Dan Coby wrote in
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On 6/18/2016 7:19 PM, Puckdropper wrote:

If you find an Ridgid 3650 or 3660 (same saw, different package) in
good condition, it's well worth purchasing. It's been a fantastic
saw, except I'm not too fond of the way the guard attaches.

What do you not like about the way that the guard attaches? I have the
3650 and I think that it is very simple to remove or replace the
guard. All you have to do is twist one thumb screw.

Now, if you had said that you did not like the original adjustment of
the guard, then I would have agreed with you. I spent about an hour
before I found the right technique and it involved the use of a hammer
to get the splitter to be vertical.

However, now that I have the guard set correctly, it goes off and on
easily and is positioned correctly without anything more than
tightening the thumb screw.

Dan



I don't like where it attaches. It's so far back from the blade that any
misalignment is magnified when you use it. I wasn't too fond of the
thumbscrew design, as it didn't seem to lock the guard back in place at
exactly the same place so I'd have to adjust and check and adjust and
check and....

Hm... now that I think about it... I adjusted the fence long after I had
removed the guard pretty much permanently. Some of the issues I had with
alignment may have been caused or magnified by the fence being slightly
angled. (It's well worth checking your fence and blade to make sure
they're exactly parallel to the miter slot!)

Puckdropper