RIDGID R42223 Manual Del Operador página 35

OPERATION
CROWN AND BASEBOARD SETTING LEVER
See Figure 48.
The crown and baseboard setting lever is helpful when mak-
ing miter cuts up to 45° for tall crown molding and vertical
baseboard.
Use the crown setting for tall crown molding of 4-5/8 in.
and taller.
NOTE: For cutting crown molding less than 4-5/8 in. tall,
slide the saw head to the rear most position with the crown
and baseboard setting lever in the down position.
To position for tall crown and vertical base molding:
 Reposition the sliding miter fences as described in the
previous section.
 Loosen the slide lock knob and pull the saw head forward.
 Flip the crown and baseboard setting lever up.
NOTE: This lever position is for left and right miter cuts
up to 45°
 Push the saw head all the way toward the rear of the saw
until the saw head stops and tighten the slide lock knob.
 Perform a dry run prior to making any cut after repo-
sitioning the sliding miter fences to ensure there is no
interference.
 To disengage the crown setting lever, unlock the slide
lock knob, push the crown and baseboard setting lever
down.
VERTICALLY CUTTING BASE MOLDING
AGAINST THE MITER FENCE
See Figure 49.
 Reposition the sliding miter fences.
 Set the bevel angle at 0° and the miter angle at 45° to
either the left or the right. (For making 90° corners.)
 Place and secure the base molding vertically against the
fence using a spring clamp and hold the base molding
securely.
NOTE: To avoid interference between the base molding
and the motor, the molding should be placed no more than
a half-inch over the throat plate when cutting or trimming
base molding at 45° right miter angles.
 Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cut-
ting operation to make sure that no problems will occur
when the cut is made.
 Grasp the saw handle firmly. Squeeze the switch trigger.
Allow several seconds for the blade to reach maximum
speed.
 Slowly lower the blade into and through the base molding.
CROWN AND
BASEBOARD
SETTING LEVER
SLIDE
LOCK
KNOB
35 - English
CROWN
STOP BAR
Fig. 48
Fig. 49