Ryobi EMS1825SCL - Advanced Cutting Techniques; Compound Mitre Cut Procedure

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Loosen the bevel lock lever and move the saw arm to the left

to the desired bevel angle.

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Bevel angles can be set from 0

to 45

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Align the indicator point with the desired angle.

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Once the saw arm has been set at the desired angle, se-

curely tighten the bevel lock lever.

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Place the workpiece flat on the mitre table with one edge

securely against the fence. If the board is warped, place the

convex side against the fence. If the concave edge of the

board is placed against the fence, the board could collapse

on the blade at the end of the cut, jamming the blade.

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When cutting long pieces of timber or molding, support the

opposite end of the stock with a roller stand or with work

surface level with the saw tabel.

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Align the cutting line on the workpiece with the edge of saw

blade.

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Grasp the stock firmly with one hand and secure it against

the fence. Tighten the vice to secure the workpiece. (Fig .23)

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Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cutting

operation just to make sure that no problems will occur

when the cut is made.

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Grasp the saw handle firmly, press the lock-off switch, then

squeeze the trigger switch. Allow several seconds for the

blade to reach maximum speed.

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Press the laser on/off switch to turn the laser on.

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Pull the safety lock and then slowly lower the blade into

and through the workpiece.

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Release the trigger switch and allow the saw blade to stop

rotating before raising the blade out of workpiece.

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Before turning on the saw, perform a dry run of the cutting

operation just to make sure that no problems will occur

when the cut is made.

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Grasp the saw handle firmly, press the lock-off switch, then

squeeze the trigger switch. Allow several seconds for the

blade to reach maximum speed.

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Press the laser on/off switch to turn the laser on.

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Pull the safety lock and then slowly lower the blade into

and through the workpiece.

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Release the trigger switch and allow the saw blade to stop

rotating before raising the blade out of workpiece.

COMPOUND MITRE CUT

A compound mitre cut is a cut made using a mitre angle and

a bevel angle at the same time. This type of cut is used to

make picture frames, cut molding, make boxes with sloping

sides, and for certain roof framing cuts.

To make this type of cut the mitre table must be rotated to

the correct angle and the saw arm must be tilted to the

cottect bevel angle. Care should always be taken when mak-

ing compound mitre setups due to the interaction of the two

angle settings.

Adjustments of mitre and bevel settings are interdependent

with one another. Each time you adjust the mitre setting you

change the effect of the bevel setting. Also, each time you

adjust the bevel setting you change the effect of the mitre

setting.

It may take several settings to obtain the desired cut. The

first angle setting should be checked after setting the second

angle, since adjusting the second angle affects the first.

Once the two correct settings for a particular cut have been

obtained, always made a test cut in scrap wood before mak-

ing a finish cut in good wood. (Fig.24)

TO MAKE A COMPOUND CUT WITH YOUR MITRE SAW

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Pull out the lock pin and lift the saw arm to its full height.

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Loosen the mitre table lock knob.

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Rotate the mitre table until the pointer aligns with zero on the

mitre scale.

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Tighten the mitre table lock knob.

NOTE: You can quickly locate 0˚, 22.5˚ left or right and 45˚ left

or right on the scale. The mitre table can be seated in

one of the poositive stop notches, located in the mitre

tabel frame.

WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury,

keep your hands outside the no hands zone;

at least 75mm from the blade. Never perform

any cutting operation freehand ( without hold-

ing workpiece against the fence). The blade

could grab the workpiece if it slips or twists.

Fig.24