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Alignment (continued) – RIDGID Table Saw User Manual

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Alignment (continued)

Marking the Ind-I-Cut:

a. With blade 90° (square to table) and

miter gauge in left groove, cross cut
a piece of wood holding the wood
firmly against miter gauge.

b. Pull miter gauge back until freshly cut

edge of wood is over disk. Using a
sharp pencil, mark a line on disk at
freshly cut edge of wood.

c. With miter gauge in right hand

groove, follow same procedure and
mark another line on disk.

d. These lines indicate the “path” of the

cut (kerf) made by the sawblade.

e. When cutting the workpiece, line up

mark on workpiece with line on disk.

NOTE: When the blade is changed, or a
dado/molding head installed these lines
can be erased and reset.

Adjusting Bevel Lock

1. Release blade tilt lock lever and bevel

blade to 45°.

2. Lock blade tilt lock lever, push in to dis-

engage the outer hub of the elevation/
bevel handwheel and with moderate
force attempt to move handwheel
toward the 0° bevel.

3. If blade tilt mechanism cannot be

moved, no additional adjustment is nec-
essary.

4. If blade tilt mechanism can be moved

adjust the blade tilt lock nut by rotating
clockwise 1/4 turn.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 as necessary.
6. Release hub of the elevation/bevel

handwheel and move blade tilt mecha-
nism back to 0°.

Marking

Using

Ind-I-Cut

Ind-I-Cut

Blade Tilt

Lock Nut