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10Glossary of Terms for Woodworking (continued)FeatherboardA device which can help guide work-pieces during rip type operation.FreehandPerforming a cu

11Throw-BackThrowing of pieces in a manner similar to a kickback.Thru-SawingAny cutting operation where the blade extends completely through the thick

12Motor Specifications and Electrical Requirements (continued)110-120 Volt, 60 Hz. Tool InformationThe plug supplied on your tool may not fit into the

13Changing Motor VoltageWARNING: Electric shock can kill. To reduce the risk of shock, never connect plug to power source outlet until all assembly st

14Motor Specifications and Electrical Requirements (continued)Motor Thermal Overload ProtectorCAUTION: To reduce the risk of motor damage, this motor

15Unpacking and Checking ContentsTools NeededUnpacking1. Separate saw and all parts from packing materials and check each one with the illustration an

16Unpacking and Checking Contents (continued)List of Loose PartsItem Part Name Qty.A Miter Gauge ...1B Table Extensi

17Herc-U-Lift™ Caster CartonItem Description Qty.A Channel Rear ...1B Tube U-Bolt 19-5/8" Long ...1C

18Assembly (continued)Assembling Leg Stand1. Locate the carton containing the legstand.Remove all parts from packing material.2. From the bag labeled

19Mounting Your Saw1. From the bag labeled “Legs” remove the following hardware:4 Hex Head Screws, 5/16-18 x 1-1/4"Long4 Hex Nuts, 5/16-184 Lockw

2Table of ContentsSection PageTable of Contents ... 2Safety Instructions For Table Saw ... 3Safet

20Assembly (continued)Assembling Table Extensions1. From the bag labeled “Table Exten-sions” remove the following hardware: (Quantity indicated is for

21WARNING: Table extensions must be installed. Front edge of table and extensions must be lined up. An uneven front edge can twist the fence guide bar

22Assembly (continued)Checking Heeling Adjustment or Parallelism of Sawblade to Miter Gauge GrooveWhile cutting, the material must move in astraight l

237. Tighten the tilt lock handle located atthe front of the saw.8. Loosen the three mounting screwsthat hold the front trunnion and thethree mounting

24Assembly (continued)Checking Blade Tilt, or Squareness of Blade to TableWhen the bevel pointer is pointing directlyto the “0” mark on the bevel scal

25B. If blade is not square to table...the90° stop screw must be adjusted.1. Use a 3/16" hex “L” wrench tounscrew the 90° stop screw until itis f

26Assembly (continued)Assembling Herc-U-Lift™ Caster SystemAssembly Tips1. The caster set consists of an upper and lower assembly.2. First put the upp

27Lower Assembly1. From bag of loose parts remove the fol-lowing hardware.*4 Hex Head Screw w/Washer 1/4-20 x 2*4 Lock Nut 1/4-20*4 Hex Nut w/Serrated

28Assembly (continued)Assembling Herc-U-Lift™ Caster System to SawInstallation InstructionsWARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from unexpected start

29Operation of Herc-U-Lift™ Caster SystemThe caster set is activated by pressingdown on the metal platform. This will raisethe table saw and allow the

3Safety Instructions For Table SawSafety is a combination of common sense, staying alert and knowing how your table saw works. Read this manual to und

30Assembly (continued)Installing Front Rip Fence Guide Bar1. From the bag labeled “Guide Bars” remove only the following hardware:4 Square Head Bolts,

31Installing Rear Fence Guide Bar1. From the bag labeled “Guide Bars” remove only the following hardware:4 Square Head Bolts, 5/16-18 x 1" Long4

32Assembly (continued)Adjusting Rip Fence Guide BarsWARNING: Front and rear guide bars must be aligned with blade. Misaligned guide bars could twist.

33Installing Spacer Bar1. From the bag labeled "Spacer Caps"remove only the following hardware:2 Set Screws 10-32 x 7/16" longFrom unla

34Assembly (continued)Rip Fence Alignment AdjustmentWARNING: A misaligned fence can cause kickbacks and jams. To reduce the risk of injury, fol-low th

35Adjusting Fence IndicatorThe rip fence has two indicators. One to use when the fence is on the right side of the blade and one to use when the fence

36Assembly (continued)5. Loosen both hex head screws holdingblade guard support to cradle.6. Raise blade guard. Lift up both anti-kickback pawls. Inse

374. Place rip fence on the right hand side oftable. Carefully move it against bladeso that it is parallel to the blade, andjust touches tips of saw t

38Assembly (continued)Installing Belt1. Locate the motor belt2. Lower the blade all the way down andset bevel to 0°.3. Install belt on saw pulley and

392. Lower blade all the way down andremove the motor belt.3. Install one flat washer onto each ofthe four motor studs.4. Open the hinged belt guard b

4Safety Instructions For Table Saw (continued)• Find and read all the warning labels found on the saw (shown below).When Installing Or Moving The SawR

40Securing Electrical Cords1. From the bag labeled “Large Parts” find the following:3 Wire TiesSwitch Mounted on Right SideRoute motor cord and power

41Getting to Know Your Table Saw1. On-Off Switch.CAUTION: Before turning switch “ON”, make sure the blade guard is correctly installed and operat-ing

42Getting to Know Your Table Saw (continued)2. Elevation Handwheel...elevatesor lowers the blade. Turn clockwiseto elevate, counterclockwise to lower.

43Zero Clearance Insert... sup-ports the workpiece right next to theblade to help prevent chipping andsplintering. Also helps to preventsmall off-fall

44Getting to Know Your Table Saw (continued)6. Clamp a 1 x 4 or larger board across the zero clearance insert as shown. Make sure the board covers the

45CAUTION: The zero clearance insert must be even with the table surface. Inserts too high or low can allow the workpiece to “snag” or catch on uneven

469. Removing and Installing Saw-bladeWARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from accidental start, turn switch “OFF” and remove plug from power source

47D.These lines indicate the “path” of thecut (kerf) made by the sawblade.E.When cutting the workpiece, line upmark on workpiece with line on disk.NOT

48Safety Instructions for Basic Saw OperationsBefore Each UseInspect your saw.• To reduce the risk of injury from accidental starting, turn the switch

49• To reduce the risk of burns or other fire damage, never use the saw near flammable liquids, vapors or gases.• To reduce the risk of injury, don’t

5OFF position before plugging in.• Check for alignment of moving parts, binding of moving parts, breakage of parts, saw stability, and any other condi

50Safety Instructions for Basic Saw Operations (continued)• Any power saw can throw foreign objects into the eyes. This can result in permanent eye da

51• Feed the workpiece into the saw only fast enough to let the blade cut without bogging down or binding.Before freeing jammed material.• Turn switch

52Work Feed Devices (continued)Push BlockThere are any number of ways to properlycut your workpieces to make a pushblock. The following steps describe

53Making the handle:• Miter crosscut a piece of 3/4 inch thickplywood to shape and size shown:NOTE: The mitered corners can be anysize that looks lik

54Work Feed Devices (continued)Fence ExtensionWhen ripping sheets of thin material suchas 1/8" hard board or similar material inexcess of 24"

55Basic Saw OperationsUsing the Miter GaugeThe miter gauge is used when crosscut-ting, miter cutting, bevel cutting, com-pound miter cutting, dadoing

56Basic Saw Operations (continued)Slots are provided in the miter gauge forattaching an auxiliary facing to make iteasier to cut very long or short pi

57Miter CrosscuttingMiter cutting is known as cutting wood atan angle other than 90° with the edge ofthe wood. Follow the same procedure asyou would f

58Basic Saw Operations (continued)Using the Rip FenceRipping, bevel ripping, resawing and rab-beting are performed using the rip fence together with t

59RippingDefinition: Cutting operation along the length of the workpiece.Position the fence to the desired width of rip and lock in place.Before start

6Safety Instructions For Table Saws (continued)Plan your work• Use the right tool. Don’t force tool or attachment to do a job it was not designed for.

60Basic Saw Operations (continued)When “width of rip” is narrower than 2” the push stick cannot be used because the guard will interfere...use the aux

61Using Featherboards for Thru-SawingFeatherboards are not employed for thru-sawing operations when using the miter gauge.Featherboards are used to ke

62Basic Saw Operations (continued)Mount featherboards to facing board and table as shown, so that leading edges of featherboards will support workpiec

63Using Carbide Tipped BladesWARNING: To reduce the risk of cutting tool failure and thrown shrapnel (broken pieces of blade) read and understand all

64Basic Saw Operations (continued)The dado head is assembled to the saw arbor in the same manner as the saw blade. The arbor on the saw, is long enoug

65MoldingMolding is cutting a shape on the edge or face of the workpiece. With a molding head and a selection of different knife shapes it is possible

66AdjustmentsWARNING: For your own safety, turn switch “OFF” and remove plug from power source outlet before making any adjustments.Miter GaugeNOTE: T

67Maintaining Your Table SawMaintenanceWARNING: For your own safety, turn switch “OFF” and remove plug from power source outlet before maintaining or

68LubricationThe saw motor bearings have been packed at the factory with proper lubri-cant. See motor label for lubrication instructions. The followin

69TroubleshootingWARNING: For your own protection, turn switch “OFF” and always remove plug from power source outlet before troubleshooting.GeneralTro

7retail stores. Glasses or goggles not in compliance with ANSI or CSA could seriously hurt you when they break.• For dusty operations, wear a dust mas

70Troubleshooting (continued)MotorNOTE: Motors used on wood working tools are particularly susceptible to the accumu-lation of sawdust and wood chips

71Motor (continued)Trouble Probable Cause RemedyStarting switch in motor will not operate1. Burned switch contacts (due to extended hold-in periods ca

72Repair PartsParts List for RIDGID 10 Inch Table Saw Model No. TS36120RIDGID parts are available on-line at www.ridgidparts.comFigure 112345689101112

73Always Order by Part Number - not by Key Number * Standard Hardware Item - May be purchased locally– Items Not Shown• Any attempt to repair this mot

74Repair PartsParts list for RIDGID 10 Inch Table Saw Model No. TS36120RIDGID parts are available on-line at www.ridgidparts.comFigure 291234567810111

75Repair PartsParts List for RIDGID 10 Inch Table SawModel TS36120RIDGID parts are available on-line at www.ridgidparts.comFigure 2Always Order by Par

76Repair PartsParts List for RIDGID 10 Inch Table SawModel No. TS36120RIDGID parts are available on-line at www.ridgidparts.comFigure 3 - Fence Assemb

77Repair PartsParts List for RIDGID 10 Inch Table SawModel No. TS36120RIDGID parts are available on-line at www.ridgidparts.comFigure 4 - Miter Gauge

78Repair PartsParts List for RIDGID 10 Inch Table SawModel No. TS36120RIDGID parts are available on-line at www.ridgidparts.comFigure 5 - Guard Assemb

79Repair PartsParts List for RIDGID 10 Inch Table SawModel TS36120RIDGID parts are available on-line at www.ridgidparts.comFigure 6 - ON-OFF Power Out

8Safety Instructions For Table Saws (continued)• To reduce the risk of throwback of cut off pieces.• Use the guard assembly.To remove loose pieces ben

80Repair PartsParts List for RIDGID 10 Inch Table SawModel No. TS36120RIDGID parts are available on-line at www.ridgidparts.comFigure 7 - Leg SetAlway

81Repair PartsParts List for RIDGID 10 Inch Table SawModel No. TS36120RIDGID parts are available on-line at www.ridgidparts.comFigure 8 - Upper Assemb

82Repair PartsParts List for RIDGID 10 Inch Table SawModel No. TS36120RIDGID parts are available on-line at www.ridgidparts.comFigure 9 - Lower Assemb

83Repair PartsParts List for RIDGID 10 Inch Table SawModel No. TS36120RIDGID parts are available on-line at www.ridgidparts.comFigure 10 - Plate Assem

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9Additional Safety Instructions For:Crosscut Type Cuts.• Never use the rip fence when cross-cutting.• An auxiliary wood facing attached to the miter g