ANGLE See Figure 32. TO SET THE SCALE TO THE BLADE MAKING CUTS TO MAKE A STRAIGHT CROSS CUT See Figure 35. Figure 36 TO MAKE A MITER CUT See Figure 37. TO MAKE A STRAIGHT RIP CUT See Figure 38. See Figure 40 TO MAKE A BEVEL CROSS CUT See Figure 39. TO MAKE A BEVEL RIP CUT See Figure 40. TO MAKE A COMPOUND MITER CUT TO MAKE A LARGE PANEL CUT See Figure 41. TO MAKE NON-THROUGH CUTS See Figure 42. See page 25. TO MAKE DADO CUTS See page 25. GENERAL MAINTENANCE LUBRICATION LOCKER BRACKET ASSEMBLY See Figure 43. TILT /ELEVATING MECHANISM TO SET BLADE AT 0 OR 45 See Figure 45. Figure 45, insert. See Figure 45, insert. TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT OF THE RIP FENCE TO THE BLADE TO ADJUST THE BEVEL LOCKING LEVER See Figure 47. TO ALIGN THE MITER LOCKING CLAMPS See Figure 48. TO ADJUST THE FRONT AND REAR RAIL CLAMPS See Figure 49. TO ADJUST THE ACCESSORY TABLE See Figure 50. TO ADJUST THE SLIDING MITER TABLE ASSEMBLY CHECKING SLIDING MITER TABLE ASSEMBLY To Check Miter Base Parallelism: See Figure 52. To Check Miter Fence Alignment See Figure 53. MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO SLIDING MITER TABLE ASSEMBLY To Adjust the Miter Base See Figure 54. TO ADJUST THE MITER FENCE See Figure 55. TO ADJUST QUICK-STOP See Figure 57. PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION TROUBLE SHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION Page FIGURE 58: 10 in. (254 mm) TABLE SAW SEE BACK PAGE FOR ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS PARTS LIST - FIGURE 58 PARTS LIST - FIGURE 58 (CONT'D) FIGURE 59: SLIDING MITER TABLE ASSEMBLY FIGURE 60: RIP FENCE ASSEMBLY Page FIGURE 63: REPLACEMENT PARTS FIGURE 62: BLADE GUARD ASSEMBLY Page RYOBI 10 in. (254 mm) TABLE SAW MODEL NO. BT3100 PARTS LIST FOR FIGURE 64 OPERATOR'S MANUAL 10 in. (254 mm) Table Saw Model BT3100 SERVICE MODEL NO. EXTENSION CORD CAUTION