RIDGID TS3650 manual Using Carbide Tipped Blades, Dadoing

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Using Carbide Tipped Blades				seriously damage the blade. Foreign
				objects in the work-piece, such as wire
WARNING: To reduce the risk of				or nails, can also cause tips to crack or
cutting tool failure and thrown				break off.
shrapnel (broken pieces of blade)				Before using a carbide tipped blade,
read and understand all the				always examine the blade and tips for
warnings and instructions which				damage. Look for bent teeth, a bent
come with carbide tipped blades.				blade, cracks, broken, missing or loose
Failure to heed all carbide tipped				carbide tips. Do not use a carbide tipped
blade	warnings and		safety	blade if damage is found or suspected.
instructions can result in serious				Do not use a carbide tipped blade
injury.				without all appropriate guards in place.
				Mount blade securely in proper rotation
Carbide is a very hard but brittle material.
				direction.
Take care when mounting, using and
				Never rotate a carbide tipped blade
storing carbide		blades to	prevent
				faster than its maximum recommended
accidental damage. Slight shocks, such
				speed.
as striking a tip during handling, can
Dadoing				the blade guard and spreader cannot be
Dadoing is cutting a groove into the				used and must be removed. Use
work-piece. There are a wide variety of				caution. Use miter gauge, rip fence,
dado heads available - be sure and				featherboards, or push sticks as
consult the specific instructions included				required.
with your dado head.
				WARNING: For your own safety,
WARNING: For your own safety;				always replace the blade, table
always	read,	understand and		insert, guard and spreader when
follow all directions in the instruc-				you are finished dadoing.
tional booklet furnished with the
dado head.

The slot provided for the saw blade in the regular table insert is too small for the dado head to pass through. Therefore, either a special dado insert must be purchased or a Zero Clearance Table Insert may be used.

WARNING: For your own safety, always use dado insert when using a dado blade.

A dado is never used for thru-sawing or cutting completely through a workpiece. It is used for non-thru sawing, cutting part way into the workpiece. Therefore,

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