MAINTENANCE

WARNING:

0° BOLT

Before performing any adjustment, make sure the tool is unplugged from the power supply and the switch is in the OFF position. Failure to head this warning could result in serious personal injury.

TO SET BLADE AT 0° OR 45°

See Figure 45.

The angle settings of your saw have been set at the factory

 

and, unless damaged in shipping, should not require setting

 

during assembly. After extensive use, it may need to be

 

checked.

45° BOLT

Push the bevel locking lever to the right. Turn the blade adjusting handle to angle the blade. Use a combination square to check squareness between the blade and saw table.

If the blade is not perfectly vertical (0°), loosen the lock nut on the 0° stop bolt inside the cabinet, position the blade, adjust the stop bolt, then retighten lock nut. See Figure 45, insert. If the bevel indicator is not at zero, adjust it with the two screws above the slot, beside the blade adjusting handle.

Turn the blade adjusting handle until the bottom of the blade has moved completely to the left side of the slot. Lock the angle by pushing the bevel locking lever to the left.

If the blade is not an exact 45°, loosen the lock nut on the 45° stop bolt inside the cabinet, position the blade, adjust the stop bolt, then retighten lock nut. See Figure 45, insert.

Make a test cut.

BEVEL

 

BLADE

INDICATOR

BEVEL

ADJUSTING HANDLE

LOCKING LEVER

SCREWS

LOCK NUT

0° STOP BOLT

45° STOP BOLT

 

 

LOCK

Fig. 45

TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT OF THE RIP FENCE TO THE BLADE

See Figure 46.

WARNING:

Before performing any adjustment, make sure the tool is unplugged from the power supply and the switch is in the OFF position. Failure to head this warning could result in serious personal injury.

Raise the locking handle to permit the rip fence to be moved.

Place a framing square beside the blade and move the rip fence up to the square. Take the dimension on the rip scale.

Move the fence back and turn the framing square 180° to check the other side.

If the two dimensions are not the same, loosen the two screws on the fence and align it.

CLAMP SCREW

RIP FENCE

BLADE

RIP

FENCE

LOCKING

SCREWS

HANDLE

 

Retighten the two screws.

Fig. 46

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Ryobi SAW BT3100 manual To SET Blade AT 0 or, To Check the Alignment of the RIP Fence to the Blade, Screws Lock NUT