RIDGID TS3650 manual Safety Instructions For Table Saw, Safety Signal Words 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 information is not followed someone will be seriously injured or killed.

WARNING: means if the safety information is not followed someone could be seriously injured or killed.

CAUTION: means if the safety information 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-bases 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 serious, permanent injury, do not plug the table saw in until the following steps have been satisfactorily completed.

•Completely assemble and align saw (See “Assembly” 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 tilt controls (See “Getting to Know Your Table Saw” section).

•Review and understand all safety

instructions and operating procedures in this manual.

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

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Contents TS3650 Table of Contents Safety Signal Words Before Using The Saw Safety Instructions For Table SawTo reduce the risk of injury from unexpected saw movement When Installing Or Moving The SawBefore Each Use Reduce the Risk of Dangerous EnvironmentInspect Your Blade Inspect your workpiece Dress for safetyPlan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands, Face and Ears Plan your workDon’t Force Tool Whenever Sawblade Is SpinningReduce the Risk of Accidental Starting Keep Children AwayAdditional Safety Instructions For Glossary of Terms for Woodworking Gum DadoFeatherboard FreehandMotor Specifications and Electrical Requirements Power Supply and Motor SpecificationsGeneral Electrical Connections Volt, 60 Hz. Tool Information Changing Motor Voltage Motor Thermal Overload Protector Wire SizesUnpacking and Checking Contents Operators Manuals List of Loose Parts Part Name QtyLoose Parts AssemblyInstalling Bevel Handwheel Herc-U-Lift Caster Carton Description QtyAssembling Leg Stand Installing Elevation HandwheelMiter Gauge Rip Fence Storage Hook End Panel Screw Head Leg Mounting Your Saw Assembling Table Extensions Checking Table Insert To check for parallelism Minimum Clearance Rear Saw Checking Blade Tilt, or Squareness of Blade to Table To check for squareness, 90 positionIf blade is square to table If blade is 45 to table To check for alignment, 45 PositionUpper Assembly Assembling Herc-U-Lift Caster System Assembly TipsLower Assembly Center Frames Equal Distance on Each Side Tighten All Nuts Operation of Herc-U-Lift Caster System Installing Front Rip Fence Guide Bar Installing Rear Fence Guide Bar Aligning Rip Fence Guide Bars Adjusting Rip Fence Guide Bars Installing ShimsInstalling Spacer Bar Rip Fence Lock Lever Adjustment Installing Blade Guard Adjusting Fence IndicatorAligning Blade Guard Mounting the Motor Installing Belt Guard Installing Belt10-32 Mounting Switch and End CapsSwitch Mounted on Left Side Mounting Switch on Right SideMounting Switch on Left Side Switch Mounted on Right SideGetting to Know Your Table Saw On-Off SwitchRaise blade guard. C. Loosen insert screw Plug From Power source outlet Switch OFF and remove plug From power source outlet beforeRemoving or installing sawblade Turn Switch OFF and removeStorage Hooks Conveniently holds rip fence Miter gauge when not in useSawdust Ejection Port Remove the Existing Table Insert Installing Zero Clearance Insert/SawbladeOperation Tips Installing Zero Clearance Insert/Dado BladesSafety Instructions for Basic Saw Operations Inspect your sawBefore Each Use Plan your cut Inspect your work areaPlan your work Inspect your workpieceReduce the Risk of Accidental Starting Work Feed Devices Attaching Wood Face Board Making the base Push BlockMaking the side Auxiliary FenceMaking the handle Putting it TogetherWork Support for Material over Wide Install extensionCrosscutting Additional Safety Instructions for CrosscuttingUsing the Miter Gauge Basic Saw OperationsRepetitive Crosscutting Miter Crosscutting Bevel CrosscuttingCompound Crosscutting Additional Safety Instructions for Rip Cuts Using the Rip FenceOnce the trailing end is on the table RippingBevel Ripping Narrow Work Using Featherboards for Non Thru-Sawing Using Featherboards for Thru- SawingResawing Dadoing Using Carbide Tipped BladesPloughing and Molding RabbetingMolding Miter Gauge Adjusting Stop Screws AdjustmentsMaintenance Maintaining Your Table SawHerc-U-Lift Caster System Miter Gauge Hold Down AC1022 Ridgid Recommends the Following AccessoriesLubrication SKU No240V Wiring Diagrams 120V240V Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting SP6498 Belt Drive Saw 05/03 7/15/03 705 AM Catalog No. TS3650 Model No TS36500 Serial No RIDGID, INC