Took my RIDGID ts3650 table saw in for a new arbor this week. Had to leave it at the repair shop for a day (they had pre-ordered the new arbor for me). New arbor looks much improved — threads go all the way to the shoulder with no reduction in diameter. Crossing my fingers that a dado head will work fine.
Luckily, I didn’t have to take the entire saw in. I removed the base, extensions, motor and fence rails — much lighter and easier just transporting the cabinet. I did, however, have to drive an hour each way to the service center. RIDGID needs to contract with more service centers!!
A bit of a hassle, but considering the short money I paid for the saw ($450 if you factor in the $100 Home Depot gift card special they were running), I figure it’s a small price to pay for a pretty damned good saw.
– Toolfreak
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Can you provide some details? I've got a TS3650 as well and find the arbor a little limiting. My dado set fits but just bearly.
Also, how do you like the fence? I'm wondering if the outer rails are truly square; when I have it set at the limit, 36", I see the cut is little off in length (thankfully slightly longer than indicated on the scale). This would indicate to me that the rail extensions are not square.
I love my saw otherwise. I started out at 110 and converted to 220 a few months back. That was simplicity itself. Don't particularly care for the dust collection though -- I've used some duct tape underneath in a crude attempt to assist my shop vac in collecting the saw dust.
BTW -- isn't this a tool thread?
Steve
The "size" of the arbor had nothing to do with my replacing it. RIDGID sold a number of saws with defective arbors. The defect is only apparent if you use a stacked dado set. Check out some of the previous threads on this forum regarding the TS3650 arbor issue. - Toolfreak
Thanks for pointing that thread out. With so many posts on this forum, if you don't read for a couple of days, you are bound to miss something really interesting/important.BTW, I do have this problem with my stacked dado set. I thought it was my dado set somehow... How's that for funny? Now I'm researching how to get it fixed. I may try the epoxy approach or do as you did. Just don't know how yet.Steve
RIDGID gave me the phone number for my local service center. You can also find this information on RIDGID's web site. You can ask RIDGID to send the replacement arbor to you directly, or ask your service center to order it and make sure it's the right one before you bring in your saw. I'm sure the epoxy fix works fine, but for my money, I'd rather have the free replacement.- Toolfreak
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