RIDGID SP6263 manual

P ar t No . SP6263 P r i n t e di nU . S . A .[...]

2 Secti on Title P age S a f e t y . .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .... 3 I n t r o d u c t i o n . .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ....... .... ..... .... ..... . 1 2 A s s e m b l y .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... . 1 2 A d j u s t m e n t s .... .[...]

3 Thi s ma nual has safety infor mat ion and ins truc tions to he lp use rs elim inate or redu ce the r isk of accide nts an d injur ies, inc luding : 1. Sev e re cu t s, an d lo ss of f inger s or ot her body par ts due t o cont act w ith the blad e . 2. Eye im pact in juri es and blindn ess, from bein g hit by a thr o wn wor kpiece, wor k p iece [...]

4 Kic kback Hazar d Kickback i s the unco ntrolle d prope lling of th e wo rkp iec e bac k t ow ar d th e u se r du ring ri p- ping . The caus e of kickb ac k is the bi nding o r pinc hing o f the blade in the wor kpie ce. Sev- eral co ndition s can c ause t he blade to bin d or pi nc h. Wh en a wor kpiece k icks ba c k, it c ould hi t hard e noug [...]

5 Guar d Func tion and Featur es Th e gua r d is a v ery impo rtant s af e ty f eatu r e, desig n e d to reduce th e ri s k of injur y a sso ci- ate d with blad e con t a ct. I nstall the guar d co rr ec tly . F oll ow t he s pe cif ic in s tru ct ion s in the ripping and cr osscutting sections to set a nd use the gua rd c orrectl y for each type o[...]

6 6. Set o f pawls t ob el o w e r e dt ot h ew o r k - piec e surface for rip ping. T hey allow the w orkp iec e to p ass fr ee ly fr om i nf eed to ou t- f e ed side, but hel p stop t he kickback m otion f r o m o u t f e e dt oi n f e e ds i d eb yg r a b b i n gi n t o the workpiece surf ace. Paw l s mu st be reset eac h time a d iff er ent thi[...]

7 Saf ety Instru ctions Re ad and follow al l safety in s tr uctio ns. Perso nal Sa fety In stru cti ons W ARN I NG Some dust crea ted by po wer sanding, sawing, gr inding, drilli ng, and other construc t i on activitie s contains chemi- cal s known ( to the S tate of Californ ia) to cause c a nc er , birth defe cts or other repr oductive harm. Som[...]

8 Sa w Saf ety Inst ructio ns 1 . U s eg u a r d ,p a w l sa n dr i v i n gk n i f ea c c o r d - ing t o instr uctio ns. K e ep th em in wor king orde r . 2. Ro utinel y check saw f o r broken or d am- aged par ts. Rep air or re place da mag ed par t s before u sing saw . Che ck new or repa ired pa r ts f o r alignm ent, bin ding, an d cor rect in[...]

9 Blad e Safety Inst ructio ns 1. Us e only blades m arked for at leas t 3450 rp m . 2. Use o nly 10 " or sma ller diam eter blad es . 3. Us e blades for their r ecom mended c ut- ting pro cedure s. 4. Keep blade sh ar p and c lean . 5. Do no t ov er tig hten blad e nut bec ause b l ade c oll ar c oul d wa r p . 6. Do no t tur n saw on an d of[...]

10 On -Pr odu ct Saf ety La bels Th ere ar e se ve r al s af et y lab e ls on th e sa w . They ale r t the us er to haz ards expla ined in the m anual an d rem ind the us er how to av o id the haz ard. At th e outf eed side, to the right of the guar d ne ar the s a w ha ndle is t his saf e ty labe l to a ler t you to wrong wa y feed: On th e infeed[...]

11 On th e clear p lastic g uard is this O SH A requ ired label: On t he bot tom surfac e of th e motor , vis ible whe n th e c utt i ng to ol is ho ri zo ntal , i s th is safety lab el aler t ing you to use a guard when edg e molding, and to position the cutting tool behind the fence: (s ee Ac ces sori es S ecti o n) Ne ar the saw h and le is this[...]

12 Intr oduction In orde r to get th e mos t enjoyme nt out of your r a dial saw it is im por tant t hat the mac hine be pro p- erl y as sembled , adju sted, and alig ned. This proc edur e , alth ough n ot dif f i cult, ta k es time; p erha ps eig ht h ou rs or lo ng er f or the i ne xpe rien ced u ser . How e ver , af te r thi s ini ti a l set -up[...]

13 5/16-18 x 3/4" L ong 1/4-20 x 1" Long P a n Head Screw (4) Squa re Head S crew (4) 1/4-20 x 1-3/4" L ong P a n Head Screw (1) #6-3 2 x 1/2 Pan Hea d Screw (4) #10-32 x 7/ 8" Long Pan Head Self Thre ading Screw (2) 1/ 4- 20 x 1" Lo ng S lot te d Cup P oi nt Set Sc re w (1) 17/64" Flat Washer (5) 11/32" x 7/ 8&qu[...]

14 T ools Needed for Assembl y and Alignment Crank 1/4" Diam. x 5/ 8" Long T russ H ead Screw ( 2 4) Leveling Foot (4 ) 3/8" Diam. Hex Nut (8) 5/16" Di am. Hex Nut (4) 1/4" Diam . He x Nu t (24) Arm Cap 1/4" Extern al T o oth Lockwasher (24) 5/16" Diam . External Lockwasher (4) 11/32" x 11 /16" x 1 / 16&[...]

15 WA R N I N G Plugging in sa w during assembly could result i n electr ical shock , or seve re cuts fr om contact w i th spinning bl ade. Do not plug i n saw at any time during asse mbly . Plug in saw only when it is to be used. Assembl y Steps It is im por tan t for your s af ety a nd to g et accur ate cuts that yo u put the sa w together acco r[...]

16 Mounting Sa w 1. F rom amon g t he l oos e parts , f in d t he f ol - lowi ng hardwar e: 4 Hex Head Screws, 5/16-18 x 5/ 8 4 Lockwasher, 5/16 in. Exter nal T ype 8 Washers, 11/32 ID 4 Hex Jam Nut s , 5/16-18 2. Plac e saw o n legs so tha t hol es in bo ttom o f s a w l i n eu pw i t hh o l e s m a r k e dXi nt o po f legs and R IDGI D logo on le[...]

17 Att achin g Car r iag e - Mo tor to Arm Re mov e ca rriag e stop s crew , lockw asher and t ag. Re ad and u nderst and war ning tag before d iscard ing tag. Loc k miter/ arm lock bef ore proc eeding. Ho lding car riag e assem bly wit h both ha nds, c a r e f u l l ys t a r ta n ds l i d et h ec a r r i a g eo n t ot h e tracks. The a ssem b l y [...]

18 Thi s conc ludes t he assem bly sec t i on. Exce pt f or i nstalli ng table boa rds, f enc e, and t able clam ps the saw shou ld be com plete ly ass embled. T he next sec tion dea ls with ad justing your saw to rem ov e any " loosene ss" in or der to get acc urate c uts. Assembl y Remo ve saw blad e . 1. Tigh te n car riag e loc k kno [...]

19 Re ad “Cont rols” sect ion and famili arize your- se lf wi th c ont ro l nam es an d loca ti on b ef or e begi nning “A djus tmen ts”. Arm Lock Adjust ing Wheel With t he ar m at a n "unin de xed" pos ition (ot her th an 90 ° or 45 °) and t he mit er lo c k appl ied, the l ockin g action sh ould f e el tight and s ecur e. Co [...]

20 Y oke Clam p Adjustment T o check t he y o k e clam p ad justme nt f oll o w these steps: 1. Pull t he yoke lock han dle towards t he fr on t of s aw t o u nlo ck yo ke. P ull fo rwa rd o n t h ey o k ei n d e xl e v e r( o nt h el e f ts i d eo fc a r - riag e ) to di se ngag e ind e x pin . 2. Sw ivel the mo tor half w ay betwee n the cro sscu[...]

21 Beve l Lock Lever Th e purpo se of t he be vel l o c k le v er is to l oc k the m otor a t any angle. T o ch eck f ollow th ese steps: 1. Un lock t h e bev e l lock le ver . M ov e the bev e l i ndex pin to the l eft and ro t a te the saw to ap proxim ately 3 0°. Lo ck the bev el lo ck lev er . 2. Us e both han ds as show n and tr y t o f o rce[...]

22 Arm to Colum n Adjustment If you can move t he end of th e radia l ar m u p and d own whe n the ar m is unlocked, a djust as direc ted be lo w : a. Remove two (2) scre ws from rear cov er plate. Tighten e v enly top tw o 3/8-16 bo l ts until the pla y is remov ed and the arm will sti ll move s ide to side freely . There should be no v er tical o[...]

23 3. Ro tationa l Al ignmen t Ch ec k : Wh ile hold ing the ar m with on e hand , hold fing ers of ot her han d as shown, betwee n col- um n tube and c olumn s uppor t. Ap ply g entle sid e-to-s ide pres sure a t end o f ar m. Any sid e-to- side or rot ationa l mov e ment ca n be f elt wit h fi ng er at ar ro w loca ti o n. Alignment Adjustment s [...]

24 Adj ustin g Carr iage Be arin gs If t he c arri ag e beari ngs are l oo se it n ot on ly allow s the saw b l ade to move up, down, an d side wa ys but also r esults in inaccur ate cuts. Bef or e f ol lo wi ng th es e st ep s mak e sur e th e tracks ( steel ro ds) and c arr iage be arin gs have been cl eaned by wipin g the m with a clean clot h. [...]

25 P ositionin g T a b le Supports/instal ling Fr ont T able/Le veling Fr ont T able Note: The goa l in adjusti ng the tab le supp orts and le veling the fr ont ta ble is t o make sur e that the t able is the same dis tance fr om the r adial arm at all poi nts. This ensur es that when the ta ble and bla de ar e install ed the clear ance between the[...]

26 lnstall ing Front T abl e 1. Set o ut: - fron t table - tee nu t - 1/4 " U-clip - 1/4" d iam . x 1" lon g cup poi nt se t screw - f our 1/ 4" d iam x 1" l ong p an he ad screws - 1/4 " diam. x 1- 3/4" lo ng pan head screw - five 17 /64" I .D . x 5/ 8" O.D . flat wa sh- ers -f o u r1 / 4 "l o c kw[...]

27 Thi s conc ludes ad justin g your saw wh ere you have rem ov e d all "loo sen ess" or s lack betwe en the different par ts o f the saw . The n e xt sec tion de als wit h actu ally align ing th e sa wblad e to ge t ac cu- rate cu ts. 5. Dro p a flat wa sher int o each c ounter - bore d hole. 6. St a rt 1- 3/4" l ong pan head screw [...]

28 The saw and bla de must be ali gned c orrec tly f o r two reaso ns: 1) T o p re vent bindi ng of the blade a nd work - piec e, whic h can ca use jam s , k ic kba ck s , or thro wn workpieces; 2) T o make accur ate cuts. Alignment and Adj us t ment Steps The following alig nme nts and adj ust ments must be made in or der . If yo u miss an adj us [...]

29 3. Lower a r m unt il saw blade just cl ears th e fron t table. Tight en the yo k e lock lev er a nd bev e l loc k lever . 4. Plac e a fram ing sq uare on th e table, as sh ow n, wi th on e leg of sq uar e firml y aga i nst rear e dge of front table. P os it i on the blade and s quar e unti l t he leg of the s quare jus t co nta cts a too th of [...]

30 Ins t all T ab le Cla mps 1. Inse r t f e nce, th en sp acer ta b le, th en re ar table. 2. Tilt t able clam p b rack et for w ar d and sna p into pla ce in open ing at rear of left and ri ght table sup por t . 3. Tighten thumbsc rews to cla mp tab le sec- tions in place . Fro nt T ab le Fence Spacer Ta b l e Rear Ta b l e Ins ert T able Cla mp [...]

31 Sq uare Bl ade to T able for Cros scutti ng Th e g oal o f thi s adj us tme nt is to mak e t he blade s quare to t he table s o that cr osscu ts will be accur ate; otherwi se all crosscu ts will have a slight bev el a ngle. 1. Lower blad e un til it ju st cle ars fro nt ta b le. Lo ck m ite r ar m l ock lever i n th e 0° m ite r pos ition. T ig[...]

32 Sq uare B lade t o Fe nce Th e g oal i n set ti ng th e bl a de sq uar e t o the f e nce is to re duc e t h e risk of kickb ac k w hen rip ping. This ad justm ent wi ll also r educe spl inter ing of t he work piece a nd bur ning of the kerf d urin g rip ping an d crossc uttin g. 1. Lower blad e un til it ju st cle ars table. 2. Un lock carria ge[...]

33 Ma ke Blad e Parallel to T a ble The go al of this ad justm ent is to kee p the wo rkp iec e fro m bei ng th r own or d ama ge d. This adjust ment will also re duce splintering of the w ork piece a nd bur ning of t he k e rf dur- ing ripping and crosscu tting. 1. Lock arm in 0°miter cro sscut positio n. 2. Pull blad e f o rw a rd and tig hten c[...]

34 lnstall ing and Adjust ing Rip Scal e Indica- tors. Note: The rip scal es and point ers are i ntended to be used f or quic k sett ing s. F or g rea ter accur acy , tak e direc t m e asur em e nt between b lade and fe nce. 1. Pre-a ssem ble indica tor an d twin nu t . Loos en but do n ot remove t w o screws w hich attach left h a nd carriage cov [...]

35 6. The blade "O ut-Rip " s cale indic ator on left han d sid e of t he r adi al a r m is adj ust ed in esse ntial ly the s ame m anner a s blade "I n- Ri p" in di cat or , e xc ept pos iti o n b l ade w it h 2 inc hes betw een f en ce and face of saw blade. The rip-s cale in dica tor shou ld be po sition ed to re ad 2 inche s[...]

36 Align Riv ing Knif e to Blade 1. The goal o f thi s adj us tme nt is to pos it io n the r iving k nif e d irectly in li ne with t he blade. Ri vi ng kn if e al ign men t is an im port ant sa f et y f act or . The ri vi ng kn if e ri des in the k er f of t he cut du ring r i pping to ke ep the two s ides of the wor kp iece fro m pin ching on t he[...]

37 Contr ols Contro l F unct ion Op er atio n/ Comments Bev e l Lock Lev e r F re es motor t o rotate ; locks in any des ired p osition P u l ll e v e rt or e l e a s ea n dp u s ht ol o c k Suppor t mot or bef ore unloc k ing because it can s w ing do wn q uic kly Be v el inde x l ev er mus t be uni n de x ed bef ore moving motor Miter/ Ar m Loc k[...]

38 Y oke Inde x Lever Ta b l e C l a m p El evat ion Crank Contro l F unct ion Op er at io nlC omme nt s Elev a tion C r ank Ra ises/low ers rad ial ar m T ur n clockw ise to ra ise , c ounter- clockwi se to low er T a b l e Clam p F r ees table sec tions to allow ch angin g f enc e posit ion T ur n clockw ise to tig hten , cou nter- clockwi se to [...]

39 Rip Scale & Rip I ndicat or Carria ge Loc k Y oke Lock Handle Beve l Lock Le ver Saw Handl e (In -Ri p) Knob T rig ger Guard Contro l F unct ion Op er at io n/ Comm ent s Y o k e Lock Ha n dle Loc ks yo ke in rip or crosscu t posi- tion Pul l ha ndl e f or wa rd t o rel ea se; pus h hand l e re w ard t o ti ght en Y ok e inde x le v er mus t[...]

40 Guard Hold Do wn Knob Hold Do wn Pa w l s Riving Knife Riving Knif e Brac ket P awl s/Riving Knif e Knob Guard Cla m p Screw Dust Elbo w Contro l F unct ion Op er at io n/ Comm ent s Guar d Cla mp Scr e w Secures guard to motor; free s guar d f o r remo v al T ur n counte rclockwi se to loosen, cl oc kwi se t o tig ht en Guar d Pro tects ag ains[...]

41 Pawl s Rivi ng Knife P awls/Rivi ng Knife Knob Guar d T ab Contro l F unct ion Op er at io n/ Comm ent s Guar d T a b Prov ides m anual way to raise cle ar plast ic guard dur ing r ippin g wh en workp iece f ail s to raise it Pus h and ho ld u nt il work pi ec e cle ars gua rd, then rele ase P a wls/Rivi ng Knife Knob F ree s pa wls a nd riv ing[...]

42 Moto r Speci ficati ons The AC motor u sed o n this saw is a c apaci- tor- star t, no n-rev ersible t ype. The m ode l covered in t his ma nual has t he f ollowin g spe cificat ions: Specif icatio n: Model RS10000 Ra ted H. P . 1.5 Max De vel oped H.P . 3.0 V olta ge 120/240 Amperes 13/ 6.5 Hertz (cycl es) 60 Phase si ngle RPM 3450 Arbor Shaf t [...]

43 W ARNING T o m a intain pr oper t ool gr ounding, if outlet you ar e planning t o use f or this power tool is a 2-pr ong type do not remove or alt er g r oundi ng prong in any manner . An ad apte r is av ail able f o r conn ectin g t h e plug t o 2-pr ong rec eptacle s. The gre en groun ding lea d or grou nding l ug e x tendin g fr om th e a dap[...]

44 T o Ch ang e Motor V ol tage to 24 0 V ol t A.C. Un der nor m al home w orks hop co nditi ons, if full volta ge is sup plied to th e moto r , your saw wi ll op er ate eff ic ie ntl y on 1 20V . I f an y of t he f o llowing c onditio ns exist, it will b e adv isable to have a qual ified e lectr ician rec onn ect the mo tor f o r 240V o peration :[...]

45 Crosscut t i ng Defin ed Cro sscu tting i s cutti ng a wor kpie ce to len gth. The wor kpie c e is held fir mly again st the f e nce, and th e b l ade is pull ed thr ough the wo rkp iec e to mak e the cu t. S tr ai ght , be ve l , mit er , an d comp ound c uts can be ma de. Cros scutting Saf ety The hazards ass ociated with crosscut ting inc lud[...]

46 Cros scut Kerfs A kerf or s hallow cu t is n eeded i n the table and fence t o ser ve as a p ath for the blade and to e nsure th at the blade cut s all the wa y thro ugh the wo rkpie ce. A ker f is nee ded f or each diff erent cutting path. T o make a n appr o ximat ely 1/1 6" dee p k er f : 1. Prep are table: - put f e nc e in fr o nt posi[...]

47 Making Cr osscuts Fo llo w thes e steps to ma ke crosscuts . 1. Prep are table: - put f e nc e in fr o nt posi ti on - tigh ten table cla mps 2. Prep are blade: - lock mo to r in crosscut p o sition - loc k ra di al arm at d esi red m it er an gle - lock mo tor at de sired bevel ang le* - unl oc k c arr iage lock a nd push blad e to r earmo st p[...]

48 Re petitive C r os scuttin g Re petitive cro sscut t in g is the re peated an d con tinuous c uttin g of many p ieces of l umb er to th e sam e len gt h. Car ri age a nd len gt h stop s can h elp m ake this t ype of cros scutti ng more effici ent. A car riag e st op def in es the di st an ce nee ded to pu ll the blade t hroug h to comp lete e ac[...]

49 Ripping Define d Ri ppi ng i s chan gin g the w idt h of a wo rkpi ec e by cuttin g along i ts lengt h. Th e w o rk piece is f e d into th e b lade, w hich r otates in a fixed pos ition , paral lel to the fence an d a set dis- tan ce from t he fence. A sol id f enc e (no kerf s) se r v es as a g uide f or t he w orkp iece . Pla ce the fenc e in [...]

50 W orkpiece P ositi oning Alwa ys set up so that t he wider part of the work piece is between the blade and fe nce. This give s you grea ter cle arance for pus h sticks, and a llows bett er stab ility for f e eding th e w o rkpie ce. Pu sh Sticks and Pu sh Blo c ks Use p ush st icks and p ush blocks in stead of the h ands t o push th e wor kpiec [...]

51 Outfeed Zone Hazar d D ANGER Rotational f or ce of blade can pull hands and finger s back i nto b lade . T ouching, holding, or pulli ng on out- feed si de of w orkpiece while b lade is still spi nning will result in fi ng e rs, hand or arm being cut off. T o reduce risk of outf eed hazar d: Set pa wls an d rivi ng knif e ; the y act a s par- ti[...]

52 T o r e d u c er i s ko fk i c k b a c k : S e tp a w l sa n dr i v i n gk n i f ea c c o r d i n gt or i p - ping s et-up pro ced ure. Corre ctly set ri ving kni f e is mor e likely to p re vent wor kpiec e from b inding or pi nching blad e; corr ectly set paw ls are mor e likely to grab into w ork- piec e to st op or slow kickb ack if one h ap[...]

53 Hold Down Function The hold dow n must be s et co rrectly du ring ripp i ng to a ct as b arri er ag ai ns t the i nf eed si de of th e bl ade , to help k eep the w orkpi e ce flat on t he table, an d to def lect work piece chips . It m ust be l ow ered to ju st clear t he wor kpie ce. The hold dow n must be r e-se t eac h time a diff er ent t hi[...]

54 Ripping Set-up Proc edure Follow these s teps bef ore ri pping . Thes e step s must be repea ted e ach time a diffe rent thic k ne ss work piece is rippe d. A kerf must be made f or each dif ferent width cut. Also see t he specia l notes for bevel set -up that f ollow this section. 1. Prep are table: - inse r t solid (n o kerfs) f en ce ( Note: [...]

55 7. Remov e workpiece fr om tab le. 8. Re ady pus h stick or pu sh block. 9. Set u p table extens ion(s) an d sup por t th eir o ut er e nds . Do not use another per- son to support workpieces becaus e this can c aus e kickback a nd it expo ses h elper to potential hazar ds at outfe ed s i de . Sp ecial N otes for Beve l Set-U p CA UTION Bevel ri[...]

56 2. Inse r t yellow key a nd tu rn s aw on. 3. Stan d at i nf eed si de and ou t of lin e of wor kpiec e, in cas e of kickba c k. St art an d fini sh cut from infe ed side . 4. Put wor kpi ec e on tab le , i n f ron t of hol d down , and tig ht agains t f e nce. T o ho ld wor k- piec e in posit ion, pu t left ha nd on table, a t leas t 8" in[...]

57 Ripping Dado Bla de s , Molding He ads See Ac c esso ri es f or i nf ormat ion o n saf ety , ins tallatio n and u se of dad o blades an d mo lding he ads. Edg in g Edgi ng is the us e of a d ado blad e or m oldi ng head in the h orizo ntal pos ition. It is an advan ced tech nique t hat req uires a mold ing head gua rd and a specia l f e nce. See[...]

58 Cutting Aide s Before cu tting any wood o n your saw , stud y all o f t he Cr oss cut ti ng and R ipp i ng In stru c- tion s f ou nd on pa ges 45 t hroug h 57. As you lear n n e w radia l ar m saw woo dwork ing tech - niqu es, you'll see that m any types of cut s need dif f eren t su ppor t and f ee ding devices, known a s jigs or f ixture [...]

59 Cut ting Aides Making the Handle: • Miter crosscut a piece of 3/4 " thick ply- woo d to the s hape a nd size show n. The mi te red co rners c an be any siz e that lo oks like the draw ing (ab out 1-1/ 2" by 1-1 /2"). Pu tting it to geth er: • U sing goo d qual ity woo d w o rking g lue, glue the 2-1/ 2" strip sav ed earli[...]

60 Cutting Aide s W ARNING T o reduce the risk of s hoc k , burns or lacera t i ons form accidental start up of saw , turn power swit ch off and unplug sa w be f or e tak in g of f b la de, a dd ing o r ch ang in g acce sso rie s an d be f or e doing any maintenanc e or servicing sa w . Moldi ng/Sandin g Inst ruc tions for ope r a ting th e moldin [...]

61 Cutting Aids Cla mp the f e atherbo ard t o the fro nt table, so th at th e an gle d edge of th e f eat herbo ar d is agai nst th e wor kpiec e on the infee d side of the bla de. Do not c lamp the fea therboard again st th e cut of f p a rt (o ut-feed si de) of the work piece. If c lamped to the outfee d side, the fe a t herboar d can squeeze th[...]

62 Acc essories Ac cessor ies Safe ty 1. Us e only ac cesso ries re comm end ed f or ra di al sa ws . Us e of any ot he r acc esso ry or at ta chme nt mi gh t inc reas e t he risk of in j ury to yo u or other s. 2. Read an d f ol l ow ins truc tion s th at co me with accesso r y . 3. Do not ins tall ac cessor ies o n bot h end s of arbo r sh aft at[...]

63 Mai nt enanc e General Inf ormation Wh en new , the saw req uires no lu bric ation . The saw ha s bee n par t ially a ligned a nd all bear ings a re lubr icated a nd seal ed f or life. In time, in ord er to keep the s aw in good wor k- ing or der , it wi ll be nece ssar y to c lean, lub ri- cate a nd re-a lign. W ARN I NG T o av oi d shock, burn[...]

64 Replacing P a wls Make sur e the teeth of the pa wls are alw a ys sh arp . If t he y bec ome du ll t he pa wls m ust b e repla ced : 1. Us e 7/16" w rench t o remove hex nut. Remo ve old pa wls. 2. Inst all new p awls. Pl ace sp acer s e xa c tly as show n. 3. Re -instal l hex nut . 4. Ch eck t h at pawls wo rk freely . Blade Changing T o c[...]

65 T r ouble shooting In a ddi ti on to t he pr ope r al ig nmen t of y our saw , y o u m u st also be come famil iar with t he f o llowing prac tice s in ord er to expect t he best resul ts. 1. Edge of wor kpiec e which is p laced agai nst fenc e m u st be a s s traight as t he long sid e of your fram ing sq uare. 2. Work piece mus t be a s fla t [...]

66 Moto r Probl em Possible C ause(s ) Wha t to D o Mo tor ov e rheats or s talls Over loade d power line F e e d i n gr a t et o of a s t Impr op er moto r cooling Saw blad e ha s hee l Saw blad e is dull Re duce line l oad by re moving oth er lights, ap plianc es Slow d own rate of feed V a cuum sa wdust from m oto r to allow n or mal a ir circ u[...]

67 Cut ti ng P rob le m Po ssi bl e Ca use( s) What to Do In ac cu rat e cut Loo se l ocks Saw out of alignm ent Ch eck mit er , r ip , bevel, a nd swi vel l ocks. S ee A dj us tm en ts section Ch eck alignme nt Crosscuts not accur ate at indexed mi t e r positi ons Sa wd us t bet wee n wo rkpi e ce and f en ce F e nce n ot straig ht Swivel l oc k [...]

68 Cut t ing P r obl em P oss ibl e Cau se( s) Wha t t o Do Workp iece st rikes r ivin g knife dur ing r ipping Riving k nife not in lin e with bla d e Align ri ving kn if e to blad e W ork pie ce bi nds , sm ok es , and m otor s lows or s t o ps when ripping Saw blade o ut of a lignm ent W ar pe d work piece F eed ra te too f ast Carr iage a ssemb[...]

69 Notes[...]

70 P ART S LIST FOR RIDGID 10" RADIAL SA W MODEL NUMBER RS 10000 Repair P ar ts Figure 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 4 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 43 42[...]

71 P ART S LIST FOR RIDGID 10" RADIAL SA W MODEL NUMBER RS 10000 Alw a ys order by Part Num ber - Not by Ke y Num ber Figu re 1 Repair P ar ts Key No P art No. Descr iption 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 804423-1 75090 60342 60353 815649 60249 13848 827922 827923 827905 63686 805494 60391 827924 — 131201 9421620 — 80[...]

72 Repair P ar ts P ART S LIST FOR RIDGID 10" RADIAL SA W MODEL NUMBER RS 10000 1 18 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 • 61 23 23 30 50 17 29 62 63 14 14 15 15 10 10 10 10 27 27 27 11 11 11 11 14 1 2 3 4 5 13 20 21 1[...]

73 Repair P ar ts P ARTS LIST F OR RIDGID 10" RADIAL SA W MOD EL NUMBER R S10000 Always or d er b y Part Number - Not b y K ey Numb er Figure 2 - Y oke Assembly Key No. P art No. De scription 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 13848 827884 827880 809813- 1 120399 63657 827903 63658 63656 6004[...]

74 Repair P ar ts P ART S LIST FOR RIDGID 10" RADIAL SA W MODEL NUMBER RS 10000 Fig ure 3 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 11 12 14 13 26 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 27 8 43 23 28 41 42 27 28 27 28 27 45 44[...]

75 Repair P ar ts P ART S LIST FOR RIDGID 10" RADIAL SA W MODEL NUMBER RS 10000 Alw a ys order by Part Num ber - Not by Ke y Num ber Figure 3 - Base Assem b ly Ke y No. P art No. Des cript ion 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 102593 63623 60330 805793 63610 456299 821346 9416187 805467- 6 60078 118615 187077 60340 94[...]

76 Repair P ar ts P ART S LIST FOR RIDGID 10" RADIAL SA W MODEL NUMBER RS 10000 Figure 4 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 13 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 35 36 33 34 8 9 37 34 Location of L ower Guar d Lowe r Guar d Slot Inner T ab Low e r Wash er Screw Detail “ A ” Inne r Gua r d[...]

77 Repair P ar ts Key No P art No. Descr iption 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 821217 827948 805552 815865 828695 808447-6 827919 274865 820521 820515 161255-6 805552 815815 820517 809491-1 820512 824159 Scre w , Gua rd Cl a mp Link, Pul l * W asher , 17/64 x 5/8 x 1/16 Scre w , Hex W asher Hd T ype "TT" 1/ 4 - 20 x 1/2 * Sc[...]

78 Repair P ar ts P ART S LIST FOR RIDGID 10" RADIAL SA W MODEL NUMBER RS 10000 Figure 5 - Arm Assembly Alw a ys order by Par t N umbe r - Not by K e y Num ber * Standar d Hardwar e Item - May Be Pur chased Local ly 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 5 5 11 10 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 21 22 If thi s part is remo ved , discar d[...]

79 Repair P ar ts P ART S LIST FOR RIDGID 10" RADIAL SA W MODEL NUMBER RS 10000 Fi gur e 6 - Le g Se t Alw a ys order by Par t N umbe r - Not by K e y Num ber * Standar d Hardware I tem - May Be Pu rchased Loc ally 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 1 3 4 11 8 3 1 Ke y No. P art No. Des cription 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 821343- 1 805589- 5 821779- 1 821780- 1 11[...]

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