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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Replacing Carbon Brushes ........42 Aligning Blade Guard ..........22 Lubrication ..............42 Removing and Installing Sawblade ......23 RIDGID Recommends the Following Accessories ..43 Miter Gauge Alignment ..........24 Troubleshooting ............43 Adjusting Bevel Lock ..........25 General ..............43 Mounting Your Saw ............. -
Page 3: Safety Instructions For Table Saw
Safety Instructions For Table Saw Safety is a combination of common sense, staying alert and knowing how your table saw works. Read this manual to understand this table saw. Safety Signal Words means if the safety information is not followed WARNING: someone could be seriously injured or killed. -
Page 4: Before Each Use
Safety Instructions For Table Saws (continued) Before Each Use Inspect your saw. • Replace damaged or missing parts before using the saw again. • To reduce the risk of injury from accidental starting, turn the switch off, unplug the saw, and remove the •... -
Page 5: Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands, Face And Ears
Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands, Face and Ears Dress for safety Plan the way you will push the workpiece through. • Do not wear loose clothing, gloves, neckties or jewelry • Never pull the workpiece through. Start and finish (rings, wrist watches). -
Page 6: Additional Safety Instructions For: Rip Type Cuts
Safety Instructions For Table Saws (continued) Additional Safety Instructions For: Rip Type Cuts. Before Starting. • To reduce the risk of kickbacks and slips into the blade, • Never use the miter gauge when ripping. Store the make sure the rip fence is parallel to the sawblade. miter gauge in the area provided in the base. -
Page 7: Glossary Of Terms For Woodworking
Glossary of Terms for Woodworking Anti-Kickback Pawls Molding Device which, when properly maintained, is designed to A non through cut which produces a special shape in the stop the workpiece from being thrown towards the front of workpiece used for joining or decoration. the saw at the operator during ripping operation. -
Page 8: Motor Specifications And Electrical Requirements
Motor Specifications and Electrical Requirements Power Supply and Motor Specifications The A-C motor used on this tool is a universal non-revers- ible type having the following specifications: WARNING: To reduce the risk of electrical hazards, Voltage fire hazards or damage to the tool, use proper cir- cuit protection. -
Page 9: Wire Sizes
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of motor damage, motor nameplate, normal loads will be handled this motor should be blown out or vacuumed fre- safely on voltage not more than 10% above or below quently to prevent sawdust buildup which will the nameplate voltage. -
Page 10: Unpacking And Checking Contents
Parts” to make certain all items are accounted for, before WARNING: The saw is heavy. To reduce the risk of discarding any packing material. Call 1-800-4-RIDGID or back injury, hold the saw close to your body, bend E-mail us at info@ridgidwoodworking.com if any parts your knees so you can lift with your legs, not your are damaged or missing. -
Page 11: Getting To Know Your Table Saw
Getting to Know Your Table Saw Rip Fence Table Extension Miter Gauge Lock Lever Sliding Table Table Extension Front Fence Rail On-Off Switch Rip Fence Storage Blade Tilt MIter Gauge Lock Lever Storage Two-Piece Elevation/Bevel Blade Tilt Base Handwheel Scale Blade Guard Ind-I-Cut Carry... - Page 12 Getting to Know Your Table Saw (continued) 1. Rip Fence... is locked in place by pushing the lock b. To turn saw OFF, PUSH lever in. Never leave the lever down until the lever rests on the stop. To move saw until the cutting tool has come to a complete the fence, lift the lock lever and grasp the fence with stop.
- Page 13 11. Table... provides working surface to support work- pieces. 12. Miter Gauge... head is locked in position for cross cutting or mitering by tightening the lock knob. Always securely lock it when in use. There are adjustable screw stops for the stop pin 0° and 45°...
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Page 14: Blade Guard Storage
Getting to Know Your Table Saw (continued) Blade Guard Storage Holds the blade guard when making non-thru cuts. Slide blade guard in as shown. Guard Wrench/Blade Storage Conveniently stores arbor wrenches as well as an extra sawblade. Secure wrenches and sawblade with blade storage washer and wing nut. -
Page 15: Alignment
Alignment Tools Needed Combination Square must be true. Check it’s accuracy as shown below. Select the straight edge of Hex “L” Wrenches Phillips Screwdriver Draw light line on 3/4” thick board. This edge 3/32 In., 5/32 In., 3/16 In. board along edge must be perfectly straight. -
Page 16: Checking Heeling Adjustment Or Parallelism Of Sawblade To Miter Gauge Groove
Alignment (continued) Checking Heeling Adjustment or Parallelism of Sawblade to Miter Gauge Groove While cutting, the material must move in a straight line par- allel to the sawblade. Therefore, both the miter gauge groove and the rip fence must be parallel to the sawblade. Marked Sawblade Tooth... -
Page 17: Checking Blade Tilt, Or Squareness Of Blade To Table
Checking Blade Tilt, or Squareness of Blade to Table When the bevel pointer is pointing directly to the “0” mark on the bevel scale, the sawblade should make a square cut 90° to the table. WARNING: For your own safety, turn switch “OFF” and remove plug from power source outlet. - Page 18 Alignment (continued) To check for alignment, 45° Position 1. Loosen the blade tilt lock lever and push elevation wheel in and to the right as far as possible and tighten the blade tilt lock lever. 2. Place an accurate square against blade. Make sure square is not touching the tip of one of the saw teeth.
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Page 19: Adjusting Rip Fence Guide Bars
Adjusting Rip Fence Guide Bars Owners Manual Aligning Rip Fence Guide Bars 1. Position rip fence over right end of main table. While holding up rear of rip fence engage front end of rip 8 Pages fence onto the front guide bar. Now lower rip fence down onto table. -
Page 20: Rip Fence Alignment Adjustment
Alignment (continued) Rip Fence Alignment Adjustment WARNING: A misaligned fence can cause kickbacks and jams. To reduce the risk of injury, follow these instructions until the fence is properly aligned. The rip fence must be PARALLEL with the sawblade and miter gauge grooves. Clean any debris off the fence guide bars. -
Page 21: Checking Sliding Table Extension
Checking Sliding Table Extension Lock the table extension lock lever. Pull-push on the slid- ing table extension. It should resist moving. WARNING: To reduce the risk of thrown workpiece, do not use with extension lock lever unlocked. If the sliding table extension moves when locked: 1. -
Page 22: Aligning Blade Guard
Alignment (continued) Aligning Blade Guard Wood Blade IMPORTANT: To work properly, the spreader must always be adjusted so the cut workpiece will pass on Kerf either side of the spreader without binding or skewing to the side. NOTE: The spreader is thinner than the width of the cut (kerf) by approximately six thicknesses of paper. -
Page 23: Removing And Installing Sawblade
Removing and Installing Sawblade Closed End Arbor Nut WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from acciden- Open End Arbor Wrench tal start, turn switch “OFF” and remove plug from Shaft Wrench power source outlet before removing or installing sawblade. a. -
Page 24: Miter Gauge Alignment
Alignment (continued) Miter Gauge Alignment Knob NOTE: The graduations are manufactured to very close Miter Gauge tolerances which provide ample accuracy for fine wood- Head working. In some cases where extreme accuracy is required, when making angle cuts, for example, make a Pointer trial cut and then recheck it. -
Page 25: Adjusting Bevel Lock
Adjusting Bevel Lock 1. Release blade tilt lock lever and bevel blade to 45°. 2. Lock blade tilt lock lever, push in to disengage the outer hub of the elevation/bevel handwheel and with moderate force attempt to move handwheel toward the 0°... -
Page 26: Mounting Your Saw
Mounting Your Saw Mounting Table Saw to RIDGID Universal Power Tool Legset #AC9910 1. Assemble legset per instructions. 2. Locate the four (4) “TS” layout points on the particle board tables. 3. Drill the four (4) above holes. 4. Insert four (4) 1/4-20 screws that are long enough for washers and nuts which will properly secure the table saw to the legset. -
Page 27: Safety Instructions For Basic Saw Operations
Safety Instructions for Basic Saw Operations Before Each Use • Replace damaged or missing parts before using the saw again. Inspect your saw. • Use the sawblade guard, spreader and anti-kickback • To reduce the risk of injury from accidental starting, pawls for any thru-sawing (whenever the blade comes turn the switch off, unplug the saw, and remove the through the top of the workpiece). -
Page 28: Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands, Face And Ears
Safety Instructions for Basic Saw Operations (continued) Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes, Hands, Face and Ears Dress for safety Plan the way you will push the workpiece through. • Do not wear loose clothing, gloves, neckties or jewelry • Never pull the workpiece through. Start and finish (rings, wrist watches). -
Page 29: Work Feed Devices
Work Feed Devices Before cutting any wood on your saw, study all of the Many people custom build their own jigs and fixtures. Jigs “Basic Saw Operations”. and fixtures are often designed for a particular cut. As you learn new table saw woodworking techniques, You can use your table saw to easily make many jigs and you’ll see that many types of cuts need different support fixtures. -
Page 30: Auxiliary Fence
Work Feed Devices (continued) Making the handle: • Miter crosscut a piece of 3/4 inch thick plywood to shape and size shown: 1-1/2" NOTE: The mitered corners can be any size that looks like the drawing (about 1-1/2" by 1-1/2"). 5"... -
Page 31: Fence Facing
Fence Facing Select a piece of smooth straight wood approximately 3/4 inch thick, and the same length as the rip fence. Attach it to the fence with the three square head bolts, nuts and washers. (See “Hardware for Attaching Wood Facing”) in Repair Parts Figure 4. -
Page 32: Basic Saw Operations
Basic Saw Operations Using the Miter Gauge • An auxiliary wood facing attached to the miter gauge can help prevent workpiece twisting and throwbacks. The miter gauge is used when crosscutting, miter cutting, Attach it to the slots provided. Make the facing long bevel cutting, compound miter cutting, dadoing and when enough and big enough to support your work. -
Page 33: Repetitive Crosscutting
Crosscutting (continued) Lock Miter Gauge Slots are provided in the miter gauge for attaching an Knob Head auxiliary facing to make it easier to cut very long or short pieces. Select a suitable piece of smooth wood, drill two holes through it and attach with screws. Make sure the facing does not interfere with the proper operation of the sawblade guard. -
Page 34: Miter Crosscutting
Basic Saw Operations (continued) Miter Crosscutting Miter cutting is cutting wood at an angle other than 90° with the edge of the wood. Follow the same procedure as you would for crosscutting. • Adjust the miter gauge to the desired angle, and lock it. •... -
Page 35: Using The Rip Fence
Using the Rip Fence “Basic Saw Operation-Using Featherboards for Thru Sawing” section.) Ripping, bevel ripping, resawing and rabbeting are per- • Always use featherboards for any non-thru sawing rip formed using the rip fence together with the auxiliary type cuts. (See “Basic Saw Operations-Using Feather- fence/work support, push stick or push block. - Page 36 Basic Saw Operations (continued) Ripping (continued) Once the trailing end is on the table: When “width of rip” is 2" or wider, use the push stick to Push Stick push the work all the way past the blade. When “width of rip” is narrower than 2" the push stick cannot be used because the guard will interfere...use the “C”...
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Page 37: Bevel Ripping Narrow Work
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from blade Baffle contact never thru saw cuts narrower than 1/2” wide. Narrow strips thicker than the auxiliary fence/work sup- port may enter the guard and strike the baffle. Carefully raise guard only enough to clear the workpiece. Use push block to complete cut. -
Page 38: Using Featherboards For Non-Thru Sawing
Basic Saw Operations (continued) Using Featherboards for Non-Thru Sawing “C” Clamp Featherboard Featherboards are not employed during non-thru sawing Work Support operations when using the miter gauge. “C” Featherboard Use featherboards for all other non-thru sawing opera- Clamp tions (when sawblade guard must be removed). Feather- boards are used to keep the work in contact with the fence and table as shown and to stop kickbacks. -
Page 39: Using Carbide Tipped Blades
Using Carbide Tipped Blades Before using a carbide tipped blade, always examine the blade and tips for damage. Look for bent teeth, a bent WARNING: To reduce the risk of cutting tool failure blade, cracks, broken, missing or loose carbide tips. Do and thrown shrapnel (broken pieces of blade) read not use a carbide tipped blade if damage is found or sus- and understand all the warnings and instructions... -
Page 40: Rabbeting
Basic Saw Operations (continued) Rabbeting Second Cut This Side Rabbeting is known as cutting out a section of the corner Against Fence When Making of a piece of material, across an end or along an edge. Second Cut To make a rabbet requires cuts which do not go all the Rabbet way through the material. -
Page 41: Molding
Molding Molding is cutting a shape on the edge or face of the workpiece. With a molding head and a selection of differ- ent knife shapes it is possible for almost any kind of mold- ing (base, cove, bead, etc.) to be produced. There are a wide variety of molding heads available as well as many different shapes of knives. -
Page 42: Maintaining Your Table Saw
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. Anti-Kickback Pawl • Do not allow sawdust to accumulate inside the saw. Frequently blow out any dust that may accumulate Spreader inside the saw cabinet and the motor. -
Page 43: Ridgid Recommends The Following Accessories
RIDGID Recommends the Following Accessories Item SKU No. Do not use any accessory unless you have received and Molding/Dado Insert for 7" Dia. Molding ......read complete instructions for its use. or Dado Head............AC1025 WARNING: Use only accessories recommended for Molding/Dado Insert for 8"... -
Page 44: Motor
Troubleshooting (continued) Motor NOTE: Motors used on wood working tools are particularly susceptible to the accumulation of sawdust and wood chips and should be blown out or “Vacuumed” frequently to prevent interference with normal motor ventilation. Trouble Probable Cause Remedy Excessive Noise 1. -
Page 45: Repair Parts
Repair Parts Parts List for RIDGID 10 Inch Table Saw Model No. TS24000 RIDGID parts are available on-line at www.ridgidparts.com Figure 1 - Miter Gauge Assembly Always Order by Part Number - not by Key Number Part No. Description —... - Page 46 Repair Parts Parts List for RIDGID 10 Inch Table Saw Model No. TS24000 RIDGID parts are available on-line at www.ridgidparts.com Figure 2 62 63 44 43 See Figure 5 See Figure 1 See Figure 4...
- Page 47 Repair Parts Parts List for RIDGID 10 Inch Table Saw Model No. TS24000 RIDGID parts are available on-line at www.ridgidparts.com Figure 2 Always Order by Part Number - not by Key Number Part No. Description Part No. Description 805594 * Bolt Carriage 1/4-20 x 3/4...
- Page 48 Parts list for RIDGID 10 Inch Table Saw Model No. TS24000 RIDGID parts are available on-line at www.ridgidparts.com Figure 3...
- Page 49 Parts List for RIDGID 10 Inch Table Saw Model TS24000 RIDGID parts are available on-line at www.ridgidparts.com Figure 3 Always Order by Part Number - not by Key Number Part No. Description Part No. Description 827483 Cover Blade 827496 Gear Elevation...
- Page 50 Repair Parts Parts List for RIDGID 10 Inch Table Saw Model No. TS24000 RIDGID parts are available on-line at www.ridgidparts.com Figure 4 - Fence Assembly Always Order by Part Number - not by Key Number Part No. Description Part No.
- Page 51 Repair Parts Parts List for RIDGID 10 Inch Table Saw Model No. TS24000 RIDGID parts are available on-line at www.ridgidparts.com Figure 5 - Guard Assembly 16 17 Always Order by Part Number - not by Key Number Part No. Description Part No.
- Page 52 Lifetime Warranty On RIDGID Tools The RIDGID REPUTATION is the result of the consistent prod- uct quality and years of pride in workmanship. Rigorous checks and controls from raw materials to packaged products insure product confidence widely accepted as the mark of the profes- sional trades.
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