RIDGID AC1098 Owner's Manual

AC1098

OWNERS

MANUAL

TABLE

SAW

DUST COLLECTOR

KIT

•

Assembly

•

Operation

QUESTIONS

OR

COMMENTS?

For

Your

Safety:

--

CALL 1

·800·4-RIDGID

Read

all

instructions

carefully

Part

No.

SP6194 Printed

in

Canada

Table

of

Contents

Section

Page

Table

of

Contents .................................. 2

Safety lnstructions For

Dust Collector Kit ................... : ........... 2

Safety Signal Words ............................ 2

Before Using the Table Saw Dust

Collector Kit ........................................ 2

When lnstalling Dust Collector Kit Or

Moving The Tool ................................ 3

To Reduce the Risk

of

lnjury From Jams,

Slips Or Thrown Pieces (Kickbacks

Or Throwbacks) .................................. 3

Section Page

Plan Ahead To Protect Your Eyes,

Hands, Face and Ears ....................... 3

Whenever Tool

Is

Running .................. 4

lntroduction ............................................ 4

Unpacking and Checking Contents ....... 5

Table

of

Loose Parts ........................... 5

Loose Parts ......................................... 5

lnstallation for 10" Belt Drive Table Saw

..

6

Safety lnstructions For Dust Collector

Kit~

Safety is a combination

of

common sense, staying alert and knowing how your acces-

sory works. Read this manual to understand the accessory.

Safety Signal Words

DANGER: means

ifthe

safety information

is not followed someone

will

be seriously

injured or killed.
WARNING: means

if

the safety informa-

tion is not followed someone

could

be

seriously injured or killed.
CAUTION: means if the safety informa-

tion is not followed someone may be
injured.

Before Using the Table Saw Dust

Collector

Kit

WARNING:

For

your

own

safety,

read

and

understand

the

saw, vac

and

sawdust

collector

owr.iers

man-

ual

and

affixed

warnings

before

operation.

1.

Read and understand safety instructions

on pages

2,

3 and 4 of this manual.

2.

Before attempting to remove a block­age

in

the collector, read and follow the

Collector

Door

2

instruction/warning on the collector
housing door.

3.

Do

not cut or sand metal or other spark
producing workpieces with Table Saw
Dust Collector

in

place.

To

avoid fire,
remove collector and all sawdust
before beginning any spark producing
operation.

When

lnstalling

Dust

Collector

Kit

Or

MdVing The Tool

To

reduce

the

risk

of

dangerous

envi-

ronment.

• Use the tool in a

dry,

indoor place pro-

tected from rain.

• Keep work area well lighted.

• Put the tool where neither, operators
nor bystanders must stand

in

line with

the sawblade.

• Always

gel

help if you need to lift the

tool.

• When lifting, hold the tool close to
your body. Bend your knees

so

you

can lift with your legs, not your back.

• Never

stand

on

tool.

Serious injury

could occur

if

the tool tips or you acci-

dentally hit the cutting tool. Do not
store any items above

or

near the tool
where anyone might stand on the tool
to reach them.

To

reduce

the

risk

of

injury

from

unex-

pected

tool

movement.

• Check to make sure tool does not
move prior to use.

lftool

moves, ,
adjust all four leveler feet down to
support the tool.

• Put the tool

on

a firm level surface

where there

is

plenty

of

room to han­dle and properly support the work­piece.

To

Reduce the

Risk

of

lnjury

From Jams,

Slips

Or

Thrown

Pieces

(Kickbacks

Or

Throwbacks)

lnspect

your

work

area.

• Keep work area clean.

• Cluttered areas and benches invite
accidents. Floor must not be slippery

trom wax or sawdust.

·To

reduce the risk

of

burns or other
fire damage, never use the tool near
flammable liquids. vapors or gases.

Plan Ahead

To

Protect Your Eyes, Hands, Face and Ears

Dress

for

safety

• Plan ahead to protect your eyes,
hands, face, ears.

•Do

not wear loose clothing, gloves,

neckties

or

jewelry (rings, wrist
watches). They can get caught and
draw you into moving parts.

• Wear nonslip footwear.

•Tie

back long hair.

• Roll long sleeves above the elbow.

• Noise levels vary widely.

To

reduce

the risk

of

possible hearing damage,

wear ear plugs

or

muffs when using

tool for hours at a time.

• For dusty operations, wear a dust
mask along with safety goggles.

3

• Any power tool can throw foreign
objects into the eyes, which can result

in

severe eye damage. Always wear
safety goggles, not glasses, comply­ing with ANSI Z87.1 (or

in

Canada

CSA Z94-3-M88) shown

on

package.
Everyday eyeglasses have only
impact resistant lenses. They are not
safety glasses. Safety Goggles are

available at many local retail stores.

Glasses or goggles not

in

compliance

with ANSI or CSA could seriously hurt

you when they break.