Ryobi RTS1526RG, Original Instructions Manual

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account the working conditions and the work to
be performed.
Use of the power tool for operations
different from those intended could result in a
hazardous situation.
Ŷ Keep handles and grasping surfaces dry, clean
and free from oil and grease.
Slippery handles and
grasping surfaces do not allow for safe handling and
control of the tool in unexpected situations.
SERVICE
Ŷ Have your power tool serviced by a qualified repair
person using only identical replacement parts.
This will ensure that the safety of the power tool is
maintained.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR TABLE SAWS
GUARDING RELATED WARNINGS
Ŷ Keep guards in place. Guards must be in working
order and be properly mounted.
A guard that is
loose, damaged, or is not functioning correctly must be
repaired or replaced.
Ŷ Always use saw blade guard and riving knife for
every through–cutting operation.
For through-
cutting operations where the saw blade cuts completely
through the thickness of the workpiece, the guard and
other safety devices help reduce the risk of injury.
Ŷ Immediately reattach the guarding system after
completing an operation (such as rebating or
resawing cuts) which requires removal of the
guard.
The guard and riving knife help to reduce the
risk of injury.
Ŷ Make sure the saw blade is not contacting the
guard, riving knife or the workpiece before the
switch is turned on.
Inadvertent contact of these items
with the saw blade could cause a hazardous condition.
Ŷ Adjust the riving knife as described in this
instruction manual.
Incorrect spacing, positioning
and alignment can make the riving knife ineffective in
reducing the likelihood of kickback.
Ŷ For the riving knife device to work, it must be
engaged in the workpiece.
The riving knife is
ineffective when cutting workpieces that are too short to
be engaged with the riving knife. Under these conditions
a kickback cannot be prevented by the riving knife.
Ŷ Use the appropriate saw blade for the riving knife.
For the riving knife to function properly, the saw blade
diameter must match the appropriate riving knife and
the body of the saw blade must be thinner than the
thickness of the riving knife and the cutting width of the
saw blade must be wider than the thickness of the riving
knife.
CUTTING PROCEDURES WARNINGS
DANGER
Never place your fingers or hands in the vicinity or
in line with the saw blade.
A moment of inattention or
a slip could direct your hand towards the saw blade and
result in serious personal injury.
Ŷ Feed the workpiece into the saw blade only against
the direction of rotation.
Feeding the workpiece in the
same direction that the saw blade is rotating above the
table may result in the workpiece, and your hand, being
pulled into the saw blade.
Ŷ Never use the mitre gauge to feed the workpiece
when ripping and do not use the rip fence as a
length stop when cross cutting with the mitre
gauge.
Guiding the workpiece with the rip fence and the
mitre gauge at the same time increases the likelihood of
saw blade binding and kickback.
Ŷ When ripping, always apply the workpiece feeding
force between the fence and the saw blade. Use a
push stick when the distance between the fence
and the saw blade is less than 150 mm, and use a
push block when this distance is less than 50 mm.
“Work helping” devices will keep your hand at a safe
distance from the saw blade.
Ŷ Use only the push stick provided by the
manufacturer or constructed in accordance with
the instructions.
This push stick provides sufficient
distance of the hand from the saw blade.
Ŷ Never use a damaged or cut push stick. A damaged
push stick may break causing your hand to slip into the
saw blade.
Ŷ Do not perform any operation “freehand”. Always
use either the rip fence or the mitre gauge to
position and guide the workpiece.
“Freehand” means
using your hands to support or guide the workpiece, in
lieu of a rip fence or mitre gauge. Freehand sawing
leads to misalignment, binding and kickback.
Ŷ Never reach around or over a rotating saw blade.
Reaching for a workpiece may lead to accidental
contact with the moving saw blade.
Ŷ Provide auxiliary workpiece support to the rear
and/or sides of the saw table for long and/or wide
workpieces to keep them level.
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workpiece has a tendency to pivot on the table’s edge,
causing loss of control, saw blade binding and kickback.
Ŷ Feed workpiece at an even pace. Do not bend or
twist the workpiece. If jamming occurs, turn the
product off immediately, unplug the product then
clear the jam.
Jamming the saw blade by the workpiece
can cause kickback or stall the motor.
Ŷ Do not remove pieces of cut-off material while the
saw is running.
The material may become trapped
between the fence or inside the saw blade guard and
the saw blade pulling your fingers into the saw blade.
Turn the saw off and wait until the saw blade stops
before removing material.
Ŷ Use an auxiliary fence in contact with the table top
when ripping workpieces less than 2 mm thick.
A
thin workpiece may wedge under the rip fence and
create a kickback.
KICKBACK CAUSES AND RELATED WARNINGS
Kickback is a sudden reaction of the workpiece due to a
pinched, jammed saw blade or misaligned line of cut in the
workpiece with respect to the saw blade or when a part
of the workpiece binds between the saw blade and the rip
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