Adjustments - RIDGID R4518 Manual Del Operador

ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING:
Before performing any adjustment, make sure
the tool is unplugged from the power supply and
the top button on the switch is not depressed.
Failure to heed this warning could result in seri-
ous personal injury.
To avoid unnecessary set-ups and adjustments, a good prac-
tice is to check your setups carefully with a framing square
and make practice cuts in scrap wood before making finish
cuts in good workpieces. Do not start any adjustments until
you have checked with a square and made test cuts to be
sure adjustments are needed.
TO REPLACE THE BLADE
See Figures 59 - 60.
Wear gloves and other personal protective equipment when
installing and removing a blade only. DO NOT wear gloves
when operating the saw. DO NOT place gloved hand near
blade when it is in motion.
Use correct blades. Blade kerf width and blade body thickness
must be within the limits stamped on the riving knife.
 Unplug the saw.
 Remove the blade guard and anti-kickback pawls.
 Lower the saw blade and remove the throat plate.
 Lock the bevel locking lever.
 Raise the saw blade to full height.
 Using the large blade wrench, insert the open end onto
the flats on the arbor shaft.
 Insert the closed end of the small blade wrench over the
blade nut. Holding both wrenches firmly, pull the small
blade wrench forward while pushing the large blade
wrench to the back of the saw.
NOTE: Arbor shaft has right-hand threads.
 Unlock the release lever and remove the blade.
To replace the blade with an accessory blade, follow the
instructions provided with the accessory.
To install a standard blade:
NOTE: Make sure the spacer and inner blade washer are
in place on the arbor shaft before installing the new blade.
 Place the new blade on the arbor shaft (the teeth must
point down toward the front of the saw to work properly).
 Place the blade washer and the blade nut over the arbor
shaft. Be sure the domed side of the blade washer faces
out from the blade and that all items are snug against
the arbor flange. Make sure the blade nut is securely
tightened. Do not overtighten.
NOTE: Arbor shaft has right-hand threads.
LARGE
BLADE WRENCH
ARBOR
SHAFT
 Lock the release lever.
 Rotate the blade by hand to make sure it turns freely.
 Lower the saw blade and reinstall the throat plate.
 Check all clearances for free blade rotation.
After installation, adjust the rip scale indicator to account
for the kerf and thickness of the blade. Refer to To Set the
Rip Fence Scale Indicator to the Blade in the Operation
section of this manual. In cutting operations, the scale will be
set to the side of the blade where the cut will be measured
and made.
43 − English
SMALL BLADE
WRENCH
RELEASE
LEVER
BLADE
NUT
BLADE
BLADE
NUT
Fig. 59
OUTER BLADE
WASHER
Fig. 60