RIDGID R4513 Manual Del Operador página 42

ADJUSTMENTS
TO CHECK AND ADJUST THE ALIGNMENT OF
THE RIP FENCE
See Figures 66 - 68.
The rip fence must be parallel to the saw blade and the miter
gauge grooves.
WARNING:
A misaligned rip fence can cause kickbacks and
jams. To reduce the risk of injury, always maintain
proper rip fence alignment.
 Unplug the saw.
 Remove the blade guard, riving knife, and anti-kickback
pawls. Raise the blade by turning the height adjusting
handwheel.
 Verify the blade is parallel to the miter gauge groove as
described in the Adjusting the Blade Parallel to the Miter
Gauge Groove (Removing Heel) section in Operations.
 Move the rip fence near the saw blade (about three inches
away) and lock the rip fence in place with the locking lever.
 Mark beside one of the blade teeth at the front of the
blade. Using a ruler, measure the distance from the inside
face of the blade tooth to the to the inside face of the rip
fence.
NOTE: For greater accuracy, place the marked blade
tooth on top of the ruler.
 Turn the blade so the marked tooth is at the back.
 Move the ruler to the rear and again measure the distance
from the inside face of the blade tooth to the inside face
of the rip fence. If the distances are the same, the blade
and the rip fence are parallel.
If the distances are different:
 Loosen the four hex head cap screws located to each
side of the locking lever.
 Adjust the rip fence.
 Alternately tighten the hex head cap screws. Recheck
alignment.
 Repeat steps as needed until rip fence is correctly aligned.
 Replace blade guard, riving knife, and anti-kickback pawls.
 Make two or three test cuts on scrap wood. If the cuts
are not true, repeat the process.
NOTE: The locking lever on the rip fence should hold the
rip fence securely against the front and back rails. The lever
should not be difficult to push down and lock. To assure
proper fence lock adjustment:
 Lock the rip fence in place.
 Try moving the fence from side-to-side. If the fence moves,
tighten the adjusting nut 1/4 turn.
 With the rip fence in the locked position, recheck rip
fence parallelism with the miter gauge groove and adjust
if necessary.
HEX HEAD
CAP
SCREW
42 − English
BLADE
TOOTH
BLADE
RIP FENCE
HEX HEAD
CAP
SCREW
LOCKING LEVER
ADJUSTING
NUT
Fig. 66
Fig. 67
Fig. 68