Ridgid BS1400 Owners Manual - Page 22

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ASSEMBLY ADJUSTING TABLE STOP See Figure 30. WARNING: Failure to turn the saw off, remove the switch key, and unplug the saw could result in accidental starting causing possible serious personal injury. n Unplug the saw and remove switch key. n Loosen lock knobs and tilt table left until it rests against table stop. n If an adjustment is necessary, loosen jam nut and turn table stop bolt left or right to raise or lower the stop. n Tighten jam nut to hold table stop bolt in place. n Tighten lock knobs by turning clockwise. SQUARING THE SAW TABLE TO THE BLADE See Figure 31. n Turn the blade guide adjustment knob counterclockwise to unlock the blade guide assembly. Raise the blade guide assembly as far as it will go. Turn the blade guide adjustment knob clockwise to retighten. n Place a small combination square on the saw table beside the blade. n Loosen the table lock knobs by turning counterclockwise and rotate the saw table up or down to align table 90° to blade (0° position). n Retighten the table lock knobs by turning clockwise. n Check squareness of the saw table to the blade. Make readjustments if necessary. n Loosen screw on scale indicator with a Phillips screwdriver and align scale indicator to zero. n Tighten all screws securely. TABLE STOP BOLT JAM NUT PUL SAW ON P I U L L P U S OFF H O BLADE 10° 0° 15° 30° 4 LOCK KNOBS ADJUST SCALE INDICATOR BACK TO 0° AFTER SQUARING BLADE TO TABLE L L SAW BLADE SAW TABLE 45° 30° 10° 0° 15° PUL LOCK KNOBS Fig. 30 BLADE GUARD ADJUSTMENT KNOB BLADE GUIDE ASSEMBLY SMALL COMBINATION SQUARE 10° 0° 15° 30° 4 Fig. 31 22

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ASSEMBLY
ADJUSTING TABLE STOP
See Figure 30.
WARNING:
Failure to turn the saw off, remove the switch key,
and unplug the saw could result in accidental
starting causing possible serious personal
injury.
n
Unplug the saw and remove switch key.
n
Loosen lock knobs and tilt table left until it rests against
table stop.
n
If an adjustment is necessary, loosen jam nut and turn
table stop bolt left or right to raise or lower the stop.
n
Tighten jam nut to hold table stop bolt in place.
n
Tighten lock knobs by turning clockwise.
SQUARING THE SAW TABLE TO THE BLADE
See Figure 31.
n
Turn the blade guide adjustment knob counterclockwise
to unlock the blade guide assembly. Raise the blade
guide assembly as far as it will go. Turn the blade guide
adjustment knob clockwise to retighten.
n
Place a small combination square on the saw table beside
the blade.
n
Loosen the table lock knobs by turning counterclockwise
and rotate the saw table up or down to align table 90° to
blade (0° position).
n
Retighten the table lock knobs by turning clockwise.
n
Check squareness of the saw table to the blade. Make
readjustments if necessary.
n
Loosen screw on scale indicator with a Phillips screwdriver
and align scale indicator to zero.
n
Tighten all screws securely.
Fig. 31
Fig. 30
BLADE GUARD
ADJUSTMENT KNOB
BLADE GUIDE
ASSEMBLY
LOCK KNOBS
SMALL
COMBINATION
SQUARE
SAW
BLADE
0
°
15
°
30
°
4
10
°
ADJUST SCALE
INDICATOR BACK TO 0°
AFTER SQUARING BLADE
TO TABLE
TABLE STOP BOLT
JAM NUT
LOCK KNOBS
SAW TABLE
SAW BLADE