RIDGID Table Saw manual Adjusting Rip Fence Guide Bars, Aligning Rip Fence Guide Bars

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Adjusting Rip Fence Guide Bars

Aligning Rip Fence Guide Bars

1.Position rip fence over right end of main table. While holding up rear of rip fence engage front end of rip fence onto the front guide bar. Now lower rip fence down onto table.

2.Open owners manual so that 8 pages are separated from the rest of the book. Use these pages like a feeler gage to set the spacing between the bottom of the fence and the table top.

3.Rip fence should clear saw table sur- face just enough to allow eight pages to slide back and forth under rip fence. If rip fence is too high or too low, loosen the four nuts under the table and the screw that secures rip scale at front of main table. Release table lock, position fence inside table extension lock lever. Adjust front bar up and down as required. Wrench tighten front right nut only.

4.Adjust rear guide bar, as noted above. Wrench tighten rear right nut.

5.Reposition fence over left end main table.

6.Adjust front guide bar up or down as needed so the rip fence clears the saw table surface just enough to allow the 8 pages of the owners manual to slide back and forth underneath the rip fence. Wrench tighten the front left nut first and then the other remaining two nuts at the front of the main table.

7.Adjust rear guide bar, as noted above. Wrench tighten the rear left nut first then the other two nuts at the rear of the main table.

8.Slide fence left and right over main table to insure clearance.

9.Tighten rip scale hold down screw.

Owners Manual

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Rip Scale

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Contents Page Table of Contents Before Using The Saw Safety Instructions For Table SawTo reduce the risk of injury from unexpected saw movement Reduce the Risk of Dangerous EnvironmentInspect your saw Inspect your work area Inspect Your BladeDress for safety Safety Instructions For Table SawsPlan your work Inspect your workpieceKeep Children Away Reduce the Risk of Accidental StartingDon’t Force Tool Before freeing jammed materialTo remove loose pieces beneath or trapped inside the guard To reduce the risk of throwback of cut off piecesBefore Leaving The Saw Before StartingWhile Cutting Glossary of Terms for WoodworkingPush Block Push StickRabbet ResinMotor Specifications and Electrical Requirements Motor Specifications and Electrical Requirements Thermal Overload Protector Wire SizesThermal Overload Device Extension Gauge Cord LengthUnpacking and Checking Contents Getting to Know Your Table Saw Lever...Locks the sliding table exten- sion Table...provides working surface to support workpieces Key SwitchSawdust Ejection Port Rip Fence Storage Wrench/Blade StorageMiter Gauge Storage Guard Latches Blade Wrench Wing Nut Fence Miter GaugeTools Needed AlignmentRemove Foam Motor Support Checking Table InsertMarked ToothSawblade To check for parallelismCombination Miter Gauge Square GrooveAlignment To Check For Squareness, 90 Position Checking Blade Tilt, or Squareness of Blade to TableIf blade is square to table Square Blade Pointer at Position StopscrewIf blade is 45 to table To check for alignment, 45 PositionScale Screws Stopscrew Aligning Rip Fence Guide Bars Adjusting Rip Fence Guide BarsPages Rip Scale Hold Down Aligning Sliding Table Extension Rip Fence Alignment AdjustmentCombination Square Adjusting Rip Indicator Rip Fence Lock Lever AdjustmentAdjusting Nut Rip IndicatorIf the sliding table extension moves when locked Installing Blade GuardChecking Sliding Table Extension Hex Locking Front Hex Nut CouplingWood Aligning Blade GuardKerf Spreader Blade Do not loosen other screws. ThisRemoving and Installing Sawblade Miter Gauge Alignment Marking Ind-I-Cut Using Adjusting Bevel LockMarking the Ind-I-Cut Blade Tilt Lock NutTable Saw Mounting Procedures Workbench Mounting Using HardwareFront of Table Saw Diagram of Workbench Mounting Holes Mounting Your SawSupporting Table Saw with Sawhorses Workbench Mounting Using C ClampsBefore Each Use Inspect your saw Safety Instructions for Basic Saw OperationsPlan your cut Whenever Sawblade Is Spinning Work Feed Devices Push Block For Use with Auxiliary Fence Push StickAuxiliary Fence Fence Facing Additional Safety Instructions for Crosscutting Using the Miter GaugeBasic Saw Operations CrosscuttingClamp Wood Block Cut Off Piece Repetitive CrosscuttingBevel Crosscutting Miter CrosscuttingCompound Crosscutting Additional Safety Instructions for Rip Cuts Using the Rip FenceWhile Thru sawing Once the trailing end is on the table RippingBlade Path Auxiliary Fence Clamp Bevel Ripping Narrow WorkPush Block Workpiece Auxiliary Fence Baffle Might otherwise pinch the blade Using Featherboards for Thru SawingKerf and cause a kickback PushUsing Featherboards for Non-Thru Sawing Using Carbide Tipped Blades Install blade guard immediatelyResawing KickbackDado InsertSaw Arbor DadoingPloughing and Molding RabbetingMolding Auxiliary Fence MoldingAdjusting Nylon Set Screw MaintenanceMaintaining Your Table Saw Ofadfa=oÉÅçããÉåÇë=íÜÉ=cçääçïáåÖ=ÅÅÉëëçêáÉë General TroubleshootingTrouble Probable Cause Remedy Trouble Probable Cause Remedy MotorParts List for Ridgid 10 Inch Table Saw Model No. TS24001 Repair PartsKey Description Always Order by Part Number not by Key NumberRepair Parts Key Description 827483 Cover Blade Parts List for Ridgid 10 Inch Table Saw Model TS24001Always Order by Part Number Not by Key Number Description Miter Gauge AssemblyFence Assembly Guard Assembly Page Page Page Stock No. TS2400 Model No. TS24001 Serial No RIDGID, INC