Ryobi OEM 202936001 Jigsaw Edge Guide Assembly P523 P5231

i have a old ryobi jigsaw-considered obsolete when i tried to get an edge guide for it from ryobi.after a whole lot of searching i found this item/company on amazon and decided to give them a try--just great--well made and most importantly it fit perfectly--no wiggle-no play between the slide bar and the guide slots. easy to read too. what also helped was reading other reviews- especially one that gave the slide bar dimensions.

Well made and fits MIlwaukee M12 and M12 FUEL Jig Saws fine with the addition of one or two M4-0.7x8 or 10mm screws (I use socket heads). I'm not sure it it fits M-18 Jig Saws as I don't have one.Some may question the use of a fence on a jig saw, but since Milwaukee put mounting slots in their base plates, I've been looking for something to stick in there. Found it.Beam was 0.346"/8.80mm wide by 0.125"/3.19mm thick.It may also work as a circle cutter with the careful addition of a hole for a small brad.The fence I received came with one Phillips head mounting screw that not only didn't fit my Milwaukees, it wouldn't fit any of my Metric or SAE thread gauges, but came closest to going into a M5-0.9, not a problem for me.

This will not fit a Ryobi saw. It’s too thick.

Fits Ryobi P5231 Jig Saw. Does not fit Ryobi P505B Circular Saw.

Fits perfectly into my corded JS481LG jig saw.As noted by other reviewers, the two slots in the base of the saw measure 5/16” wide by 1/8” high. The arm of the guide slides right into the slots.The required screws were NOT included, but two Metric M4-10 screws from my bench stock worked perfectly. Phillips head, not thumb screw, but they are the correct thread size and length for my jig saw and hold the guide arm firmly. Importantly, with the guide removed, the -10mm screw length bottoms firmly against the floor of the empty slots and do not vibrate loose during saw use.I measured the distance from the guide side of the jig saw blade to the outside edge of the guide side of the saw base and the scale on the arm corresponded exactly to my 6” rule. This suggests that the guide is (also?) designed for straight cuts.

Supplied screw too big

What did I like? I like the very legible white markings on the black background and I like how sturdy the products seem to be.What did I use it for? To keep my Ryobi jigsaw in a straight line.What did I not like? I did not like the fact that the set screw provided with the tool to lock it into position on the saw was the wrong size. It was supposed to be a metric M4-.7, meaning 4 mm in diameter with a length appropriate for securing the guide on the saw. The screw that was sent with it was an M5 which is the wrong diameter and it wasn't long enough to even touch the tool if I had been able to get it into the hole.Without that screw being correct, the tool is totally useless.Fortunately, Home Depot had the screws I needed, so I selected the M4-.7 10 mm long. I tested those screws in the tool holder at the front of the saw and they were perfect. They were also black, and being so small that means they are easily lost. So I grabbed a small jar of model airplane bright white paint and painted the top edge around the Allen wrench socket so it would be easy to find.Drives me nuts when a supplier can't match the appropriate fittings to the tools.

Much like my Skil circular saw, my Skil brushless jigsaw came with a slot for a rip fence (guide) but no rip fence was included. Unfortunately the circular saw slot is much larger than the jigsaw so the rip fence I bought for that saw did not fit the jigsaw. This guide was a cheap option that fits the Skil jigsaw well without too much extra space. The screw that comes with this guide did not fit the Skil jigsaw threads but that's no big deal as I had some hardware laying around which did fit.