RIDGID MS1290LZ manual

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2 Table of C o nten t s Sect io n Page T able of Cont ents ............... .............. .............. 2 Safety Instructions For Mit er Saw ................3 Safe ty Si gnal Words ........ ....... .... ........ .... ..... 3 Befo re U sing The Saw ..... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... .3 When Installing Or Moving The M iter Saw .... 4 Before Eac[...]

3 Safet y Instr uction s For Mite r Saw Safety is a combination of common s ense, staying alert and knowing how your miter saw works. R ead this manual to u nderstand this miter saw . Safe ty Si gnal Wor ds DANGER: means if the safety infor- mation is not followed someone wi ll be seriously injured or kil led. W ARNING: means if the safety infor- m[...]

4 Safet y Instruct ion s for M iter S aws (co n tinued) When Inst alli ng O r Moving The Mit er Saw Befor e moving the saw , l ock th e mi ter , beve l, slid e and powe r hea d pos i ti on s. Un plu g t he po w er c ord . T o reduce the risk o f back injury , get help when you need to lift t he saw . Never ca rry the tool by the cord or power he ad[...]

5 If any part of t his miter saw is missing, bent, or broken in any way , or any electrical parts don 't work, tu rn the saw off and unplug it . Replace dam- aged, miss ing, or failed part s before using t he s aw again. Keep Guar ds In Pla ce , in wor king order , and i n proper ad justment. Ma int ain T ools W ith Car e. Keep t he miter s aw[...]

6 Safet y Instruct ion s for M iter S aws (co n tinued) CAUTION: Because of t he slid ing action o f this saw , this mach ine is not designed for cutting met- als. Us e this miter sa w to c ut onl y wood an d wood li ke p rod - ucts. Other materia ls may sha t- ter , b ind on the b lade, start fires or c reate other d angers. Dre ss F o r Sa fet y [...]

7 Plan The W ay Y ou Wi ll H old The W ork piece From S t a rt T o Finish. • Avoid a wkward o perations and hand positions where a s udden sli p could cause fingers or hand to move into the blad e. • Don’t O verre ach. K eep good foot- ing a nd balance. • Keep your face and body to one side of sawblade , out of line with a possi ble thrown [...]

8 Safet y Instruct ion s for M iter S aws (co n tinued) Never confin e the p iece bei ng cu t off . Never hold it, clamp i t, touch it, or use length stops against it while the blade is spi nning. It m ust be free t o move sideways on its own. If con- fined , i t c ould get wedged ag ainst the blade and be thrown violently . Let th e blade reach fu[...]

9 Revolutions Per Minute (RPM) The number of tu rns comp let ed by a spi n- ning obj ect in one minute. Sawblade Path The area of th e workpi ec e or tabl e top direc tl y in line wit h either the t ravel of the blade or t he par t of the wor kpi ece which will b e, or has b een, cut by the blade. Set The dist ance that the tip of the sa wblade too[...]

10 Motor Spec ifica tio ns a nd Ele ctrical Re qu iremen ts ( con tinued ) Polari zed Plu g Y ou r unit has a p lug that looks like the one shown on next p age. T o reduce th e ri sk of elect r i c al sho ck, thi s appli ance ha s a polar ized pl ug (one bla de is wider th an the other ). This pl ug will fi t in a polar ized out let onl y one way ,[...]

11 Unpackin g a nd Check ing C onten ts T ools Needed Unpacking W ARNING : T o redu ce the ri sk of injur y from u nexpected st arting or electrical sho ck, do not plug the p ower cord i nto a power sour ce outlet d uring u npacking and assem bly . This cord must rema i n un pl ugge d w hen eve r yo u are work in g on the saw . This Miter Saw is sh[...]

12 Getting to Know Y our Mi ter Saw 1. W arn ing Label 2. Upper Blade Guard - Support s the motor , handle, switch , blade an d lower guard. 3. L ower B lade G u ard - The b lad e gua rd hel ps pr otect you r ha nds from the blad e in the raised positio n. T o re duce th e ris k of bind ing on the workp iec e, i t re trac ts as th e b lade i s lo w[...]

13 20. S w i tc h In te r lo c k Bu tt o n - Preven ts tri gger swi tch from bein g a ccident all y engaged. 21. On/Off T rigger Switc h - T o prev ent the t rigge r from b eing a ccidenta lly engaged, a lock- off butto n is prov ided. T o start t he tool, press in th e sw it ch inter l ock butto n and squee ze the trig - ger . Release the tr ig ge[...]

14 Assem bly (co n tinued) 6. R emo ve t he ar bor sc rew, arbor wash er , out e r bla de c ol la r , and t h e bl ade. NOTE: Pay atten tion to pieces remov ed, notin g their pos it i on and direc tion th ey face (se e il lustrat ion). Wi pe th e blade col- lars c lean of any sawd ust bef ore inst all ing the ne w blade s. CAUTION: T o reduce the r[...]

15 Assembling Du st Bag 1. Lo cat e the dust bag fr am e and cl oth dust bag . 2. Cli p the dust bag fram e in place on the sli de tu bes as shown. 3. Sli de the clot h dust bag over the dust bag f ra me. 4. Con nect the dus t elbow to the dus t port on the upper blade guar d. 5. Clam p dust bag onto elbo w . NOTE: If conne cting a 2- 1/2" wet[...]

16 Four Basic Saw Contro ls (con tinued) 2. Bevel lo c k le v e r/i n de x pin T o change t he bevel setti ng of the blade : a. Pull the bev el l ock l ever for ward . Then r otate the b evel ind ex pin downward . This will all ow the bl ade to be ti l ted and at the sa me time “by- pa ss ” the prese t beve l i ndexe s. b. T o e ngage the prese[...]

17 Align me nt (Adju stm en ts) W ARNING : T o redu ce the ri sk of injur y from u nexpected st arting or electrical sho ck, do not plug the saw in. The pow er cord must rema i n un pl ugge d w hen ev er y ou are work in g on the saw . NOTE: For best resul t s, the saw must be proper aly al igned before mounting and using th e laser sys tem. Step O[...]

18 Align me nt (Adju stm en ts) (cont inu ed) Step T hree: Blade S quare to Fence (Mit er Alignment) 1. Place the blade in the 0° miter i ndex and l oc k the mite r l ock. 2. T o check bl ade sq uare ness to fenc e, lock po werhead in l ower po si tion. Us e a combinat ion squa r e. Plac e the squar e agai nst the fence and next to the bl ade as i[...]

19 Step Fo ur: Blade S quare to T able (Beve l Adjustment) 1. Place the saw in the 0° bevel index posi tion and m ake sur e bevel lo ck is dise ngaged . 2. Lo wer th e blad e a nd engage t he head hold down . 3. Use a c ombin ation sq uare t o che ck th at the b la de is 9 0° to t he t abl e. If the b lad e does not cont act the ful l l engt h of[...]

20 Mite r Lock Lever Adjustme nt With t he blade s et at an “u nindexed ” mi ter posit ion (ot her t han 0°, 15° , 22. 5°, 31.6°, 45° and 60° ) a nd the miter l ock l ev er set in t he “lock ed” po siti on the l ockin g ac tion should f eet tig ht and se cure. Consider able ef fort shoul d be re qui red to move the ta ble (bl ade). Wh[...]

21 Bevel Lock Leve r Adjustmen t Wit h th e blade set a t an “u nind ex ed ” bev el pos i ti on (ot her t han 0° , 2 2 .5°, 3 3-7 / 8°, 45 °) and the bevel lock l eve r set in the “locke d” position th e locking action should feel tig ht and s ecu r e. Consider able ef fort shoul d be re qui red to move the blad e. While i t is always p[...]

22 Moun ting Th e Mi ter S aw W ARNING : T o redu ce the ri sk of injur y from u nexpected saw movem ent: a. Before moving t he s aw , unpl ug el ectri c cord. Lo ck t he mit er and bevel knobs and lock the pow er hea d in t he lo wer posi - tion. b. T o red uce the risk of back in ju r y , h o ld th e to ol c lo se to yo ur body when l i f t i n g[...]

23 Safet y Instruct ions fo r Basic S aw Oper ations Before Each Use Inspect you r saw. Disco nnect The Miter Saw. To reduce the ris k of injury f rom acciden- tal starting, u nplug the saw, before chan ging the s etup, chan ging the blade or adjusting anythi ng. Compare the direction of rot ation arrow on the guard to t he direction arrow on the b[...]

24 Safet y Instruct ions fo r Basic S aw Oper ations (con’t.) • Keep wo rk area cl ean . Cluttered are as and benches invite accidents. Floor must not be slippery . T o reduce the ri s k of burns or o ther fire damage, nev er use the mit er saw near flamm able liquids, vapors or gases. Plan Ahead T o Protect Y our Eyes, Hands, Face and Ears Kn [...]

25 Pr eparin g t o Ma ke th e C ut Inspect Y our W orkpiece. Mak e sur e there are no nai ls or foreign objects in the p art of th e workpiece t o be c ut. Plan you r work to avoid thro wn piec es caused when the wo rkpiece binds o n the blade and is torn from yo ur h and s. Plan h ow you wi ll make the cu t. Alway s: • Make s ure the blade is no[...]

26 Safet y Instruct ions fo r Basic S aw Oper ations (con’t.) • P roperl y support round material such as dowel rods. They have a tende ncy to rol l while being cut, causing the bl ade to "bite. " T o avoid this, always u se a fixture designed to properly hold your workpiece. Whenever Saw Is Running W ARNING: Do n't al low famil [...]

27 Basic Saw Operat ion s Mak in g Com m o n Sli de Com p ou nd Cut s There ar e t wo type s o f cut s that can be made with the sli de com pou nd m it er saw; 1. Sli de Cutt i ng a. Th e s lide l ock k no b is left lo ose, t he cutting head is pulled towards the oper at or , th e sa wbl ade i s low ered i nt o the wor kpie ce and th en push ed to [...]

28 Basic Sa w Oper ati ons (cont inu ed) Chop Cutting 1. Slide th e cutti ng hea d to t he r ear as far as it will go. 2. Lock slide lock k nob. 3. Positi on workpi ece on ta bl e and agai nst fence and secur e with c lamp as ap pro- pri ate. 4. T urn on sa w and lower blad e int o work- piece . 5. Af te r cu t i s c om ple te tu rn of f saw , allo[...]

29 Mit e r C ut When a miter cut is requi red, move the saw to the desire d angle. Move wi th the handle t o the miter angle to make the cu t. There are set t ings on the mi ter scal e for angles ( degrees) and c r own mol ding. NOTE: Remember to unl ock t he miter loc k lev er bef ore c hanging the mit er angl e. Miter Scale Usage V erni er M it e[...]

30 Comp ound Cu t When a compound cut is require d, selec t the de sired bev el an d mi ter posit ions. Cu t tin g C om p oun d M iters on Picture Fram es and Boxes A com pound m iter i s a cut requi rin g b oth a mit er sett ing an d be vel s etti ng. A com- pound m iter is used f or mak ing f rame s or boxes that have slopi ng sides and are wide [...]

31 Workpiece Clamp Usage W ARNING: A void thrown workpiec es. A v oid binding t he wo rk ag ain s t the b l ad e: - Alw ays ho ld or c lamp y our wo rk do wn t o t he saw . - D o no t hol d or cla m p t he wo rk- piece on both sides of the bla de. The blad e can throw a cut off piece i f you confine the wor kpiece on both sides of the bl ade . - Re[...]

32 Basic Saw Oper at ions (co nti nued) Workpiece Su pp ort Long piece s need ext ra su pport s. The support s shoul d be placed al ong the workpi ece so the wor kpiece do es not sag and your hand hol ding th e workpiec e is posit ioned 4” or m ore f rom the bl ade pat h. The support should le t the workpiec e lay fl at on the base a nd work tabl[...]

33 Ro ug h Cut ti ng A D ado By usi ng the de pt h adj ustment cam it is possib le to rough cut a dado as shown . On the outsid e of t he de pth adj us tment cam are a seri es of marks. Use these marks as a refer ence to hel p set th e blade to the cor rec t cutti ng dep t h. Afte r the t w o o utside c ut s ha ve be en co m - plete d the i nside m[...]

34 Basic Saw Oper at ions (co nti nued) Cutting Crown Moldings Y ou r compoun d mit er saw does an excel- lent job of cut ting crown moldin g. How- ever , in orde r to fit prop er ly , c rown molding must be cut with extr eme accu- rac y . T wo Methods of Cutti ng Crown Molding Crown mol ding m ay eit her b e c ut ( 1) fl at on the mi ter saw t a b[...]

35 Cutting Cr own Molding An gled t o the T able an d Fence The advant age of c utt i ng cro wn moldi ng in thi s posi tion i s tha t no bevel set ti ng is requir ed. Small chang es i n the mit er angle can be made wit hou t aff ecting the bevel angle. When using t his metho d the saw can be quick l y and easi ly adjusted f or corner s that are not[...]

36 Basic Saw Oper at ions (co nti nued) Compound Miter Saw Miter and Bev el Angle Settings W all to Cr own Mo lding Ang l e: 52/38 degrees Cei ling Wal l W all Angle (deg .) Bevel Angle (deg .) Miter An gle (deg .) 60 43 .0 46.8 61 42 .8 46.3 62 42 .5 45.7 63 42 .2 45.1 64 41 .9 44.6 65 41 .7 44.0 66 41 .4 43.5 67 41 .1 42.9 68 40 .8 42.4 69 40 .5 [...]

37 W all to Cr own Mold ing Ang l e: 45 degr ees Ceil ing Wa l l W all Angle (deg .) Bevel Angle (deg .) Miter An gle (deg .) 60 37 .8 50.8 61 37 .5 50.2 62 37 .3 49.6 63 37 .1 49.1 64 36 .8 48.5 65 36 .6 48.0 66 36 .4 47.4 67 36 .1 46.9 68 35 .9 46.4 69 35 .6 45.8 70 35 .4 45.3 71 35 .1 44.8 72 34 .9 44.2 73 34 .6 43.7 74 34 .4 43.2 75 34 .1 42.7 [...]

38 L ase r S y st em Mounti ng the L aser S ystem W ARNING : T o redu ce the ri sk of injur y from u nexpected st arting, unp lug the saw wh ene ver you are r emoving o r inst a lling the blade. NOTE: See “Insta l li ng or Removing Blade” section of thi s m anual for more in for mati on. 1. Unplug the saw from the outl et. 2. Rota te the l ower[...]

39 6. Remove the arbo r screw , arbor was her , and ou ter b l ade c ollar . NOTE: The Exactl ine™ Laser System will re place the out er blade coll ar . Reta in the ou ter bl ade col lar , a rbor screw and blade washer to oper ate the saw when the laser sys tem is not mounted. 7. Place the l aser syst em ont o th e s aw arbor , al igni ng the dou[...]

40 L ase r S yst e m (c on tin ue d ) Ope rat io n DANGE R: Laser radiation. A v oid dire ct eye ex posure. When the sa w is “ON” and the bl ade is in it s h ighest posi tion, the laser s ystem wil l show up on your work piece as a red col - ored b roken l ine. T hi s r ed bro ken line will assist you in l i ning up t he cu t mark on t he workp[...]

41 Changing Batter ies W ARNING : T o redu ce the ri sk of injur y from u nexpected st arting, unp lug the saw wh ene ver you are r emoving o r inst a lling the blade. 1. Remov e the Exactline™ Laser Sys tem from th e saw. 2. Remo ve the tw o P hilli ps s cre ws on the back si de of the las er syste m and tak e of f the back cov er. 3. Remov e th[...]

42 Ma int e nanc e a nd Lu br ica ti on Main tena nc e DANGE R: Never put lubricant s on the blade while it is spinning. W ARNING : T o redu ce the ri sk of injur y from u nexpected st arting or e lectrical shock, u nplug the pow er c ord b efore w orking on the sa w . W ARNING : For your safet y , thi s saw is double i nsulat ed. T o avo id e lec [...]

43 Lubrication Ball Bearings All the motor bea rings i n this tool are lubri- cated wit h a suf fic ient amoun t of high grade lub ricant for the l ife of the uni t, theref or e, no furt her lubri catio n is requir ed. Infre quent Lubricat ion as Required 1. Appl y autom oti ve type oil di re ctly on slid e t ubes . It wi ll be p ic ked up a nd dis[...]

44 Acces sories Recomm ended Accesso ries Item SKU No. Mi ter Sa w U tili ty V eh icle . .. ..... ... ... A C994 0 Do n ot use any a ccessor y u nless you have r eceived an d r ead com plet e in struc- tions for it s use. W ARNING : T o reduce the risk of injur y from u nsafe acce ssories, use on ly access ories recom - mended. Basic Blade Requi re[...]

45 Tr ou bl es ho otin g Guide Gen eral Problem Probable Cause Suggested Corr ective Act ion Bl ad e hi ts ta ble . 1. Misalign me nt 1. G et aut hor ized Serv ice. An gl e of cu t not acc u- rate . 1. Misalign ment 1. See “Alig nm ent ” secti on. Ca n’t m ove m iter adju stment 1. Sawdust unde r tabl e 1. V a cuum or blow o ut dust. Wear Eye[...]

46 Tr ou bl es ho otin g G uid e (cont i nu ed ) Mot or Wirin g Diagra m T r ou ble S ho oting o f Bra ke by Quali fied Ser vice Pers on On ly 1. Che ck com m ut ati on at no load. If there is a heavy sparki ng which fol l ows the curv ature of the commut at or: rep lace the armat ure. 2. T o c ontinu e tro uble s hoot ing, now unplu g the power co[...]

47 Notes[...]

48 Repair Parts Par t s List For RIDGID 12" Slide Compo und Miter S aw Model No. MS129 0LZ 0 RIDGID part s are available on-line at www.ridgidp arts.com Figu re 1 41 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 44 45 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 56 57 58 59 60 63 66 67 68[...]

49 Repair Parts Parts List F or RIDGI D 12" Compou nd Miter S aw Model No. MS129 0LZ 0 RIDGID part s are available on-line at www.ridgidp arts.com Figu re 1 Always o r der by p art number - n ot by key number * S tandard Hard ware Item - May be pur chase d loc ally . ‡ CAUTION: See mechanical assembly caution on p ag e 56. • W ARNING: See [...]

50 Repair Parts Parts List F or RIDGI D 12" Compou nd Miter S aw Model No. MS129 0LZ 0 RIDGID part s are available on-line at www.ridgidp arts.com Figure 2 - Base/T able Assembly Always order by pa rt number - Not by key number * S tandard Hard ware Item - May be pur chase d loc ally . Key No. Part No. Des cri ptio n 1 2 3 4 5 6 8186 56 8301 3[...]

51 Repair Parts Parts List F or RIDGI D 12" Compou nd Miter S aw Model No. MS129 0LZ 0 RIDGID part s are available on-line at www.ridgidp arts.com Figure 3 - T able Assembly Always order by pa rt number - Not by key number * S tandard Hard ware Item - May be pur chase d loc ally . 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 12 13 8 8 8 8 [...]

52 Repair Parts Parts List F or RIDGI D 12" Compou nd Miter S aw Model No. MS129 0LZ 0 RIDGID part s are available on-line at www.ridgidp arts.com Figure 4 - Base A ssembly Always order by pa rt number - Not by key number * S tandard Hard ware Item - May be pur chase d loc ally . Key No. Part No . Des cri ptio n 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8299 97 8301 66 8[...]

53 Repair Parts Parts List F or RIDGI D 12" Compou nd Miter S aw Model No. MS129 0LZ 0 RIDGID part s are available on-line at www.ridgidp arts.com Figure 5 - Pivot Assembly Always order by pa rt number - Not by key number * S tandard Hard ware Item - May be pur chase d loc ally . • W ARNING : See electrical warning on p age 54. 2 3 4 5 6 8 9[...]

54 Repair Parts Parts List F or RIDGI D 12" Compou nd Miter S aw Model No. MS129 0LZ 0 RIDGID part s are available on-line at www.ridgidp arts.com Figure 6 - T ube Pivot Assembly Always order by pa rt number - Not by key number * S tandard Hard ware Item - May be pur chase d loc ally . Ke y No. P art No. Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 — 8300 18 830[...]

55 Repair Parts Parts List F or RIDGI D 12" Compou nd Miter S aw Model No. MS129 0LZ 0 RIDGID part s are available on-line at www.ridgidp arts.com Figure 7 - Pivot Sub Assembly Always or der by Par t Number - Not by Key Number * S tandard har dware ite m - May be purchas ed l o cal ly . Key No. Part N o. Des cri pt ion 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 — 8301[...]

56 Repair Parts Parts List F or RIDGI D 12" Compou nd Miter S aw Model No. MS129 0LZ 0 RIDGID part s are available on-line at www.ridgidp arts.com Figure 8 - Arm Guard Assembly ‡ Always order by pa rt number - Not by key number * S tandard har dware ite m - May be purchas ed l o cal ly . ‡ CAUTION: See Mechanical A ssembly Caution below. ?[...]

57 Repair Parts Parts List F or RIDGI D 12" Compou nd Miter S aw Model No. MS129 0LZ 0 RIDGID part s are available on-line at www.ridgidp arts.com Figure 9 - Lower Guard Asse m bly ‡ • Always order by pa rt number - Not by key number * S tandard Hard ware Item - May be pur chase d loc ally . ‡ CAUTION: See mechanical assembly caution on [...]

58 Repair Parts Parts List F or RIDGI D 12" Compou nd Miter S aw Mo del No. M S12900 RIDGID part s are available on-line at www.ridgidp arts.com Figure 10 - Motor Assembly • Always order by pa rt number - Not by key number • W ARNING: Any attempt to rep a ir or replace electrical p art s on this unit may create a hazard unless repair is do[...]

59 Notes[...]

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