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SawStop RT-TGI Owner's Manual

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INDUSTRIAL IN-LINE ROUTER TABLE
OWNER'S MANUAL
MODEL RT-TGI

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  • Page 1 INDUSTRIAL IN-LINE ROUTER TABLE OWNER’S MANUAL MODEL RT-TGI...
  • Page 2 Downdraft Dust Collection Box for Router Lift are not included with your ICS In-Line Router Table Assembly and your setup may look different. SawStop, the SawStop blade logo, and the configuration of this product are either registered trademarks or trademarks of SawStop, LLC. Software copyright by...
  • Page 3 TO OUR CUSTOMERS Thank you for purchasing the SawStop ICS In-Line Router Table Assembly. We are confident you will be pleased with the quality and performance. This manual tells you more about your ICS In-Line Router Table Assembly and how to operate and maintain it.
  • Page 4 HOW TO GET HELP Missing Parts? Have Questions? Our technical support team is standing by M-F, 6:30am-5pm PST to help with whatever you need. Give us a call at 503.582.9934 Email us at SERVICE@SAWSTOP.COM...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Assembly Options................Before You Begin.................. Product Specifications................. Parts Inventory..................Cast Iron Table Parts and Hardware................Support Legs Parts and Hardware................Power Switch Parts and Hardware................Fence Assembly Parts and Hardware................Assembly & Installation................ Assembling the Cast Iron Table..................Hold-Down Strap Installation..................

  • Page 6: Assembly Options

    Left of Left Wing Option 1 of 3 This configuration increases the available table space of your SawStop table saw and provides the maximum ripping capacity to the left of the saw blade. Required Components: • 30” x 16” Cast Iron Router Table (RT-C30) •...
  • Page 7 In-Line Right: Between 36” Rails Option 2 of 3 This configuration minimizes the total footprint of your SawStop table saw and router table. Users may choose to build an intermediate table to fill the gap between the right extension wing and the router table (no intermediate table for this configuration is offered by SawStop).
  • Page 8 • 36” Extension Table (CBFT105 3600) (NOT 52" Extension Table) REAR RAIL REAR RAIL FRONT RAIL FRONT RAIL 52” CBFR104 5200 Rails 52” TGI2 Rails NOT COMPATIBLE COMPATIBLE (Unless user modifies rails) Refer to page 22 for more information on rail requirements. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 9: Before You Begin

    Some of the steps involve removing/installing your rails and/or extension wings. For those steps, please refer to your table saw manual and table saw fence manual. (Download copies of your manuals at www.sawstop.com.) DISCONNECT YOUR TABLE SAW FROM ELECTRICAL POWER BEFORE BEGINNING ANY MODIFICATIONS.

  • Page 10: Product Specifications

    Width of Front T-slot ⁄ " at bottom 1” at top, Width of Rear T-slot ¾" at bottom Rear T-slot to Arbor Center 5” 32” Fence Assembly for Router Tables Length 56 ½” Height 3 ½” Depth 4” RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 11: Parts Inventory

    M6 x 1.0 x 40 Flat Head Phillips Screw (10) Mobile Base Cabinet Hold-Down Kit for Router Tables (1) You will also need the following tools: • Phillips Head Screwdriver See Exploded View #1 on page 39 for more information. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 12: Support Legs Parts And Hardware

    Support Leg (2) M8 x 1.25 Hex Nut (2) Foot (2) A A A You will also need the following tools to complete the Support Legs: • 13mm Wrench See Exploded View #2 on page 41 for more information. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 13: Power Switch Parts And Hardware

    You will also need the following tools to complete the Power Switch: • Phillips Head Screwdriver • 5mm Hex Wrench • 16mm Wrench (x2) • Level or Straight Edge • 13mm Wrench (x2) See Exploded View #3 on page 43 for more information. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 14: Fence Assembly Parts And Hardware

    ¼”-20 x ¾” Pan Head Phillips Screw (2) 19mm Lock Knob Nut (2) ¼”-20 Square Nut (8) You will also need the following tools to complete the 32” Fence Assembly: • Phillips Head Screwdriver See Exploded View #4 on page 45 for more information. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 15 Exploded View #2: Support Legs for In-Line Router Tables – See page 41 • Exploded View #3: Power Switch for In-Line Router Tables – See page 43 • Exploded View #4: 32” Fence Assembly for Router Tables – See page 45 RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 16: Assembly & Installation

    The 2 holes in the center of the opening (shown in red) do not receive leveling screws; they will be used later to attach the router lift to the router table. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 17: Hold-Down Strap Installation

    Unscrew the M8 x 1.25 x 18 shoulder socket screw at the front-left of the FRONT SUPPORT mobile base in the front support strap, STRAP as shown by the red arrow in the figure. Raise FRONT SUPPORT STRAP RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 18 Finger-tighten the screw. Repeat step 3 for the front hold-down strap, making sure the hold-down strap HOLD-DOWN is in the correct orientation. Finger- STRAP tighten the screw. M8 X 1.25 X 18 SHOULDER SOCKET SCREW FRONT SUPPORT STRAP RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 19 The saw should sit on the two “straps” on the interior of the mobile base, and the front of the cabinet should be touching the inside of the front face of the mobile base frame. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 20 • Congratulations! You have completed the Hold-Down Strap Installation. Continue to the following page for next steps. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 21: Assembling And Installing The Support Legs And Power Switch

    (2.1) with the two holes on the inside of the right edge of the leg mounting bracket with the power switch (3.1) (from the perspective of the front of the power switch). RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 22 3.11 ROUTER LIFT holes in the front of the bracket. (The ELEVATION HANDLE handle mounting bracket is adjustable and can be aligned any way the user desires to hold the router lift elevation handle.) RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 23 (indicated by the red arrows in Figure 12). The leg brackets with the power switch can each be installed on either the left or right side of your table, depending on the user’s preference. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 24 For mounting to the left extension wing, proceed to the next page. • For mounting near the right extension wing with 36” rails, proceed to page 23. • For mounting to the right extension wing with 52” rails and a 36” extension table, proceed to page 25. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 25: In-Line Installation Left Of Left Wing

    Power Switch box. You will not use all the hardware from the bag. Align the upper three mounting holes in the router table with the three holes in the left extension wing of your Industrial Cabinet Saw. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 26 M8 x 1.25 hex nuts (2.2) up against the bottoms of the support legs. Congratulations! You have completed the In-Line Installation Left of Left Wing section. Continue to page 31 for next steps. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 27: Rail Requirements: In-Line Right Of Ics Right Wing

    • Install your In-Line Router Table left of the left wing • Purchase RT-Ready Replacement Rails (in green below) • Modify your existing rails. NOTE: SawStop-approved installation requires using SawStop- manufactured RT rails. No cut templates for rail modification are available from SawStop. 36” Rails REAR RAIL...

  • Page 28: In-Line Installation Right: Between 36" Rails

    See your table saw fence manual for further information. (Copies of your manuals can be downloaded at www.sawstop.com.) SawStop recommends removing the main tube and loosening the hardware securing your front rail to your table saw.
  • Page 29 See your table saw fence manual for further information. Congratulations! You have completed the In-Line Installation Right: Between 36" Rails section. Continue to page 31 for next steps. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 30: In-Line Installation Right: Between 52" Rails

    See your table saw fence manual for further information. (Copies of your manuals can be downloaded at www.sawstop.com.) YOU WILL NOT USE ALL THE HARDWARE OR BRACKETS THAT ARE INCLUDED WITH YOUR 36" EXTENSION TABLE. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 31 Then use two C-clamps to secure the right end of the extension table to the rails. Mark the extension table in the center of the three holes in the front rail and three in the rear rail. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 32 Align the router table (with attached support legs) with the right edge of the extension table, making sure that the tops of the saw table and extension table are level. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 33 36” extension table at the three spots you marked in the previous step, shown by the red arrows. Align the three lower holes in the router table with the holes you just drilled in the 36” extension table. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 34 This allows some adjustment for the height of the cast iron table relative to the 36” extension table. To adjust the height, push down or pull up on the router table and then tighten the nuts. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 35 See your table saw fence manual for further information. Congratulations! You have completed the In-Line Installation Right: Between 52" Rails section. Continue to the following page for next steps. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 36: Assembling The Fence Assembly

    (4.1) until the dust port is aligned with the large opening in the back of the fence. Use a Phillips screwdriver to tighten the screws to secure the dust port to the router table fence. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 37 T-bolts (4.8) you just installed. 4.14 Slide the other router fence face plate (4.14) onto the other three T-bolts (4.8) you just installed. The router fence face plates should cover the entire front of 4.14 the router fence at this time. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 38 T-bolts, so the rounded parts of the spacers extend into the elongated vertical holes in the router fence guard. Secure each T-bolt (4.8) with an M6 washer (4.7) and a fence face plate lock knob (4.6). Do not tighten the lock knobs. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 39 Slide the 23mm wide lock knob nuts (4.4) into the round ends of the elongated holes in your router table, then slide the fence forward. Use the fence lock knobs (4.2) to secure the router fence in place. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 40 Copies of your manuals can be downloaded at www.sawstop.com. Otherwise, use a 2 ½” dust hose (not provided) and two dust hose clamps (not provided) to attach the 2 ½” dust port on the router table fence directly to a dust collection system.

  • Page 41: Reference

    ICS In-Line Router Table Assembly system is defective in material or workmanship, and not due to misuse, abuse, negligence, accidents, normal wear-and-tear, unauthorized repair or alteration, or lack of maintenance, then SawStop will, at its expense and upon proof of purchase, send replacement parts to the original retail purchaser necessary to cure the defect.

  • Page 42: Safety

    Some of these hazards are discussed below. Use common sense when operating your router and the SawStop ICS In-Line Router Table Assembly and use them only as instructed. Make sure to follow the safety rules and guidelines that are outlined in the manual of your specific router.
  • Page 43 ICS In-Line Router Table Assembly. Any parts that are damaged should be properly repaired or replaced. RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 44: Exploded View 1: Cast Iron Table (Rt-C30)

    Exploded View 1: 30” x 16” Cast Iron Router Table (RT-C30) Industrial In-Line Router Table Owner’s Manual RT-C30 30” x 16” Cast Iron Table RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 45: Parts List 1: Cast Iron Table (Rt-C30)

    Industrial In-Line Router Table Owner's Manual RT-C30-004 Mobile Base Cabinet Hold-Down Kit for Router Tables RT-C30-005 Includes: Hold Down Bracket MB-IND-502 M8 x 18 Shoulder Socket Screw MB-IND-504 M4 x 12 x 1 Washer MB-IND-505 Thread Cutting Screw MB-IND-506 RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 46: Exploded View 2: Support Legs (Rt-St2)

    Exploded View 2: Support Legs for In-Line Router Tables (RT-ST2) ension Legs RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 47: Parts List 2: Support Legs (Rt-St2)

    Parts List 2: Support Legs for In-Line Router Tables (RT-ST2) Description Part No. Qty. Support Legs for In-Line Router Tables RT-ST2 Support Leg RT-ST2-001 M8 x 1.25 Hex Nut RT-ST2-002 Foot RT-ST2-003 RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 48: Exploded View 3: Power Switch (Rt-Psw)

    Exploded View 3: Power Switch for In-Line Router Tables (RT-PSW) Wing Mounting Hardware Rail Mounting Hardware RT-PSW Power Switch RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 49: Parts List 3: Power Switch (Rt-Psw)

    M8 Lock Washer RT-PSW-019 3.20 M8 x 1.25 x 12 Hex Nut RT-PSW-020 3.21 Wing Mounting Hardware Bag (Includes 3.13-3.16) RT-PSW-021 3.22 Rail Mounting Hardware Bag (Includes 3.17-3.20) RT-PSW-022 3.23 Leg Mounting Hardware Bag (Includes 3.2-3.6, 3.7-3.12) RT-PSW-023 RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 50: Exploded View 4: 32" Fence Assembly (Rt-F32)

    Exploded View 4: 32” Fence Assembly for Router Tables (RT-F32) RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 51: Parts List 4: 32" Fence Assembly (Rt-F32)

    Rail Mounting Bracket RT-F32-020 4.21 ¼”-20 x ⁄ ” Hex Head Bolt RT-F32-021 4.22 M6 x 1.0 Lock Knob RT-F32-022 4.23 M6 x 1.0 x 12 Socket Head Cap Screw RT-F32-023 4.24 19mm Wide Lock Knob Nut RT-F32-024 RT-TGI OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 52: Available Accessories

    • Stackable featherboards for extra support for taller stock • Easy-grip lock knobs • Compatible with all SawStop Router Tables and Fences Single Vertical Feather Board for Router Tables RT-VFS • Holds your workpiece safely against the router fence for added stability •...
  • Page 53 Downdraft Dust Collection Box for Router Lift RT-DCB • Collects below-table dust • Connects to 4” dust tube • Compatible with all SawStop Router Tables Flip Stop for Router Fence RT-FLS • Designed to quickly give you accurate, repeatable measurements •...
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  • Page 56 SawStop, LLC 11555 SW Myslony St | Tualatin, Oregon 97062 USA www.sawstop.com Main Phone: (503) 570-3200 Service: (503) 582-9934 Fax: (503) 570-3303 Email: info@sawstop.com February 2018 M RTR 19 0003 00...

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