User manual RYOBI BT3100-1

[. . . ] (254 mm) TABLE SAW BT3100-1 Your new Table Saw has been engineered and manufactured to Ryobi's high standards for dependability, ease of operation, and operator safety. Properly cared for, it will give you years of rugged, trouble-free performance. WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, the user must read and understand the operator's manual. Thank you for buying a Ryobi Table Saw. SAVE THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE TABLE OF CONTENTS s s s s s s s Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Positioning the featherboard will depend on the placement of the bolt and the position of the sliding miter table on the rails. Place the washer on the bolt and attach the adjusting clamp knob, loosely. Position the featherboard with the hex head of the bolt in the miter table slot but do not tighten. Position the rip fence to the desired adjustment for the cut to be performed and lock. Adjust the featherboard to apply resistance to the workpiece just forward of the blade. Securely tighten the adjusting clamp knob to secure the featherboard in place. Attach a C-clamp to further secure the featherboard to the edge of the Sliding Miter Table. WARNING: Place the featherboard against the uncut portion of the workpiece, to avoid kickback that could cause serious personal injury. WARNING: DO NOT locate the featherboard to the rear of the workpiece. Kickback can result from the featherboard pinching the workpiece and binding the blade in the saw kerf if positioned improperly. Failure to heed this warning can result in serious personal injury. HOW TO MAKE A FEATHERBOARD See Figure 24. The featherboard is an excellent project for your BT3100. Miter one-half of the width to 30° and miter the other half of the same end to 45°. Turn the saw OFF and allow the blade to completely stop rotating before removing the stock. Reset the rip fence and cut spaced rips into the workpiece to allow approximately 1/4 in. spaces between the fingers. FEATHERBOARD PUSH STICK HOW TO MOUNT A FEATHERBOARD Remove the adjusting clamp knob, bolt and washer from the Miter Fence Holder. Place the bolt through one of the holes "C" CLAMP PUSH BLOCK BEVEL LOCKING LEVER Fig. 24 Page 23 6 in. OPERATION SETTINGS AND ADJUSTMENTS TO REMOVE THE BLADE See Figures 25 - 27. Use the two wrenches supplied with the saw in this procedure to replace the blade. THROAT PLATE BLADE GUARD WARNING: Unplug your saw and make sure the blade guard assembly is installed and working properly to avoid serious personal injury. s Remove the screw from the throat plate then remove the throat plate. s Raise the blade to its full height by turning the blade adjusting handle clockwise. s Place the open end of the small hex wrench into the slot beside the blade. Turn clockwise and remove the nut, taking care not to drag your knuckles across the blade. s Remove the outer blade washer from the arbor and then remove the blade. Make sure that inner blade washer and both spacers are tight against arbor shoulder. [. . . ] 4 Hex Nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Carriage Bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Leg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]