Expand Worktable Area - RIDGID R4231 Operator's Manual

EXPAND WORKTABLE AREA

This saw is designed to allow for large capacity cuts up to
2 x 12 inch. In order to make these cuts you will need to
configure your saw appropriately.
DO NOT use an auxiliary table board which
will not fully support the workpiece during cutting operation.
1.
Loosen the fence lock knob
completely out of their tracks and set them to the
B
side. See Figure 39.
2.
Flip the back fence support tabs
Tabs are on both the left and right sides of the
F
lower (fixed) fence. These will function as your
workpiece backstop. See Figure 40.
3.
You will need to add a 2 x 12 auxiliary table board
to support your large capacity workpiece
Figure 41.
NOTE:
The Auxiliary Table Board should be as wide as the
lower (fixed) fence and secured to the lower fence using
wood screws, see Figure 41.
4.
The large capacity workpiece is supported against the
step in the fixed fence
OPERATION
. Slide the upper fences
A
into position. The
F
. See
D
Figure 41.
E
TIGHTEN
C
E
31
X
B
LOOSEN
X
A
Figure 39
Figure 40
D
F
C
Figure 41