Ryobi P507, Operator'S Manual

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10 - English
NOTE: Always raise the lower blade guard with the handle
to avoid serious injury.

Hold the lower blade guard by the handle.
WARNING:
Never extend your fingers while holding the lower blade
guard handle. Extending your fingers could result in
contact with the blade, causing serious injury.

Rest the front of the base flat against the workpiece with
the rear of the handle raised so the blade does not touch
the workpiece.
 Start the saw and let the blade reach full speed.

Guide the saw into the workpiece and make the cut.
OPERATION
WARNING:
Always cut in a forward direction when pocket cutting.
Cutting in the reverse direction could cause the saw to
climb up on the workpiece and back toward you.

Release the trigger and allow the blade to come to a
complete stop.

Lift the saw from the workpiece.

Clear corners out with a hand saw or sabre saw.
WARNING:
Never tie the lower blade guard in a raised position.
Leaving the blade exposed could lead to serious injury.
ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING:
To prevent accidental starting that could cause serious
personal injury, always remove the battery pack from the
product when making adjustments.
0° BEVEL STOP
See Figure 20, page 14.
The saw has a 0° bevel stop that has been factory adjusted
to assure 0° angle of the saw blade plate when making 90°
cuts.
CHECKING 0° BEVEL STOP

Remove battery pack.

Place the saw in an upside down position on a workbench.

Check the squareness of the saw blade plate to the base
of the saw using a carpenter’s square.
ADJUSTING 0° BEVEL STOP

Remove battery pack.

Loosen bevel lock knob.

Loosen hex nut securing adjusting screw.

Turn adjusting screw and adjust base until square with
saw blade.

Tighten hex nut and bevel lock knob securely.
WARNING:
Attempting a bevel cut without having the bevel adjust-
ment knob securely tightened can result in serious injury.
WARNING:
This product and some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities may
contain chemicals, including lead, known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive
harm.
Wash hands after handling.
Some examples of these chemicals are:
• lead from lead-based paints,
• crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products and,
• arsenic and chromium from chemically treated lumber.
Your risk from exposure to these chemicals varies, depending on how often you do this type of work. To reduce your
exposure, work in a well-ventilated area and with approved safety equipment, such as dust masks that are specially
designed to filter out microscopic particles.
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