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OPERATOR’S MANUAL

12 in. COMPOUND MITER SAW 
WITH EXACTLINE™ LASER

MS1250LZ

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Double Insulated

Your miter saw has been engineered and manufactured to RIDGID’s high standard for dependability, ease of operation, and 
operator safety. When properly cared for, it will give you years of rugged, trouble-free performance.

 

WARNING:

To reduce the risk of injury, the user must read and understand the operator’s manual before using this product.

Thank you for buying a RIDGID

®

 product.

SAVE THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

Содержание MS1250LZ

Страница 1: ...ID s high standard for dependability ease of operation and operator safety When properly cared for it will give you years of rugged trouble free performance WARNING To reduce the risk of injury the user must read and understand the operator s manual before using this product Thank you for buying a RIDGID product SAVE THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE ...

Страница 2: ... 12 n Tools Needed 12 n Loose Parts 13 n Assembly 14 23 n Operation 23 31 n Maintenance 31 33 n Warranty 35 n Parts Ordering Service 36 INTRODUCTION This tool has many features for making its use more pleasant and enjoyable Safety performance and dependability have been given top priority in the design of this product making it easy to maintain and operate ...

Страница 3: ...ir n ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS Everyday eyeglasses have only impact resistant lenses they are NOT safety glasses GENERAL SAFETY RULES n SECURE WORK Use clamps or a vise to hold work when practical it is safer than using your hand and frees both hands to operate the tool n DO NOT OVERREACH Keep proper footing and balance at all times n MAINTAIN TOOLS WITH CARE Keep tools sharp an...

Страница 4: ...WHEN ANY ROTATING COM PONENT IS IN CONTACT WITH THE WORKPIECE n DO NOT OPERATE A TOOL WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS ALCOHOL OR ANY MEDICATION n WHENSERVICINGuse only identical replacement parts Use of any other parts may create a hazard or cause product damage n USE ONLY RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES listed in this manual or addendums Use of accessories that are not listed may cause the risk of per...

Страница 5: ...se a careless mis take ALWAYS REMEMBER that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict severe injury n MAKESURETHEWORKAREAHASAMPLELIGHTING to see the work and that no obstructions will interfere with safe operation BEFORE performing any work using your saw n ALWAYS TURN OFF THE SAW before disconnecting it to avoid accidental starting when reconnecting to power supply NEVERleavethesaw...

Страница 6: ...njury user must read and understand operator s manual before using this product Eye Protection Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields and a full face shield when operating this product Precautions that involve your safety Failure to keep your hands away from the blade will result in serious personal injury Failure to keep your hands away from the blade will result in seriou...

Страница 7: ...e eye damage Before beginning power tool operation always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields and a full face shield when needed We recommend Wide Vision Safety Mask for use over eyeglasses or standard safety glasses with side shields Always use eye protection which is marked to comply with ANSI Z87 1 WARNING SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION The following signal words and meanin...

Страница 8: ...eck the power supply EXTENSION CORDS When using a power tool at a considerable distance from a power source be sure to use an extension cord that has the capacity to handle the current the tool will draw An undersized cord will cause a drop in line voltage resulting in overheating and loss of power Use the chart to determine the minimum wire size required in an extension cord Only round jacketed c...

Страница 9: ...g dropped into the blade or being placed inadvertently in contact with the blade Workpiece or Material The item on which the operation is being done Worktable Surface where the workpiece rests while performing a cutting drilling planing or sanding operation Anti Kickback Pawls radial arm and table saws A devise which when properly installed and maintained is designed to stop the workpiece from bei...

Страница 10: ... 6 Cutting Capacity with Miter at 0 Bevel 45 Maximum nominal lumber sizes 2 x 8 Cutting Capacity with Miter at 45 Bevel 45 Maximum nominal lumber sizes 2 x 6 Fig 1 TABLE EXTENSION DUST BAG DUST GUIDE UPPER BLADE GUARD SAW ARM SWITCH TRIGGER LOWER BLADE GUARD REPEAT A CUT ZERO CLEARANCE THROAT PLATE MITER SCALE MITER LOCK PLATE MITER LOCK HANDLE POSITIVE STOP S WORK CLAMP MITER TABLE SAW BASE SLIDI...

Страница 11: ...ing or transporting the miter saw from one place to another a carrying handle has been provided on top of the saw arm To transport turn off and unplug the saw then lower the saw arm and lock it in the down position Lock saw arm by depressing the lock pin MITER LOCK HANDLE See Figure 2 The miter lock handle securely locks the saw at desired miter angles SPINDLE LOCK BUTTON See Figure 3 A spindle lo...

Страница 12: ...s larger providing additional support It has a sliding feature for clearance of the saw arm when making bevel or compound cuts Loosen the fence screw before attempting to slide the miter fence Once the desired position of the miter fence is deter mined tighten the fence screw to secure the sliding fence Fig 5 ELECTRIC BRAKE An electric brake has been provided to quickly stop blade rotation after t...

Страница 13: ...er 2 n Blade Wrench n Exactline Laser n Hex Bolt n Operator s Manual not shown n Warranty Registration Card not shown Fig 7 WARNING The use of attachments or accessories not listed might be hazardous and could cause serious personal injury LOOSE PARTS DUST GUIDE SOCKET HEAD SCREWS HEX BOLT LASER TABLE EXTENTION WASHER BLADE WRENCH WORK CLAMP MITER LOCK HANDLE DUST BAG ...

Страница 14: ...ch alteration or modification is misuse and could result in a hazardous condition leading to possible serious personal injury WARNING Do not connect to power supply until assembly is complete Failure to comply could result in acciden tal starting and possible serious personal injury WARNING Do not start the compound miter saw without checking for interference between the blade and the miter fence ...

Страница 15: ...race C using two carriage bolts and hex nuts n Next align holes on lower side brace D with the holes on the second leg B Insert carriage bolt and hand tighten using hex nut n Repeat the above steps once This completes two of the four sides of the leg stand n Place upper brace A on top of upper side brace C n Align holes on upper brace A with the holes on leg B Insert carriage bolt and hand tighten...

Страница 16: ...and upright as shown in figure 10 n Carefully place miter saw on top of leg stand Align holes in the miter saw base with holes in leg stand n Insert the 5 16 18 x 2 1 2 in hex bolts in each of the four holes and secure using hex nuts n Tighten all hardware with a wrench You may find it helpful to use one wrench to hold the head of the bolt and one to tighten the hex nut UPPER SIDE BRACE C UPPER BR...

Страница 17: ...bly may interfere with the operation of the blade guard assembly Always make sure there is no interfer ence with the blade guard prior to beginning any cutting operation to reduce the risk of serious personal injury The work clamp provides greater control by clamping the workpiece to the fence It also prevents the workpiece from creeping toward the saw blade This is very helpful when cutting compo...

Страница 18: ...e a drop of oil onto the inner blade washer or the laser guide and the outer blade washer or laser guide where they contact the blade WARNING If inner blade washer has been removed replace it before placing blade on spindle Failure to do so could cause an accident since blade will not tighten properly n Fit saw blade inside lower blade guard and onto spindle The blade teeth point downward at the f...

Страница 19: ...uture use n Replace the lower blade guard and blade bolt cover n Retighten screw securing blade bolt cover Tighten screw securely DANGER Laser radiation Avoid direct eye contact with light source ALIGNING THE LASER GUIDE LINE See Figure 19 The laser guide will generate a red colored line on the work surface when the blade is spinning The red laser line will appear as a broken line on the workpiece...

Страница 20: ...come to a complete stop before raising the saw arm Next adjust the bevel angle to 45 turn your saw on and al low the blade to reach full speed then carefully make another cut through the zero clearance throat plate The slot in the throat plate will then be wide enough to allow the blade to pass through it at any angle from 0 to 45 NOTE Many of the illustrations in this manual show only portions of...

Страница 21: ...eded n Loosen the socket head screws that secure the miter fence to the miter table See Figure 20 n Rotate the miter fence left or right until the saw blade is parallel with the square n Retighten the screws securely and recheck the blade to fence alignment n Insert the throat plate and secure with the screws Tighten firmly See page 20 for instruction regarding cutting a slot in the zero clearance...

Страница 22: ...own in figure 25 n If the top or bottom of the saw blade angles away from the square as shown in figures 26 and 27 adjustments are needed n Loosen the bevel lock knob n Using the blade wrench loosen the bevel stop adjustment screw and slide the bevel stop left or right as needed to bring the saw blade into alignment with the square Retighten bevel stop adjustment screw See Figure 28 n Retighten be...

Страница 23: ...e workpiece if it slips or twists WARNING Do not start your compound miter saw without checking for interference between the blade and the miter fence Damage could result to the blade if it strikes the miter fence during operation of the saw OPERATION ASSEMBLY WARNING Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you care less Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict se...

Страница 24: ...the lock plate as you rotate the control arm The lock plate will seat itself in one of the positive stop notches located in the miter table frame n Tighten the miter lock handle securely n Place the workpiece flat on the miter 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 a board is placed against the fence the ...

Страница 25: ...gles can be set from 2 to 47 n Once the saw arm has been set at the desired angle securely tighten the bevel lock knob n Place the workpiece flat on the miter 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 a board is placed against the fence the board could collapse on the blade at the end of the cut jamming the ...

Страница 26: ...btained always make a test cut in scrap material before making a finish cut in good material n Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height n Loosen the miter lock handle Rotate the miter lock han dle approximately one half turn to the left to loosen n Press the miter lock plate down with your thumb and hold n Rotate the control arm until the pointer aligns with the desired angle on t...

Страница 27: ... speed n Slowly lower the blade into and through the workpiece See Figures 33 34 n Release the switch trigger and allow the saw blade to stop rotating before raising the blade out of workpiece Wait until the electric brake stops blade from turning before removing the workpiece from miter table SUPPORT LONG WORKPIECES See Figure 35 Long workpieces need extra supports Supports should be placed along...

Страница 28: ...32 B 11 60 M 28 48 B 9 85 M 24 35 B 8 53 M 21 27 B 7 52 M 18 88 B 6 72 M 16 98 B 6 07 M 33 36 B 14 38 M 27 62 B 12 20 M 23 56 B 10 57 M 20 58 B 9 31 M 18 26 B 8 31 M 16 41 B 7 50 M 32 18 B 17 09 M 26 57 B 14 48 M 22 64 B 12 53 M 19 73 B 11 03 M 17 50 B 9 85 M 15 72 B 8 89 M 30 76 B 19 70 M 25 31 B 16 67 M 21 53 B 14 41 M 18 74 B 12 68 M 16 60 B 11 31 M 14 90 B 10 21 M 29 10 B 22 20 M 23 86 B 18 75...

Страница 29: ...ogether equal exactly 90 Most crown molding has a top rear angle the section that fits flat against the ceiling of 52 and a bottom rear angle the section that fits flat against the wall of 38 LAYING MOLDING FLAT ON THE MITER TABLE See Figure 36 To use this method for accurately cutting crown molding for a 90 inside or outside corner lay the molding with its broad back surface flat on the miter tab...

Страница 30: ...he screws and the wood from the miter fence then cut the wood to this width n Using small nails and glue attach a piece of wood 1 2 in thick x 1 1 2 in wide x 23 1 2 or 28 in long to the top of the wood NOTE Keep nails away from the area around the blade cutting path n Securely reattach the support jig to the miter fence n Make a full 45 left miter cut and a 45 right miter cut through the complete...

Страница 31: ...plastic It has been found that electric tools are subject to accel erated wear and possible premature failure when they are used on fiberglass boats sports cars wallboard spackling compounds or plaster The chips and grindings from these materials are highly abrasive to electric tool parts such as bearings brushes commutators etc Consequently it is not recommended that this tool be used for extende...

Страница 32: ...r tool operation or when blowing dust If operation is dusty also wear a dust mask WARNING To ensure safety and reliability all repairs should be performed by a qualified service technician at a Authorized Service Center to avoid risk of personal injury BRUSH REPLACEMENT See Figure 40 The saw has externally accessible brush assemblies that should be periodically checked for wear Proceed as follows ...

Страница 33: ...similar device to remove all sawdust and debris Do not attempt to activate the laser The laser is activated by means of a centrifugal switch only while the saw motor is running and the laser guide is mounted on the saw After cleaning laser guide and replacing batteries secure laser guide cover to laser guide support using the two phil lips head screws For proper assembly be sure to align the key o...

Страница 34: ...34 NOTES ...

Страница 35: ...ite at www ridgid com When requesting warranty service you must present the original dated sales receipt The authorized service center will re pair any faulty workmanship and either repair or replace any part covered under the warranty at our option at no charge to you One World Technologies Inc Hwy 8 Pickens SC 29671 RIDGID HAND HELD AND STATIONARY POWER TOOL 3 YEAR LIMITED SERVICE WARRANTY WHAT ...

Страница 36: ...enter nearest you please call 1 866 539 1710 or visit us online at www ridgid com The model number of this tool is found on a plate attached to the motor housing Please record the serial number in the space provided below When ordering repair parts always give the following information Model No Serial No MS1250LZ 983000 578 8 05 OPERATOR S MANUAL 12 in COMPOUND MITER SAW WITH EXACTLINE LASER MS125...

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