Ryobi TS1553- Manuals

7 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 motor components with protecting insulation. Double insulated tools do...

8 GLOSSARy OF TERMS Non-Through CutsAny cutting operation where the blade does not extend completely through the thickness of the workpiece.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 h...

9 FEATURES Fig. 1 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Arbor ......................................................................... 5/8 in.Blade Inner Washer ..................................................... 1 in.Blade Diameter .......................................................... 12 in.No Load Speed ...

11 FEATURES POSITIVE STOPS ON MITER TABLE Positive stops have been provided at 0°, 15°, 22-1/2°, 31.62°, and 45°. The 0°, 15°, 22-1/2°, 31.62°, and 45° positive stops have been provided on both the left and right side of the miter table. BEVEL LOCK KNOB The bevel lock knob securely locks your compou...

12 LOOSE PARTS 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 Lock Handle  Dust Bag  Work Clamp  Blade Wrench  Operator’s Manual bLade wrench ...

13 ASSEMBLy trace hoLes at these Locations For hoLe pattern WARNING: Do not attempt to modify this tool or create accessories not recommended for use with this tool. Any such altera- tion or modification is misuse and could result in a hazard- ous condition leading to possible serious personal injur...

14 Miter Lock handLe Miter tabLe ASSEMBLy MITER LOCK HANDLE See Figure 8. To install the miter lock handle, place the threaded stud on the end of the miter lock handle into the threaded hole in the control arm under miter table. Turn clockwise to tighten. DUST BAG See Figure 9. A dust bag is provide...

15 ASSEMBLy TO INSTALL / REPLACE THE BLADE See Figures 11 - 12. WARNING: A 12 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. Larger blades will come in contact with the blade guards, while t...

16 ASSEMBLy Fig. 13 view oF Miter tabLe sQuare with Fence Miter Lock pLate Miter Lock handLe Miter tabLe throat pLate FraMing 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 i...

17 ASSEMBLy SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE FENCE See Figures 17 - 19.  Unplug the saw.  Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock pin to hold the saw arm in transport position.  Loosen the miter lock handle approximately one-half turn.  Lift and hold the miter lock plate then rotate the m...

18 ASSEMBLy scaLe indicator Miter scaLe indicator screw beveL scaLe SQUARING THE BLADE TO THE MITER TABLE See Figures 20 - 23.  Unplug the saw.  Pull the saw arm all the way down and engage the lock pin to hold the saw arm in transport position.  Loosen the miter lock handle approximately one-hal...

19 OPERATION 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 result in objects bei...

20 OPERATION  Lift and hold the miter lock plate then rotate the miter table until the pointer aligns with zero on the miter scale.  Release the miter lock plate. NOTE: You can quickly locate 0°, 15°, 22-1/2°, left or right, 31.62° and 45° left or right by releasing the miter lock plate as you rot...

21 OPERATION  Loosen the bevel lock knob and move the saw arm to the left to the desired bevel angle.  Bevel angles can be set from 0° to 45°.  Align the indicator point for the desired angle.  Once the saw arm has been set at the desired angle, securely tighten the bevel lock knob.  Place the ...

22 OPERATION  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 b...

23 OPERATION 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 Gi...

24 OPERATION When setting the bevel and miter angles for compound 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 ...

25 OPERATION wrong WARNING: To avoid a kickback and to avoid serious personal injury, never position the concave edge of bowed or warped material against the fence. CLAMPING WIDE WORKPIECES See Figure 34. When cutting wide workpieces, such as 2 in. x 6 in., boards should be clamped with a C-clamp as...

26 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 component...

27 MAINTENANCE WARNING: When servicing, use only identical replacement parts. Use of any other parts may create a hazard or cause product damage. WARNING: Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields during power tool operation or when blowing dust. If operation is dusty, also wear...

983000-9417-16-09 (REV:01) TS1553 OPERATOR’S MANUAL 10 in. Compound Miter Saw TS1553 - Double Insulated • SERVICE Now that you have purchased your tool, should a need ever exist for repair parts or service, simply contact your nearest Authorized Service Center. Be sure to provide all pertinent facts...