RIDGID TS2410LS Adjustments, To Replace the Blade, See Figures 46, To install a standard blade

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ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING:

Before performing any adjustment, make sure the tool is unplugged from the power supply. Failure to heed this warning could result in seri- ous personal injury.

WARNING:

Blades coast after turn off. Possible serious injury can occur if hands come in contact with blade.

The table saw has been adjusted at the factory for making very accurate cuts. However, some of the components might have been jarred out of alignment during shipping. Also, over a period of time, readjustment will probably become necessary due to wear.

To avoid unnecessary set-ups and adjustments, a good practice is to check your setups carefully with a framing square and make practice cuts in scrap wood before making finish cuts in good workpieces. Do not start any adjustments until you have checked with a square and made test cuts to be sure adjustments are needed.

TO REPLACE THE BLADE

See Figures 46 - 47.

Unplug the saw.

Lower the saw blade, raise the blade guard, and remove the throat plate.

Make sure the bevel locking lever is securely pushed to the left. Raise the saw blade to its full height by turning the height/bevel adjusting handwheel clockwise.

Using the smaller open wrench, insert the flat open end into the flats on the arbor shaft.

Insert the closed end of the larger wrench over the hex nut. Holding both wrenches firmly, pull the larger wrench forward to the front of the machine. Make sure the arbor nut is securely tightened. Do not overtighten.

NOTE: Arbor shaft has left hand threads.

Check all clearances for free blade rotation. Refer to To Set the Rip Fence Indicator to the Blade in the Opera- tion section earlier in this manual. In cutting operations, the scale will be set to the side of the blade where the cut will be measured and made.

To replace the blade with an accessory blade, follow the instructions provided with the accessory.

LARGER

SMALLER

WRENCH

OPEN

 

WRENCH

Fig. 46

ARBOR SHAFT

OUTER BLADE

WASHER

ARBOR

NUT

INNER BLADE WASHER

Fig. 47

 

To install a standard blade:

Place the new blade on the arbor shaft (the teeth must point down toward the front of the saw to work properly).

Place the outer blade washer and the arbor nut over the blade arbor. Be sure the dome side of the outer blade washer faces out from the blade and that all items are snug against the arbor housing. Tighten securely.

Rotate the blade by hand to make sure it turns freely.

Lower the saw blade and reinstall the throat plate.

NOTE: Securely tighten throat plate screws. Do not allow the throat plate to bow up above the table surface.

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Contents OPERATOR’S Manual Introduction Table of Contents Guard Against Electrical Shock by Prevent General Safety Rules Blade Coasts After Being Turned OFF Specific Safety Rules Before Making a CUT, be Sure ALL Adjust Ments are Secure Specific Safety Rules Symbol Name DESIGNATION/EXPLANATION SymbolsSymbol Signal Meaning ServiceGrounding Instructions Speed and WiringElectrical Extension CordsGlossary of Terms Product Specifications FeaturesSee Figure Know Your Table SAWOperating Components Switch AssemblyTools Needed Loose Parts ListMounting Holes AssemblyUnpacking Release Lever Grips LEG Stand Center Brace To Open the LEG StandSee Figures 7 Wing To Store the Table SAW AccessoriesTo SECURE/LEVEL the SAW Wing NUTTo move the leg stand To Close the LEG Stand and Move the SAWSee Figures 12 To close the leg standSET Screws Removing Throat Plate To Check the Throat PlateTo REMOVE/REPLACE the Throat Plate To align the throat plate with the saw tableTo Install Blade Guard Assembly To Check SAW Blade InstallationANTI-KICKBACK Pawls HEX KEY HEX Head Bolt Spreader To Check and Align the Blade Guard AssemblyOperation Avoiding Kickback ApplicationsBasic Operation of the Table SAW Causes of KickbackCross CUT Types of CutsCutting Tips Featherboard HOW to Mount a FeatherboardHOW to Make a Featherboard Once the Ind-I-Cut is level To Change Blade DepthTo Change Blade Angle To USE the IND-I-CUT DiscBack RIP Fence To SET the RIP Fence Indicator to the BladeTo USE the MICRO-ADJUST Wheel on the RIP Fence To USE the RIP FenceTo Unlock To USE the Miter GaugeTo USE the Table Extension Stop PINBlade TOO Close to Miter Gauge Groove Heeling Paralleling the Blade to the Miter Gauge GrooveSee Figures 32 Right Miter Gauge Groove Combination Square Aligning ScrewsCross CUT Place Hands on Workpiece Miter Gauge Lock Knob Switch OFF Switch onMaking a Cross CUT See Figures 35Blade Making a RIP CUTMaking a Miter CUT RIP CUTViewed from the FRONT, below the Table SAW HEIGHT/BEVEL Adjusting HandwheelMaking a Bevel Cross CUT See Figures 39Making a Bevel RIP CUT Supports Large Panel CUT Making a Compound Bevel Miter CUTMaking a Large Panel CUT Making a NON-THROUGH CUT Dado CUT Making a Dado CUTSee Figures 46 AdjustmentsTo install a standard blade To Replace the BladeIf blade is not square to the table To SET the Bevel Indicator and Bevel Stops AT 0˚ and 45˚See Figures 48 If blade is square to the tableFlat Head Screw SET Screw To Adjust the Miter GaugeBlade AT 45˚ Position Screw Lock Knob Miter Gauge RODLocking Lever To Check and Adjust the Alignment RIP FenceHEX Head Bolt Adjusting NUT Locking Lever Back Rail See Figures 54Bevel Lock NUT Front HEX Coupling To Adjust the Bevel Locking LeverTo Adjust the Table Extension Checking the Table ExtensionLubrication MaintenanceGeneral Maintenance Nylon SET Screw AdjustmentBrush CAP Assembly AccessoriesBrush Replacement See To Check and Align the Blade Guard TroubleshootingBevel Stops at 0˚ and 45˚ Squaring See To Set the Bevel IndicatorSee To Adjust the Miter Gauge Adjustments sectionPage HOW to Obtain Service What is not Covered WarrantyDAY Satisfaction Guarantee Policy What is Covered Under the 3 Year Limited Service WarrantyModel No TS2410LS Serial No Customer Service Information