Table Of Contents - RIDGID TS2424 Owner's Manual

Table of Contents

Section
Safety Instructions For Table Saw ................................. 3
Safety Signal Words ................................................... 3
Before Using The Saw ................................................ 3
When Installing Or Moving The Saw ........................... 3
Before Each Use ......................................................... 4
To Reduce the Risk of Injury From Jams, Slips Or
Thrown Pieces (Kickbacks Or Throwbacks) .............. 4
Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands,
Face and Ears ........................................................... 5
Whenever Sawblade Is Spinning ................................ 5
Additional Safety Instructions For: Rip Type Cuts ...... 6
Additional Safety Instructions For: Crosscuts ............. 6
Additional Safety Instructions For Caster System: ...... 6
Before Using the Caster System ................................. 6
Glossary of Terms for Woodworking ............................. 7
Motor Specifications and Electrical Requirements ........ 8
Power Supply and Motor Specifications ..................... 8
General Electrical Connections ................................... 8
110-120 Volt, 60 Hz. Tool Information ........................ 8
Changing Motor Voltage ............................................. 9
Motor Thermal Overload Protector ........................... 10
Wire Sizes ................................................................. 10
Unpacking and Checking Contents ............................. 11
Tools Needed ............................................................ 11
Unpacking ................................................................. 11
List of Loose Parts .................................................... 12
List of Loose Parts (Caster) ...................................... 13
Loose Parts ............................................................... 13
Assembly .....................................................................13
Installing Handwheels ............................................... 13
Assembling Leg Stand .............................................. 14
Assembling Universal Caster System ......................... 15
Frame Assembly ....................................................... 15
Swivel Caster Assembly ...........................................16
Assembling Universal Caster System To Saw ............ 18
Locating Parts ........................................................... 18
Leveling Feet Adjustment ......................................... 19
Assembly .....................................................................20
Mounting Your Saw ................................................... 20
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 ......................................................... 24
Checking Tilt Mechanism .......................................... 25
Installing Front Rip Fence Guide Bar ........................26
Installing Rear Fence Guide Bar ............................... 27
Adjusting Rip Fence Guide Bars ............................... 28
Rip Fence Alignment Adjustment ..............................29
Rip Fence Lock Lever Adjustment ............................ 29
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Installing Blade Guard .............................................. 30
Aligning Blade Guard ................................................ 31
Mounting the Motor ................................................... 32
Installing Belt ............................................................ 32
Installing Belt Guard ................................................. 33
Mounting Switch and End Caps ................................ 34
Installing Guide Bar End Caps .................................. 34
Securing Electrical Cords ......................................... 34
Getting to Know Your Table Saw ................................ 35
Safety Instructions for Basic Saw Operations ............. 39
Before Each Use ....................................................... 39
To Reduce the Risk of Injury From Jams, Slips Or
Thrown Pieces (Kickbacks Or Throwbacks) ............ 39
Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands,
Face and Ears ......................................................... 40
Whenever Sawblade Is Spinning .............................. 40
Work Feed Devices ..................................................... 41
Push Stick ................................................................. 41
Featherboard ............................................................ 41
Push Block ................................................................ 41
Auxiliary Fence ......................................................... 42
Basic Saw Operations ................................................. 43
Using the Miter Gauge .............................................. 43
Additional Safety Instructions for Crosscutting ......... 43
Crosscutting .............................................................. 43
Repetitive Crosscutting ............................................. 44
Miter Crosscutting ..................................................... 45
Bevel Crosscutting .................................................... 45
Compound Crosscutting ........................................... 45
Using the Rip Fence ................................................. 46
Additional Safety Instructions for Rip Cuts ............... 46
Ripping ...................................................................... 46
Bevel Ripping Narrow Work ...................................... 48
Using Featherboards for Thru-Sawing ...................... 48
Using Featherboards for Non Thru-Sawing .............. 49
Resawing .................................................................. 49
Using Carbide Tipped Blades ................................... 50
Dadoing .................................................................... 50
Rabbeting ................................................................. 51
Ploughing and Molding ............................................. 51
Molding ..................................................................... 52
Adjustments ................................................................. 53
Miter Gauge .............................................................. 53
Maintaining Your Table Saw ....................................... 54
Maintenance ............................................................. 54
Lubrication ................................................................ 54
RIDGID Recommends the Following Accessories ...... 55
Troubleshooting ........................................................... 55
General ..................................................................... 55
Motor ......................................................................... 56
Repair Parts ................................................................ 57
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