RIDGID TS3650 - Manual (Page 23)

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WARNING: The blade must be
parallel to the miter gauge
groove. Misaligned blades could
bind on workpiece. Workpiece
could suddenly kickback. You
could be cut or hit.
Checking Heeling Adjustment or Parallelism of Sawblade to Miter Gauge
Groove
While cutting, the material must move
in a straight line parallel to the
sawblade. Therefore, both the miter
gauge groove and the rip fence must
be parallel to the sawblade.
To check for parallelism:
1. Raise blade to approximately 3"
depth of cut.
2. Mark an “X” on one tooth.
3. Place the head of a combination
square in the left miter gauge
groove. Rotate the blade so that
the tooth marked with an “X” is at
the front and adjust the blade of the
square so that it just touches the tip
of the marked tooth. Lock the
square at this setting.
NOTE: Hold the head of the
combination square firmly against the
edge of the miter gauge groove during
all measurements.
4. Move the square to the rear of the
blade. Rotate the blade so the
marked tooth is at the rear and see
if the marked tooth again touches
the blade of the square.
5. If the marked tooth touches the
square at the front and at the rear
of the sawblade, the blade is
parallel to miter gauge slot. The
parallelism is correct. Proceed to
the “Checking Blade Tilt, or
Squareness of Blade to Table”.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of
injury from accidental start,
make sure switch is “OFF” and
plug is not connected to power
source outlet.
If the sawblade is not parallel to the
miter gauge groove, the blade will
bind at one end of the cut. This is
known as “Heeling”.
6. If square does not touch the
marked tooth at the rear and front
equally (gap is greater that 0.015
inch–thickness of 4 pages from
Owners Manual) or tooth interferes
with square, the mechanism
underneath must be adjusted to
make the blade parallel to the miter
gauge groove.
Miter Gauge
Groove
Sawblade
Combination
Square
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