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Part No. SP6498 Printed in TaiwanTS3650OPERATORS MANUAL10" CAST IRONTABLE SAW1-866-539-1710!WARNING:For Your Own Safety ReadOperator’s Manual Bef

Miter CutAn angle cutting operation madeacross the width of the workpiece.MoldingA non through cut which produces aspecial shape in the workpiece used

11Motor Specifications and Electrical RequirementsSawblade PathThe area of the workpiece or table topdirectly in line with either the travel ofthe bla

12Motor Specifications and Electrical Requirements (continued)The plug supplied on your tool may notfit into the outlet you are planning to use.Your l

13Changing Motor VoltageWARNING: Electric shock cankill. To reduce the risk of shock,never connect plug to powersource outlet until all assemblysteps

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

15Unpacking and Checking ContentsTools NeededUnpackingThe TS3650 comes with two cartonslabeld 1 of 2 and 2 of 2. Make sure youhave both cartons before

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

Herc-U-Lift™ Caster CartonItem Description Qty.A Channel Rear ...1B Tube U-Bolt 19-5/8" Long...1C Tube Support 17-1/4&quo

Assembly (continued)18Installing Elevation Handwheel1. Locate the following hardware:1 Handwheel1 Elevation Lock Knob 1 Elevation Lock Tube2. Slid

194. Assemble the legs as shown.Insert the screws through the holesin the legs, then through the holesin the end panels. Attach mitergauge and rip fen

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

Assembly (continued)1. Place the saw upside down onto asmooth piece of cardboard orheavy paper, on the floor, so thesaw is resting on the table top.2.

21Assembling Table Extensions1. From the blister pack locate thefollowing hardware: (Quantityindicated is for two extensions)8 Hex Head Screws,5/16-1

Assembly (continued)WARNING: Table extensionsmust be installed. Front edge oftable and extensions must belined up. An uneven front edgecan twist the f

23WARNING: The blade must beparallel to the miter gaugegroove. Misaligned blades couldbind on workpiece. Workpiececould suddenly kickback. Youcould be

Assembly (continued)247. Tighten the tilt lock handle located atthe front of the saw.8. Loosen the three mounting screwsthat hold the front trunnion a

25Checking Blade Tilt, or Squarenessof Blade to TableWhen the bevel pointer is pointingdirectly to the “0” mark on the bevelscale, the sawblade should

Assembly (continued)26B.If blade is not square totable...the 90° stop screw mustbe adjusted.1. Use a 3/16" hex “L” wrench tounscrew the 90° stop

27Assembly Tips1. The caster set consists of an upperand lower assembly.2. First put the upper and lowerassembly together following instruc-tions belo

Assembly (continued)28Lower Assembly1. Locate the following hardware.4 Hex Head Screw w/Washer1/4-20 x 24 Lock Nut 1/4-204 Hex Nut w/Serrated Flang

29Installation Instructions1. Locate the following hardware:4 Hex Head Screw w/Washer1/4-20 x 1-5/84 Washer 1/4 I.D.12 Lock Nut 1/4-208 Hex Head Screw

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

Assembly (continued)30Operation of Herc-U-Lift™ CasterSystemThe caster set is activated by pressingdown on the metal platform. This willraise the tabl

311. Locate the following hardware:4 Square Head Bolts,5/16-18 x 1" Long4 Serrated Flange Hex Nuts,5/16-182. From the fence guide bar cartonfin

Assembly (continued)32Installing Rear Fence Guide Bar1. Locate the following hardware:4 Square Head Bolts,5/16-18 x 1" Long4 Serrated Flange He

33Installing Shims1. Locate the following hardware:10 Very thin shim washers.2. Loosen the 4 nuts holding the rearguide bar in place.3. Holding the g

Assembly (continued)34Installing Spacer Bar1. Locate the following hardware:2 Set Screws 10-32 x 7/16" longFrom unlabeled bag assemblyremove the

35WARNING: A misaligned fence cancause kickbacks and jams. Toreduce the risk of injury, followthese instructions until the fenceis properly aligned.Ri

Assembly (continued)36Adjusting Fence IndicatorThe rip fence has two indicators. One touse when the fence is on the right side ofthe blade and one to

376. Raise blade guard. Lift up both anti-kickback pawls. Insert a large setscrew wrench in the notches of thepawls to hold the pawls out of theway. A

38Assembly (continued)4. Place rip fence on the right handside of table. Carefully move itagainst blade so that it is parallel tothe blade, and just t

39Installing Belt1. Locate the motor belt2. Lower the blade all the way downand set bevel to 0°.3. Install belt on saw pulley and motorpulley.4. Sight

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

MotorStudFlat WasherSerrated Flange Hex NutBeltGuard40Assembly (continued)2. Lower blade all the way down andremove the motor belt.3. Install one flat

41Mounting Switch on Right Side1. Slide the nuts into the lower slot of thefront guide bar from the right end, withthe switch facing front.2. Slide sw

42Getting to Know Your Table Saw12 Micro-Adjust Rip Fence1 On-Off Switch4 Bevel Handwheel11 Ind-I-Cut14 Rip Fence Storage Hooks13 Casters6 Rip Fence9

43WARNING: Never operate sawwithout the proper insert in place.Use the table insert when sawing.Use the combination dadomolding insert when using a da

A. Raise blade guard, remove insert,elevate blade to its highest point.B. To remove blade, hold arbor wrenchsecurely, pull arbor nut wrenchtowards the

45D. 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.N

46Getting to Know Your Table Saw (continued)15. Sawdust Ejection PortYour table saw is equipped with avacuum hookup. This feature willallow you to att

9. Turn the saw “ON”.10. Slowly and cautiously raise the sawblade into the zero clearance insert byrotating the elevation handle clock-wise 4 turns. R

48Getting to Know Your Table Saw (continued)WARNING: To reduce the risk ofinjury from accidental start, makesure switch is “OFF” and saw isunplugged.I

49• If using blade stabilizers, check forproper clearance before raising thesaw blade.• When using a dado blade, follow theprocedures above. However,

5• Check for alignment of moving parts,binding of moving parts, breakage ofparts, saw stability, and any otherconditions that may affect the way thesa

Safety Instructions for Basic Saw Operations (continued)50- Always use unbroken, balancedblades designed to fit this saw’s 5/8inch arbor.- When thru-s

51• Never confine the piece being cut off,that is, the piece not against thefence, miter gauge or fixture. Neverhold it, clamp it, touch it, or use le

Safety Instructions for Basic Saw Operations (continued)52Whenever Sawblade Is Spinning• Before actually cutting with the saw,watch it while it runs f

53Attaching Wood Face Board1. A T-slot is provided in the rip fence forattaching a wood facing when usingthe dado head, or molding head,featherboards

54Work Feed Devices (continued)Push BlockThere are any number of ways toproperly cut your workpieces to make apush block. The following steps describe

55Making 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 like

56Work Feed Devices (continued)Work Support for Material over 26"WideWhen ripping material in excess of 26"wide, install this fence extensio

57Basic Saw OperationsUsing the Miter GaugeThe miter gauge is used whencrosscutting, miter cutting, bevel cutting,compound miter cutting, dadoing andw

• Slide the workpiece along the mitergauge until it touches the block...hold the workpiece securelyagainst the miter gauge or clamp itwith the hold-do

59Miter CrosscuttingMiter cutting is known as cutting wood atan angle other than 90° with the edge ofthe wood. Follow the same procedure asyou would f

6Safety Instructions For Table Saw (continued)Plan your work• Use the right tool. Don’t force toolor attachment to do a job it was notdesigned for.Ins

60Basic Saw Operations (continued)Using the Rip FenceRipping, bevel ripping, resawing andrabbeting are performed using the ripfence together with the

RippingDefinition: Cutting operation along thelength of the workpiece.Position the fence to the desired widthof rip and lock in place.Before starting

62Basic Saw Operations (continued)When “width of rip” is narrower than 2”the push stick cannot be used becausethe guard will interfere...use the auxil

63Using Featherboards for Thru-SawingFeatherboards are not employed forthru-sawing operations when using themiter gauge.Featherboards are used to keep

64Basic Saw Operations (continued)Mount featherboards to facing board andtable as shown, so that leading edges offeatherboards will support workpieceu

65WARNING: To reduce the risk ofcutting tool failure and thrownshrapnel (broken pieces of blade)read and understand all thewarnings and instructions w

66Basic Saw Operations (continued)The dado head is assembled to the sawarbor in the same manner as the sawblade. The arbor on the saw, is longenough s

67MoldingMolding is cutting a shape on the edge orface of the workpiece. With a molding headand a selection of different knife shapes itis possible fo

68AdjustmentsMiter GaugeNOTE: The graduations are manufac-turedto very close tolerances which pro-videample accuracy for fine woodworking. Insome case

69Maintaining Your Table SawMaintenance• Do not allow sawdust to accumulateinside the saw. Frequently blow out anydust that may accumulate inside the

glasses. Safety goggles are availableat many local retail stores. Glasses orgoggles not in compliance with ANSIor CSA could seriously hurt you whenthe

70LubricationRIDGID Recommends the Following AccessoriesThe saw motor bearings have beenpacked at the factory with proper lubri-cant. See motor label

71120 V and 240V Wiring Diagrams120V240VBLACKWHITEWHITE GREENYELLOW BROWNORANGERED213MOTORPURPLEWHITEGREENBLACKOverload ProtectorGREENWHITEBLACKMotor

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Catalog No. TS3650Model No TS36500 Serial No.c RIDGID, INC.Part No. SP6498 Form No. SP6498 Printed in Taiwan 06/03.SP6498 Belt Drive Saw 05/03

8Safety Instructions For Table Saw (continued)• To reduce the risk of throwback ofcut off pieces.• Use the guard assembly.To remove loose pieces benea

9Glossary of Terms for WoodworkingAdditional Safety Instructions For:Additional Safety Instructions For Herc-U-Lift™ Caster System:Before Using the Ca