Ryobi RTS12 Operation Manual - Page 20

To Check And Align The Riving Knife And, Saw Blade

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ASSEMBLY To install anti-kickback pawls:  Press and hold the button on the right side of the anti- kickback pawls.  Align the slot in the pawls over the rear hole in the riving knife.  Push the pawl handle down snapping them into place and release the button. NOTE: Pull on the pawl handle to make sure pawls are securely locked. PAWL HANDLE BUTTON ANTI-KICKBACK PAWLS TO CHECK AND ALIGN THE RIVING KNIFE AND SAW BLADE See Figures 16 - 17. To check alignment of the riving knife:  Unplug the saw.  Raise the saw blade by turning the height/bevel adjusting handwheel clockwise.  Remove the anti-kickback pawls and blade guard assembly. Place a framing square or straight edge against both the saw blade and the riving knife. NOTE: Place framing square between carbide teeth and measure from blade. This step will insure framing square is square against blade from the front to back of blade.  The saw blade and riving knife are aligned when the framing square contacts both the blade and riving knife evenly with no gaps. If the riving knife is out of alignment with the saw blade, adjustment is needed. The riving knife must be in alignment front to back (horizontally) and top to bottom (vertically). HEX KEY RIVING KNIFE Fig. 14 FRAMING SQUARE CORRECT Fig. 16 INCORRECT Fig. 15 20 - English

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20 - English
ASSEMBLY
To install anti-kickback pawls:
Press and hold the button on the right side of the anti-
kickback pawls.
Align the slot in the pawls over the rear hole in the riving
knife.
Push the pawl handle down snapping them into place
and release the button.
NOTE:
Pull on the pawl handle to make sure pawls are
securely locked.
ANTI-KICKBACK
PAWLS
PAWL
HANDLE
BUTTON
Fig. 15
Fig. 14
CORRECT
INCORRECT
TO CHECK AND ALIGN THE RIVING KNIFE AND
SAW BLADE
See Figures 16 - 17.
To check alignment of the riving knife:
Unplug the saw.
Raise the saw blade by turning the height/bevel adjusting
handwheel clockwise.
Remove the anti-kickback pawls and blade guard
assembly. Place a framing square or straight edge against
both the saw blade and the riving knife.
NOTE:
Place framing square between carbide teeth and
measure from blade. This step will insure framing square
is square against blade from the front to back of blade.
The saw blade and riving knife are aligned when the
framing square contacts both the blade and riving knife
evenly with no gaps.
If the riving knife is out of alignment with the saw blade,
adjustment is needed. The riving knife must be in alignment
front to back (horizontally) and top to bottom (vertically).
FRAMING
SQUARE
Fig. 16
RIVING
KNIFE
HEX
KEY