RIDGID TS 2400 manual Maintaining Your Table Saw, Maintenance, Adjusting Nylon Set Screw

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Maintaining Your Table Saw

Maintenance

WARNING: For your own safety, turn switch “OFF” and remove plug from power source outlet before maintaining or lubricating your saw.

•Do not allow sawdust to accumulate inside the saw. Frequently blow out any dust that may accumulate inside the saw cabinet and the motor.

•Clean your cutting tools with a gum and pitch remover.

•The cord and the tool should be wiped with a dry clean cloth to prevent deteri- oration from oil and grease.

•A coat of furniture paste wax applied to the table will help to keep the surface clean and allow workpieces to slide more freely.

•If the power cord is worn, cut, or dam- aged in any way, have it replaced immediately.

Anti-Kickback Pawls

Make sure the teeth of the anti-kickback

pawls are always sharp. To sharpen:

1.Remove blade guard.

2.Rotate pawl toward rear of spreader so that teeth are above top of spreader.

Anti-Kickback

Pawl

Spreader

Round

File

Teeth

3.Hold spreader with left hand and place pawl over corner of workbench as shown.

4.Using a small round file (smooth cut) sharpen the teeth.

5.Reinstall blade guard.

Adjusting Nylon Set Screw

If the sawblade has a very slight amount of lateral movement (left-right movement), or if the sawblade is elevated and tends to lower itself slightly, the nylon set screw needs to be tightened.

1.Bevel the sawblade to 45°.

2.Locate the 10-32 x 3/4 nylon set screw and nut. Reference service key #27 & 28 page 48. See illustration.

3. Turn the nut counterclockwise	to
loosen.
4. Tighten the set screw.
5. Retighten the nut.	Nylon Screw
6. Bevel the sawblade back to 90°.	Nylon Screw
	and Nut
	Bottom View of Saw

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Contents Page Table of Contents Safety Instructions For Table Saw Before Using The SawReduce the Risk of Dangerous Environment To reduce the risk of injury from unexpected saw movementInspect your saw Inspect Your Blade Inspect your work areaPlan your work Safety Instructions For Table SawsDress for safety Inspect your workpieceDon’t Force Tool Reduce the Risk of Accidental StartingKeep Children Away Before freeing jammed materialBefore Leaving The Saw To reduce the risk of throwback of cut off piecesTo remove loose pieces beneath or trapped inside the guard Before StartingGlossary of Terms for Woodworking While CuttingRabbet Push StickPush Block ResinMotor Specifications and Electrical Requirements Motor Specifications and Electrical Requirements Thermal Overload Device Wire SizesThermal Overload Protector Extension Gauge Cord LengthUnpacking and Checking Contents Getting to Know Your Table Saw Lever...Locks the sliding table exten- sion Key Switch Table...provides working surface to support workpiecesSawdust Ejection Port Miter Gauge Storage Wrench/Blade StorageRip Fence Storage Guard Latches Blade Wrench Wing Nut Fence Miter GaugeRemove Foam Motor Support AlignmentTools Needed Checking Table InsertCombination Miter Gauge To check for parallelismMarked ToothSawblade Square GrooveAlignment If blade is square to table Checking Blade Tilt, or Squareness of Blade to TableTo Check For Squareness, 90 Position Square Blade Pointer at Position StopscrewTo 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 Adjusting Nut Rip Fence Lock Lever AdjustmentAdjusting Rip Indicator Rip IndicatorChecking Sliding Table Extension Installing Blade GuardIf the sliding table extension moves when locked Hex Locking Front Hex Nut CouplingKerf Spreader Blade Aligning Blade GuardWood Do not loosen other screws. ThisRemoving and Installing Sawblade Miter Gauge Alignment Marking the Ind-I-Cut Adjusting Bevel LockMarking Ind-I-Cut Using Blade Tilt Lock NutFront of Table Saw Diagram of Workbench Mounting Holes Workbench Mounting Using HardwareTable Saw Mounting Procedures Mounting Your SawWorkbench Mounting Using C Clamps Supporting Table Saw with SawhorsesSafety Instructions for Basic Saw Operations Before Each Use Inspect your sawPlan your cut Whenever Sawblade Is Spinning Work Feed Devices Push Stick Push Block For Use with Auxiliary FenceAuxiliary Fence Fence Facing Basic Saw Operations Using the Miter GaugeAdditional Safety Instructions for Crosscutting CrosscuttingRepetitive Crosscutting Clamp Wood Block Cut Off PieceMiter 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 Kerf and cause a kickback Using Featherboards for Thru SawingMight otherwise pinch the blade PushUsing Featherboards for Non-Thru Sawing Resawing Install blade guard immediatelyUsing Carbide Tipped Blades KickbackDadoing Dado InsertSaw ArborRabbeting Ploughing and MoldingMolding Molding Auxiliary FenceMaintenance Adjusting Nylon Set ScrewMaintaining Your Table Saw Lubrication Ridgid Recommends the Following AccessoriesReplacing Carbon Brushes SKU NoTroubleshooting GeneralTrouble Probable Cause Remedy Motor Trouble Probable Cause RemedyRepair Parts Parts List for Ridgid 10 Inch Table Saw Model No. TS24001Always Order by Part Number not by Key Number Key DescriptionRepair Parts Parts List for Ridgid 10 Inch Table Saw Model TS24001 Key Description 827483 Cover BladeMiter Gauge Assembly Always Order by Part Number Not by Key Number DescriptionFence Assembly Guard Assembly Page Page Page RIDGID, INC Stock No. TS2400 Model No. TS24001 Serial No