Maintaining Your Table Saw, Maintenance | RIDGID TS3650 guide

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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 automobile-type 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 damaged 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.

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

Herc-U-Lift™ Caster System

Periodically clean and grease U-bolt and latch mechanism as needed. Grease caster ball bearings and oil caster axle as needed.

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RIDGID TS3650 manual Maintaining Your Table Saw, Maintenance, Herc-U-Lift Caster System

Contents

TS3650 Table of Contents Safety Signal Words Before Using The Saw Safety Instructions For Table Saw Before Each Use When Installing Or Moving The SawReduce the Risk of Dangerous Environment To reduce the risk of injury from unexpected saw movement Inspect Your Blade Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands, Face and Ears Dress for safetyPlan your work Inspect your workpiece Reduce the Risk of Accidental Starting Whenever Sawblade Is SpinningKeep Children Away Don’t Force Tool Additional Safety Instructions For Glossary of Terms for Woodworking Featherboard DadoFreehand Gum Motor Specifications and Electrical Requirements Power Supply and Motor SpecificationsGeneral Electrical Connections Volt, 60 Hz. Tool Information Changing Motor Voltage Motor Thermal Overload Protector Wire Sizes Unpacking and Checking Contents Operators Manuals List of Loose Parts Part Name Qty Installing Bevel Handwheel AssemblyHerc-U-Lift Caster Carton Description Qty Loose Parts Assembling Leg Stand Installing Elevation Handwheel Miter 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 Position Upper Assembly Assembling Herc-U-Lift Caster System Assembly Tips Lower 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 Shims Installing Spacer Bar Rip Fence Lock Lever Adjustment Installing Blade Guard Adjusting Fence Indicator Aligning Blade Guard Mounting the Motor Installing Belt Guard Installing Belt 10-32 Mounting Switch and End Caps Mounting Switch on Left Side Mounting Switch on Right SideSwitch Mounted on Right Side Switch Mounted on Left Side Getting to Know Your Table Saw On-Off Switch Raise 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 outlet Storage Hooks Conveniently holds rip fence Miter gauge when not in use Sawdust Ejection Port Remove the Existing Table Insert Installing Zero Clearance Insert/Sawblade Operation Tips Installing Zero Clearance Insert/Dado Blades Safety Instructions for Basic Saw Operations Inspect your sawBefore Each Use Plan your work Inspect your work areaInspect your workpiece Plan your cut Reduce the Risk of Accidental Starting Work Feed Devices Attaching Wood Face Board Making the base Push Block Making the handle Auxiliary FencePutting it Together Making the side Work Support for Material over Wide Install extension Using the Miter Gauge Additional Safety Instructions for CrosscuttingBasic Saw Operations Crosscutting Repetitive Crosscutting Miter Crosscutting Bevel CrosscuttingCompound Crosscutting Additional Safety Instructions for Rip Cuts Using the Rip Fence Once the trailing end is on the table Ripping Bevel Ripping Narrow Work Using Featherboards for Non Thru-Sawing Using Featherboards for Thru- Sawing Resawing Dadoing Using Carbide Tipped Blades Ploughing and Molding Rabbeting Molding Miter Gauge Adjusting Stop Screws Adjustments Maintenance Maintaining Your Table SawHerc-U-Lift Caster System Lubrication Ridgid Recommends the Following AccessoriesSKU No Miter Gauge Hold Down AC1022 240V 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