Installing Front Rip Fence Guide Bar - RIDGID TS3650 Operator's Manual

.SP6498 Belt Drive Saw 05/03

Installing Front Rip Fence Guide Bar

1. Locate the following hardware:
4 Square Head Bolts,
5/16-18 x 1" Long
4 Serrated Flange Hex Nuts,
5/16-18
2. From the fence guide bar carton
find the following:
1 Front Guide Bar (Long)
3. Insert four 5/16-18 x 1" long square
head bolts into the holes as shown.
4. Attach serrated flange hex nut
loosely, as shown, so the bolt head
protrudes through the front edge of
the table and extension.
5. Slide the front guide bar slot over
each of the square head bolts as
shown and finger tighten the four
nuts.
6. The front guide bar must be aligned
left to right at this time. Align the
7-1/8 inch mark on the right rip
scale with the right edge of the cast
iron table top.
7. Push front guide bar against the
saw table and extensions. Finger
tighten each nut on the table and
extensions. The guide bars will be
aligned and the nuts tightened at a
later time.
WARNING: Front and rear guide
bars must be aligned with blade.
Misaligned guide bars could
twist. Twisted guide bars could
misalign fence. A misaligned
fence could cause binding or
kickback. You could be hit or cut.
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5/16-18 x 1 In.
Square Head Bolt
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5/16-18 Serrated
Flange Hex Nut
Serrated
Flange
Hex Nut
Square
Head Bolt