RIDGID TS3650 User Manual
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Table of Contents
Section
Page
Table of Contents ..............................................2
Safety Instructions For Table Saw ....................3
Safety Signal Words ......................................3
Before Using The Saw ..................................3
When Installing Or Moving The Saw ................4
Before Each Use ...........................................4
To Reduce the Risk of Injury From
Jams, Slips Or Thrown Pieces
(Kickbacks Or Throwbacks) ..........................5
Plan Ahead To Protect Your
Eyes, Hands, Face and Ears ........................6
Whenever Sawblade Is Spinning ..................7
Additional Safety Instructions For: ................8
Additional Safety Instructions For: ................9
Additional Safety Instructions For
Herc-U-Lift™ Caster System: ........................9
Glossary of Terms for Woodworking ................9
Motor Specifications and Electrical
Requirements ...............................................11
Power Supply and Motor Specifications .....11
General Electrical Connections ...................11
Changing Motor Voltage ..............................13
Motor Thermal Overload Protector .............14
Wire Sizes ....................................................14
Unpacking and Checking Contents ................15
Tools Needed ...............................................15
Unpacking ....................................................15
List of Loose Parts .......................................16
Herc-U-Lift™ Caster Carton ........................17
Loose Parts .................................................17
Assembly .........................................................17
Installing Bevel Handwheel .........................17
Installing Elevation Handwheel ...................18
Assembling Leg Stand ................................18
Mounting Your Saw .....................................19
Assembling Table Extensions ......................21
Checking Table Insert ..................................22
Checking Heeling Adjustment or Parallelism
of Sawblade to Miter Gauge Groove ..........23
Checking Blade Tilt, or Squareness
of Blade to Table ..........................................25
Checking Tilt Mechanism ............................26
Assembling Herc-U-Lift™ Caster System ...27
Assembly Tips ..............................................27
Upper Assembly ..........................................27
Lower Assembly ..........................................28
Assembling Herc-U-Lift™ Caster System
to Saw ..........................................................29
Installation Instructions ................................29
Operation of Herc-U-Lift™ Caster System .30
Installing Front Rip Fence Guide Bar .........31
Installing Rear Fence Guide Bar .................32
Adjusting Rip Fence Guide Bars .................33
Installing Spacer Bar ...................................34
Rip Fence Alignment Adjustment ................35
Rip Fence Lock Lever Adjustment ..............35
Adjusting Fence Indicator ............................36
Installing Blade Guard .................................36
Aligning Blade Guard ...................................37
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Mounting the Motor .....................................38
Installing Belt ...............................................39
Installing Belt Guard ....................................39
Mounting Switch and End Caps ..................40
Securing Electrical Cords ............................41
Installing Guide Bar End Caps ....................41
Getting to Know Your Table Saw ....................42
Additional Safety Instructions When
Using Zero Clearance Insert .......................46
Remove the Existing Insert. .......................47
Installing Zero Clearance Insert/Sawblade . 47
Installing Zero Clearance Insert/Dado Blades ..48
Operation Tips .............................................48
Safety Instructions for Basic Saw Operations ......49
Before Each Use .........................................49
To Reduce the Risk of Injury From Jams,
Slips Or Thrown Pieces (Kickbacks Or
Throwbacks) ................................................49
Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes,
Hands, Face and Ears ................................51
Whenever Sawblade Is Spinning ................52
Work Feed Devices ........................................52
Attaching Wood Face Board .......................53
Push Block ...................................................54
Auxiliary Fence ............................................55
Work Support for Material over 26" Wide ...56
Basic Saw Operations ....................................57
Using the Miter Gauge ................................57
Additional Safety Instructions
for Crosscutting ...........................................57
Crosscutting .................................................57
Repetitive Crosscutting ...............................58
Miter Crosscutting ........................................59
Bevel Crosscutting .......................................59
Compound Crosscutting ..............................59
Using the Rip Fence ....................................60
Additional Safety Instructions for Rip Cuts .60
Ripping .........................................................61
Bevel Ripping Narrow Work ........................62
Using Featherboards for Thru-Sawing ........63
Using Featherboards for Non Thru-Sawing .....63
Resawing .....................................................64
Using Carbide Tipped Blades .....................65
Dadoing .......................................................65
Rabbeting ....................................................66
Ploughing and Molding ................................66
Molding ........................................................67
Adjustments ....................................................68
Miter Gauge .................................................68
Maintaining Your Table Saw ...........................69
Maintenance ................................................69
Lubrication ...................................................70
RIDGID Recommends the Following
Accessories ..................................................70
Wiring Diagrams ..............................................71
Troubleshooting ..............................................72
General ........................................................72
Motor ............................................................73
Notes ...............................................................75
Repair Parts ....................................................76
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