Rip Fence Alignment Adjustment; Rip Fence Lock Lever Adjustment - RIDGID TS2424 Owner's Manual

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.
1. The rip fence must be PARALLEL with the sawblade
and miter gauge grooves. Clean any debris off the
fence guide bars. Move fence until it is along side the
miter gauge groove and lock it. It should be parallel to
groove. If it is not:
a. Unlock fence.
b. Using a 5/32" hex "L" wrench, loosen the four button head
screws located to each side of the rip fence handle.
c. Hold fence head tightly against front guide bar. Align
fence channel so that it is parallel with groove. Care-
fully lock the fence in this position.
d. Alternately tighten the screws.
e. Recheck alignment.
f. Repeat steps as needed until fence channel is
aligned with miter gauge groove.

Rip Fence Lock Lever Adjustment

WARNING: Make sure the fence lock works in the cen-
ter and at each end of the fence guide bar. An improp-
erly adjusted fence could move. Movement could
cause binding or kickback. You could be hit or cut.
1. The rip fence lock lever when locked down should hold
the rip fence securely. The lever should not be difficult
to push down and lock.
To assure proper fence lock adjustment:
a. Raise lock lever and push fence head toward rear of
saw.
b. Hold fence head down onto front guide bar while lift-
ing rear of fence up and down.
c. Tighten adjusting nut until fence clamp just barely
touches rear guide bar.
d. This should provide the best fence adjustment pos-
sible without over tightening.
Check fence lock across entire bar length. Recheck fence
parallelism with miter slot in locked position and adjust if
necessary.
If the fence does not clamp the same across the entire
length of the bars, the guide bars may need to be read-
justed with shims provided.
Adjusting Fence Indicator
1. Place rip fence on saw table so that it lightly touches
the right side of the blade and lock it in this position.
2. Loosen pan head screw. Adjust the indicator so that
the red line is located over the "Zero" line of the right
rip scale and tighten screw.
Miter Gage Groove
Button Head Screws
for Adjusting Fence
Parallelism
Adjusting
Nut
Fence
Clamp
Fence Clamp and Rear Guide Bar
Should Barely Touch When
Fence is Raised
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Rear Guide Bar
Indicator at
"Zero" Line