ASSEMBLY

SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE FENCE

See Figures 25 - 27.

n Unplug the saw.

n Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock

pin to hold the saw arm in transport position.

n Loosen the miter lock handle approximately one-half

turn.

n Depress the miter lock plate and rotate the miter table

until the pointer on the control arm is positioned at 0°.

n Release the miter lock plate and securely tighten the miter

lock handle.

n Lay a framing square flat on the miter table. Place one

leg of the square against the fence. Slide the other leg

of the square against the flat part of saw blade.

NOTE: Make sure that the square contacts the flat part

of the saw blade, not the blade teeth.

BLADE

SLIDING MITER FENCE

MITER

LOCK PLATE

FRAMING MITER

MITER SQUARE LOCK HANDLE

TABLE

n The edge of the square and the saw blade should be

parallel as shown in figure 25.

n If the front or back edge of the saw blade angles away

from the square as shown in figures 26 - 27, adjustments

are needed.

n Loosen the socket head screws that secure the miter

fence to the miter table.

n Rotate the miter fence left or right until the saw blade is

parallel with the square.

n Retighten the screws securely and recheck the blade-to-

fence alignment.

VIEW OF BLADE SQUARE WITH FENCE

SLIDING

BLADE

MITER

 

FENCE

 

Fig. 25

The saw has three scale indicators, two on the bevel scale and one on the miter scale. After squaring adjustments have been made, it may be necessary to loosen the indicators screws and reset them to zero.

SOCKET HEAD

SOCKET HEAD

SCREW(S)

SCREW(S)

FRAMING

MITER SQUARE

TABLE

VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH

 

FENCE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED

Fig. 26

 

SLIDING

BLADE

MITER

 

FENCE

 

FENCE

FRAMING

MITER SQUARE

TABLE

Fig. 24

VIEW OF BLADE NOT SQUARE WITH

 

 

 

 

FENCE, ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED

Fig. 27

 

 

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Ryobi TS1552DXL manual Squaring the Blade to the Fence, See Figures 25

TS1552DXL specifications

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