Ryobi TS1343L, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...ngineered and manufactured to our 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 your purchase ...

Page 2: ...Batteries are warranted for two years HOW TO GET SERVICE Just return the power tool properly packaged and postage prepaid to an Authorized Service Center You can obtain the location of the Service Center nearest you by contacting a service representative at One World Technologies Inc P O Box 1207 Anderson SC 29622 1207 by calling 1 800 525 2579 or by logging on to www ryobitools com When you reque...

Page 3: ...LASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS Everyday eyeglasses have only impact resistant lenses they are NOT safety glasses 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 DO NOT OVERREACH Keep proper footing and balance at all times MAINTAIN TOOLS WITH CARE Keep tools sharp and clean for better and safer performance Follow inst...

Page 4: ... up to full speed before starting cut NEVER cut more than one piece at a time DO NOT STACK more than one workpiece on the saw table at a time MAKE SURE THE MITER TABLE AND SAW ARM BEVEL FUNCTION ARE LOCKED IN POSITION BEFORE OPERATING YOUR SAW Lock the miter table by securely tightening the miter lock levers Lock the saw arm bevel function by securely tightening the bevel lock knob NEVER USE A LEN...

Page 5: ...ation ALWAYS STAY ALERT Do not allow familiarity gained from frequent use of the saw to cause a careless mistake ALWAYS REMEMBER that a careless frac tion of a second is sufficient to inflict severe injury IF THE POWER SUPPLY CORD IS DAMAGED it must be replaced only by the manufacturer or by an authorized service center to avoid risk MAKESURETHEWORKAREAHASAMPLELIGHTING to see the work and that no ...

Page 6: ...fety Failure to keep your hands away from the blade will result in serious personal injury Wet Conditions Alert min Per Minute Class II Construction no No Load Speed Alternating Current min Minutes Hz Hertz A Amperes V Volts Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to comply with ANSI Z87 1 The following signal words and meanings are intended to explain the levels of risk associated wit...

Page 7: ... before each use If damaged replace immediately Never use tool with a damaged cord since touching the damaged area could cause electrical shock resulting in serious injury ELECTRICAL DOUBLE INSULATION Double insulation is a concept in safety in electric power tools which eliminates the need for the usual three wire grounded power cord All exposed metal parts are isolated from the internal metal mo...

Page 8: ... 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 device which when properly installed and maintained is designed to stop the workpiece from being kicked back toward the front of the saw during a ripping operation Arbor The shaft on which a blade or cutting ...

Page 9: ...45 Bevel 0 Maximum nominal lumber sizes 2 x 4 Cutting Capacity with Miter at 0 Bevel 45 Maximum nominal lumber sizes 2 x 6 Cutting Capacity with Miter at 45 Bevel 45 Maximum nominal lumber sizes 2 x 4 Fig 1 LOWER BLADE GUARD D HANDLE CARRYING HANDLE MITER LOCK HANDLE SWITCH TRIGGER NO HANDS ZONE LABEL NO HANDS ZONE BOUNDARY LINE MITER SCALE UPPER BLADE GUARD MITER FENCE BEVEL LOCK KNOB THROAT PLAT...

Page 10: ... the saw One end of the wrench is a phillips screwdriver and the other end is a hex key Use the hex key end when installing or removing blade and the phillips end when removing or loosening screws A storageareaforthebladewrenchislocatedinthesaw sbase D HANDLE CARRYING HANDLE See Figure 2 For convenience when carrying or transporting the miter saw from one place to another a D handle carrying handl...

Page 11: ...SPINDLE LOCK BUTTON See Figure 3 The spindle lock button locks the spindle stopping the blade from rotating Depress and hold the lock button while install ing changing or removing blade SWITCH TRIGGER See Figure 4 To prevent unauthorized use of the compound miter saw disconnect it from the power supply and lock the switch in the off position To lock the switch install a padlock not included throug...

Page 12: ...listed might be hazardous and could cause serious personal injury The following items are included with the tool Miter Lock Handle Dust Bag Work Clamp Blade Wrench AAA Batteries Operator s Manual Fig 6 BLADE WRENCH MITER LOCK HANDLE WORK CLAMP DUST BAG AAA BATTERIES ...

Page 13: ...tipping sliding or walking is noted secure the workbench to the floor before operating UNPACKING This product requires assembly Carefully lift saw from the carton by the carrying handle and the saw base and place it on a level work surface WARNING Do not use this product if any parts on the Loose Parts List are already assembled to your product when you unpack it Parts on this list are not assembl...

Page 14: ... emptying simply reverse the above procedure WORK CLAMP See Figure 10 The work clamp provides greater control by clamping the workpiece to the fence or the miter table It also prevents the workpiece from creeping toward the saw blade This is very helpful when cutting compound miters Depending on the cutting operation and the size of the workpiece it may be necessary to use a C clamp instead of the...

Page 15: ...aser line and the mark with the blade at the up permost position Once both lines are in alignment do not move the workpiece Removethepadlockthenplugthesawintothepowersource Make several practice cuts on different styles and thickness of material Repeat the steps above as necessary Removing Your Mark Position the laser line near the left edge of your mark on the work surface in order to remove the ...

Page 16: ...NING 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 Fit saw blade inside lower blade guard and onto spindle The blade teeth point downward at the front of saw as shown in figure 14 Replace outer blade washer The double D flats on the blade washers align with the flats on the spindle De...

Page 17: ...re flat on the miter table Place one leg of the square against the fence Place the other leg of the square beside the throat plate in the miter table The edge of the square and the throat plate in the miter table should be parallel as shown in figure 15 If the edge of the framing square and the throat plate in the miter table are not parallel as shown in figures 16 and 17 adjustments are needed Us...

Page 18: ... the front or back edge of the saw blade angles away from the square as shown in figures 20 and 21 adjust ments are needed Loosen the socket head screws that secure the miter fence to the miter table Rotate the miter fence left or right until the saw blade is parallel with the square Retighten the screws securely and recheck the blade to fence alignment The saw has two scale indicators one on the ...

Page 19: ...om of the saw blade angles away from the square as shown in figures 24 and 25 adjustments are needed Loosen bevel lock knob Adjust positive stop adjustment screw to bring saw blade intoalignmentwiththesquare See PositiveStopAdjust ment in the Adjustment section Retighten bevel lock knob Recheck blade to table align ment NOTE The above procedure can be used to check blade squareness of the saw blad...

Page 20: ...y before making a cut Failure to do so could result in movement of the control arm or miter table while making a cut WARNING To avoid serious personal injury keep hands outside the no hands zone at least 3 in from blade Never per form any cutting operation freehand without holding workpiece against the fence The blade could grab the workpiece if it slips or twists CUTTING WITH YOUR COMPOUND MITER ...

Page 21: ... 27 28 A bevel cut is made by cutting across the grain of the workpiece with the blade angled to the workpiece A straight bevel cut is made with the miter table set at the zero degree position and the blade set at an angle between 0 and 45 Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height Loosenthemiterlockhandle Rotatethemiterlockhandle approximately one half turn to the left to loosen Pr...

Page 22: ...l settings to obtain the desired cut The firstanglesettingshouldbecheckedaftersettingthesecond angle since adjusting the second angle affects the first Once the two correct settings for a particular cut have been obtained always make a test cut in scrap material before making a finish cut in good material Pull out the lock pin and lift saw arm to its full height Loosenthemiterlockhandle Rotatethem...

Page 23: ...y lower the blade into and through the workpiece Releasetheswitchtriggerandallowthesawbladetostop rotating before raising the blade out of workpiece Wait until the electric brake stops blade from turning before removing the workpiece from miter table TO SUPPORT LONG WORKPIECES See Figure 31 Long workpieces need extra supports Supports should be placed along the workpiece so it does not sag The sup...

Page 24: ...4 59 M 34 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 ...

Page 25: ...our miter saw CUTTING CROWN MOLDING The compound miter saw does an excellent job of cutting crown molding In general compound miter saws do a bet ter job of cutting crown molding than any other tool made In order to fit properly crown molding must be compound mitered with extreme accuracy The two contact surfaces on a piece of crown molding that fit flat against the ceiling and the wall of a room ...

Page 26: ...of molding against fence 2 Miter table set left 31 62 3 Save left end of cut Left side outside corner 1 Bottom edge of molding against fence 2 Miter table set left 31 62 3 Save right end of cut Right side outside corner 1 Top edge of molding against fence 2 Miter table set right 31 62 3 Save right end of cut 33 85 33 85 33 85 33 85 CUTTING WARPED MATERIAL See Figures 33 34 When cutting warped mate...

Page 27: ... BEVEL PIVOT ADJUSTMENT Thecompoundmitersawshouldbeveleasilybyloosening the bevel lock knob and tilting the saw arm to the left Ifmovementistightorifthereisplayinthepivot havesaw repaired at your nearest RYOBI AUTHORIZEDSERVICE CENTER DEPTH STOP The depth stop limits the blade s downward travel It allows the blade to go below the miter table enough to maintain full cutting capacities The depth sto...

Page 28: ... secure a piece of scrap wood Plug the saw into the power source and make a slight cut to score the wood Release the switch trigger and allow the saw blade to stop rotating before raising the blade Raise the saw arm Unplug the saw To adjust the laser loosen the laser adjustment screw using the Phillips end of the supplied blade wrench NOTE When properly aligned the laser should be on the left edge...

Page 29: ...g this tool for extended work on these types of materials However if you do work with any of these materials it is extremely important to clean the tool using compressed air LUBRICATION All of the bearings in this tool are lubricated with a sufficient amount of high grade lubricant for the life of the unit under normal operating conditions Therefore no further lubrica tion is required BRUSH REPLAC...

Page 30: ...AL 10 in Compound Miter Saw TS1343L Double Insulated ONE WORLD TECHNOLOGIES INC 1428 Pearman Dairy Road Anderson SC 29625 Phone 1 800 525 2579 www ryobitools com Ryobi is a registered trademark of Ryobi Limited used under license WARNING Some dust created by power sanding sawing grinding drilling and other construction activities contains chemicals known to cause cancer birth defects or other repr...