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Assembly (continued)

Installing Spacer Bar

1. Locate the following hardware:

2 Set Screws 10-32 x 7/16" long

From unlabeled bag assembly remove the following:

2 Locking Plates

From among the loose parts find the following:

1

Spacer Bar

2. To determine how many shim

washers (shown on previous page)

will be needed, slide the reduced

ends of the spacer bar into the "T'

slots of the front and rear guide

bars. Push the spacer bar against

the fence brackets and toward the

front of saw. If there is a gap

between the large diameter of the

spacer bar and the inside of the

rear guide bar, fill the gap with the

appropriate

number of shim

washers. Remove the spacer bar

and place the shim washers over

the reduced end of the bar.

3. Thread one of the set screws into

each of the locking plates as

shown.

 

4. Place one locking plate assembly

over each end of the spacer bar

with the bent legs pointing out as

shown.

 

5. Slide the locking plates, set screw

end first, into the “T” slots in the

front and rear guide bars. Locate

the

spacer

bar approximately

4-1/2" in from the end of the rear

guide bar and parallel to the side of

the table.

 

6. Use a 3/32" hex wrench to tighten

Approximately 4-1/2" 3/32" Hex Wrench

Spacer Bar

both set screws while holding the

bar in place.

Parallel

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RIDGID TS3650 manual Installing Spacer Bar