RIDGID TS 2400 manual Safety Instructions For Table Saw, Before Using The Saw

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Safety Instructions For Table Saw

Safety is a combination of common sense, staying alert and knowing how your table saw works. Read this manual to understand this table saw.

Safety Signal Words

DANGER: means if the safety infor- mation is not followed someone will be seriously injured or killed.

WARNING: means if the safety infor- mation is not followed someone

could be seriously injured or killed.

CAUTION: means if the safety infor- mation is not followed someone may be injured.

Before Using The Saw

WARNING: Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities contains chemicals known (to the State of California) to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are:

Lead from lead-based paints

•Crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products, and

•Arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber.

Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure to these chemicals: work in a well venti- lated area, and work with approved safety equipment, such as those dust masks that are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of mistakes that could cause seri- ous, permanent injury, do not plug the table saw in until the fol- lowing steps have been satisfac- torily completed.

•Completely align and align saw (See “Alignment” section).

•Learn the use and function of the ON-OFF switch, blade guard, spreader, anti-kickback device, miter gauge, rip fence, table insert, blade elevation and blade bevel lock controls (See “Getting to Know Your Table Saw” section).

•Review and understand all safety instructions and operating proce- dures in this manual.

•Review the maintenance methods for this saw (See “Maintaining Your Table Saw” section)).

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Contents Page Table of Contents Before Using The Saw Safety Instructions For Table SawReduce the Risk of Dangerous Environment To reduce the risk of injury from unexpected saw movementInspect your saw Inspect your work area Inspect Your BladeInspect your workpiece Safety Instructions For Table SawsDress for safety Plan your workBefore freeing jammed material Reduce the Risk of Accidental StartingKeep Children Away Don’t Force ToolBefore Starting To reduce the risk of throwback of cut off piecesTo remove loose pieces beneath or trapped inside the guard Before Leaving The SawWhile Cutting Glossary of Terms for WoodworkingResin Push StickPush Block RabbetMotor Specifications and Electrical Requirements Motor Specifications and Electrical Requirements Extension Gauge Cord Length Wire SizesThermal Overload Protector Thermal Overload DeviceUnpacking 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 Guard Latches Blade Wrench Wing Nut Fence Miter Gauge Wrench/Blade StorageRip Fence Storage Miter Gauge StorageChecking Table Insert AlignmentTools Needed Remove Foam Motor SupportSquare Groove To check for parallelismMarked ToothSawblade Combination Miter GaugeAlignment Square Blade Pointer at Position Stopscrew Checking Blade Tilt, or Squareness of Blade to TableTo Check For Squareness, 90 Position If blade is square to tableTo check for alignment, 45 Position If blade is 45 to tableScale Screws Stopscrew Adjusting Rip Fence Guide Bars Aligning Rip Fence Guide BarsPages Rip Scale Hold Down Rip Fence Alignment Adjustment Aligning Sliding Table ExtensionCombination Square Rip Indicator Rip Fence Lock Lever AdjustmentAdjusting Rip Indicator Adjusting NutHex Locking Front Hex Nut Coupling Installing Blade GuardIf the sliding table extension moves when locked Checking Sliding Table ExtensionDo not loosen other screws. This Aligning Blade GuardWood Kerf Spreader BladeRemoving and Installing Sawblade Miter Gauge Alignment Blade Tilt Lock Nut Adjusting Bevel LockMarking Ind-I-Cut Using Marking the Ind-I-CutMounting Your Saw Workbench Mounting Using HardwareTable Saw Mounting Procedures Front of Table Saw Diagram of Workbench Mounting HolesSupporting 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 Crosscutting Using the Miter GaugeAdditional Safety Instructions for Crosscutting Basic Saw OperationsClamp Wood Block Cut Off Piece Repetitive CrosscuttingMiter Crosscutting Bevel CrosscuttingCompound Crosscutting Using the Rip Fence Additional Safety Instructions for Rip CutsWhile Thru sawing Ripping Once the trailing end is on the tableBlade Path Bevel Ripping Narrow Work Auxiliary Fence ClampPush Block Workpiece Auxiliary Fence Baffle Push Using Featherboards for Thru SawingMight otherwise pinch the blade Kerf and cause a kickbackUsing Featherboards for Non-Thru Sawing Kickback Install blade guard immediatelyUsing Carbide Tipped Blades ResawingDado InsertSaw Arbor DadoingPloughing and Molding RabbetingMolding Auxiliary Fence MoldingMaintenance Adjusting Nylon Set ScrewMaintaining Your Table Saw SKU No Ridgid Recommends the Following AccessoriesReplacing Carbon Brushes LubricationTroubleshooting GeneralTrouble 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