RIDGID TS3650 Adjusting Rip Fence Guide Bars Installing Shims, Aligning Rip Fence Guide Bars

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Adjusting Rip Fence Guide Bars

WARNING: Front and rear guide bars must be aligned with blade. Misaligned guide bars could twist. Twisted guide bars could misalign fence. A misaligned fence could cause binding or kickback. You could be hit or cut.

Installing Shims

1.Locate the following hardware: 10 Very thin shim washers.

2.Loosen the 4 nuts holding the rear guide bar in place.

3.Holding the guide bar against the rear of saw table and extensions, note if there is any gap between the table or extension and the inside face of the rear guide bar. If no gap exists, finger tighten nuts. If gap appears, slip shim washers into gap until space is full.

4.Stack shim washers on table or extension nearest to bolt that is affected.

5.When all four bolt locations have been checked, slide guide bar off of bolts and install stacks of shim washers under head of appropriate bolt(s).

6.Reinstall rear guide bar and realign the “mark” on rear guide bar as described earlier. Finger tighten nuts.

Aligning Rip Fence Guide Bars

1.Position rip fence over right miter gauge groove. 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 operators 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.

Rear Guide Bar

Operators Manual

8 Pages

3.Rip fence should clear saw table/ extension surface just enough to allow pages to slide back and forth under rip fence. If rip fence is too high or too low, loosen nuts holding front guide bar and adjust bar up or down. Wrench tighten nuts when proper alignment is achieved.

4.Adjust rear guide bar, as noted above.

5.Slide fence left and right on guide bar to ensure clearance from side to side and from front to back. If necessary readjust rip fence guide bars to get proper clearance. Wrench tighten all nuts holding guide bars in place.

NOTE: During this adjustment, the left/right positioning of the guide bars could be affected. Realignment may be necessary.

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Contents TS3650 Table of Contents Safety Signal Words Before Using The Saw Safety Instructions For Table SawBefore Each Use When Installing Or Moving The SawReduce the Risk of Dangerous Environment To reduce the risk of injury from unexpected saw movementInspect Your Blade Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands, Face and Ears Dress for safetyPlan your work Inspect your workpieceReduce the Risk of Accidental Starting Whenever Sawblade Is SpinningKeep Children Away Don’t Force ToolAdditional Safety Instructions For Glossary of Terms for Woodworking Featherboard DadoFreehand GumMotor 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 QtyInstalling Bevel Handwheel AssemblyHerc-U-Lift Caster Carton Description Qty Loose PartsAssembling 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 CapsMounting Switch on Left Side Mounting Switch on Right SideSwitch Mounted on Right Side Switch Mounted on Left SideGetting to Know Your Table Saw On-Off SwitchRaise blade guard. C. Loosen insert screw Removing or installing sawblade Switch OFF and remove plug From power source outlet beforeTurn Switch OFF and remove Plug From Power source outletStorage 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 work Inspect your work areaInspect your workpiece Plan your cutReduce the Risk of Accidental Starting Work Feed Devices Attaching Wood Face Board Making the base Push BlockMaking the handle Auxiliary FencePutting it Together Making the sideWork Support for Material over Wide Install extensionUsing the Miter Gauge Additional Safety Instructions for CrosscuttingBasic Saw Operations CrosscuttingRepetitive 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 Lubrication Ridgid Recommends the Following AccessoriesSKU No Miter Gauge Hold Down AC1022240V 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