RIDGID Table Saw User Manual

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Checking Heeling Adjustment or
Parallelism of Sawblade to Miter
Gauge Groove

While cutting, the material must move in a
straight line parallel to the sawblade.
Therefore, both the miter gauge groove
and the rip fence must be parallel to the
sawblade.

WARNING: The blade must be
parallel to the miter gauge
groove. Misaligned blades could
bind on workpiece. Workpiece
could suddenly kickback. You
could be cut or hit.

If the sawblade is not parallel to the miter
gauge groove, the blade will bind at one
end of the cut. This is known as “Heeling”.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of
injury from accidental start, make
sure switch is “OFF” and plug is
not connected to power source
outlet.

To check for parallelism:

1. Raise blade all the way up.
2. Mark an “X” on one of the teeth which

is set (bent) to the right.

3. Place the head of a combination

square in the groove. Adjust blade of
square so that it just touches the tip of
the marked tooth.

4. Move square to rear, rotate blade to

see if marked tooth again touches
blade of square.

5. If tooth touches square the same

amount at front and rear, sawblade is
parallel to miter gauge groove.

6. If tooth does not touch the same

amount, the mechanism underneath
must be adjusted to make the blade
parallel to groove.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of
injury from accidental start, make
sure switch is “OFF” and plug is
not connected to power source
outlet.

Sawblade

Combination

Square

Miter Gauge

Groove

Marked

Tooth

Alignment

Screws