Ryobi TS1141 manual

SA VE THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE Y our miter saw has been engineered and manufactur ed to our high standard for dependability , ease of operation, and operator safety . When properly car ed for , it will give you years of rugged, trouble-free performance. WARNING: T o r educe the risk of injury , the user must read and understand the operator[...]

2  Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2  W arranty .....................................................................................................................................................[...]

3 GENERAL SAFETY RULES WARNING: Read and understand all instructions. Failur e to follow all instructions listed below , may result in electric shock, fire and/or serious personal injury . READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS  KNOW YOUR POWER TOOL. Re ad th e oper at or’ s man ual carefully . Lear n the applications and limitations as well as the specific po[...]

4 GENERAL SAFETY RULES  NEVER USE IN AN EXPLOSIVE A TMOSPHERE. Normal sparking of the motor could ignite fumes.  INSPECT TOOL CORDS PERIODICALL Y . I f damaged, have repair ed by a qualified service technician at an authorized service facility . Repair or replace a damaged or worn cor d immediately . Stay constantly aware of cord location and[...]

5 SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES  NEVER hand hold a workpiece that is too small to be clamped. Keep hands clear of the cutting area.  NEVER reach behind, under , or within three inches of the blade and its cutting path with your hands and fingers for any reason.  NEVER reach to pick up a workpiece, a piece of scrap, or anything else that is in or n[...]

6 SYMBOLS Some of the following symbols may be used on this tool. Please study them and learn their meaning. Pr oper interpretation of these symbols will allow you to operate the tool better and safer . Read Operator’ s Manual Safety Alert No Hands Symbol SYMBOL NAME DESIGNA TION/EXPLANA TION V oltage Current Frequency (cycles per second) Time T [...]

7 ELECTRICAL DOUBLE INSULA TION Doubl e insu lation is a concept in safe ty in electri c power tools, which eliminates the need for the usual three-wire grounded power cord. All exposed metal parts are isolated from the internal metal motor components with protecting insulation. Double insulated tools do not need to be grounded. WARNING: The double[...]

8 GLOSSAR Y OF TERMS Push Blocks (for jointer planers) Device used to feed the workpiece over the jointer planer cutterhead during any operation. This aid helps keep the operator’ s hands well away from the cutterhead. Push Blocks (for table saws) Device used to hold the workpiece during cutting opera- tions. This aid helps keep the operator’ s[...]

9 FEA TURES Fig. 1 PRODUCT SPECIFICA TIONS Arbor ......................................................................... 5/8 in. Blade Diameter ...................................................... 7-1/4 in. No Load Speed .................................... 5,800 r/min. (RPM) Input .................................. 120 V , 60 Hz, AC only , 9 A[...]

10 FEA TURES Fig. 3 KNOW YOUR COMPOUND MITER SA W See Figure 1. The safe use of this product requires an understanding of the information on the tool and in this operator’ s manual as well as a knowledge of the project you are attempting. Before use of this product, familiarize yourself with all operating features and safety rules. 9 AMP MOTOR Th[...]

11 FEA TURES SPINDLE LOCK BUTTON See Figure 3. The spindle lock button locks the spindle stopping the blade fr om rotating. Depress and hold the lock button while installing, changing, or removing blade. SWITCH TRIGGER See Figure 4. The saw will not start until you depr ess the switch lock with your thumb then squeeze the switch trigger . T o preve[...]

12 LOOSE P ARTS LIST Fig. 6 WARNING: The use of attachments or accessories not listed might be hazardous and could cause serious personal injury . The following items are included with your compound miter saw:  Miter Saw Base  Miter Saw Head  Dust Bag  W ork Clamp work cLaMp dust bag bLade wrench aaa ba tteries beveL knob rear bracket/ [...]

13 ASSEMBL Y WARNING: Do not connect to power supply until assembly is complete. Failure to comply could result in accidental starting and possible serious personal injury . WARNING: Do not start the compound miter saw without checking for interfer ence between the blade and the miter fence. Damage could result to the blade if it strikes the miter [...]

14 ASSEMBL Y Fig. 8 WARNING: Always make sur e the compound miter saw is secur ely mo u nt e d to a w or k be n ch o r an a pp r o ve d w or ks t an d . Fa i lu r e to heed this warning can result in serious personal injury . MOUNTING THE MITER SAW BASE TO THE ST AND See Figure 8. If a stand was included with your miter saw , follow the in- structi[...]

15 WARNING: Assemble the saw head to the base befor e attempting to use the product. Using the saw head without first install- ing it to the base may result in serious personal injury . ASSEMBLING THE MITER SA W HEAD TO THE BASE See Figures 10 - 11. NOTE: If the miter saw you purchased is already factory assembled, proceed to the next section to in[...]

16 ASSEMBL Y DUST BAG See Figure 12. A dust bag is pr ovided for use on this miter saw . It fits over the exhaus t port on the upper blade guar d. T o instal l, squeeze the two metal clips to open the mouth of the bag and slide it on the exhaust port. Release the clips. The metal ring in the bag should lock in between the gr ooves on the exhaust po[...]

17 ASSEMBL Y DANGER: Las er rad iatio n. Avoid direct eye c ontac t with ligh t source. WARNING: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of pro- cedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposur e. ALIGNING THE LASER GUIDE LINE See Figure 15. Unplug the saw . Draw a line on the workpiece. When the laser guide[...]

18 note: before use, repLace screw and tighten secureL Y to prevent guard MoveMent ASSEMBL Y TO INST ALL/REPLACE THE BLADE See Figures 16 - 17. WARNING: A 7-1/4 in. blade is the maximum blade capacity of the saw . Never use a blade that is too thick to allow outer blade washer to engage with the flats on the spindle. Lar ger blade s w ill come in c[...]

19 ASSEMBL Y Fig. 18 view of Miter t abLe square with fence Miter Lock Lever Miter t abLe throa t pLa te square NOTE: Many of the illustrations in this manual show only portions of the compound miter saw . This is intentional so that we can clearly show points being made in the illustra- tions. Never operate the saw without all guards securely in p[...]

20 ASSEMBL Y SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE FENCE See Figures 21 - 24.  Unplug the saw .  Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock pin to hold the saw arm in transport position.  Lift the miter lock lever .  Rotate the miter table until the pointer aligns with zero on the miter scale.  Push the miter lock lever down to lock t[...]

Miter t abLe square beveL Lock knob Miter fence bLade 21 ASSEMBL Y scaLe indica tor Miter scaLe indica tor screw beveL scaLe SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE MITER T ABLE See Figures 25 - 28.  Unplug the saw .  Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock pin to hold the saw arm in transport position.  Lift the miter lock lever .  Rot[...]

22 OPERA TION WARNING: Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you care- less. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict serious injury . WARNING: Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to comply with ANSI Z87.1. Failure to do so could r esult in objects being thrown into your eyes, r esulting in possib[...]

23 OPERA TION  NOTE: Y ou can qui ckl y loca te 0°, 15° , 22-1 /2 °, lef t or ri ght , 31.62° and 45° left or right as you r otate the contr ol arm. The miter table will seat itself in one of the positive stop index points, located in base.  Push the miter lock lever down to lock the miter table.  Place the workpiece flat on the miter[...]

24 OPERA TION  Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one edge securely against the fence. If the boar d 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 blade.  When cutting long pieces of lumber o[...]

25 0 OPERA TION  Place the workpiece flat on the miter table with one edge securely against the fence. If the boar d is warped, place the convex side against the fence. If the concave edge of a boar d is placed against the fence, the boar d could collapse on the blade at the end of the cut, jamming the blade.  When cutting long pieces of lumb[...]

26 OPERA TION 4 PITCH OF SIDE NUMBER OF SIDES 0° 6 M- 45.00° B- 0.00° 5° 10° 15° 20° 25° 30° 35° 40° 45° 50° 55° 60° 65° 70° 75° 80° 85° 90° 5 7 8 9 10 M- 36.00° B- 0.00° M- 30.00° B- 0.00° M- 25.71° B- 0.00° M- 22.50° B- 0.00° M- 20.00° B- 0.00° M- 18.00° B- 0.00° Each B (Bevel) and M (Miter) Setting is Given to th[...]

27 OPERA TION Whe n set ting the bevel and miter angl es for compou nd miters , remember that the settings are interdependent; changing one angle changes the other angle as well. Keep in mind that the angles for crown molding are very precise and difficult to set. Since it is very easy for these angles to shift, all settings should first be tested [...]

28 OPERA TION WARNING: T o avoid a kickback and to avoid serious personal injury , never position the concave edge of bowed or warped material against the fence. Bevel Angle T ype of Cut Setting Left side, inside corner 1. T op edge of molding against fence 2. Miter table set right 31.62° 3. Save left end of cut Right side, inside corner 1. Bottom[...]

29 ADJUSTMENTS WARNING: Before performing any adjustment, make sure the tool is unplugged from the power supply . Failure to heed this warning could result in serious personal injury . The compound miter saw has been adjusted at the factory for making very accurate cuts. However , some of the components might have been jarred out of alignment durin[...]

30 ADJUSTMENTS DANGER: Laser radiation. A void dir ect eye contact with light source. WARNING: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of pro- cedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposur e. TO ADJUST THE LASER GUIDE See Figure 40.  Use the work clamp or a C-clamp to secure a piece of scrap wood.  [...]

31 MAINTENANCE WARNING: When servicing, use only identical r eplacement parts. Use of any other parts may create a hazard or cause product damage. WARNING: Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to comply with ANSI Z87.1 during pr oduct operation. If operation is dusty , also wear a dust mask. GENERAL MAINTENANCE Avoid using solvents w[...]

987000-952 1-14-10 (REV :01) OPERA TOR’S MANUAL 7-1/4 in. Compound Miter Saw TS1141 - Double Insulated • SER VICE Now that you have purchased your tool, should a need ever exist for repair parts or service, simply contact your near est Authorized Service Center . Be sur e to pr ovide all pertinent facts when you call or visit. Please call 1-[...]