Scott, I am not sure i did it right the first few times either. I do believe you can get a pdf of the manual from the website, so you won't need to try to scan it in.
This is how I fold it. When I am standing in front of the saw, the wheels are on the left, and the legs on the right. If you feel on the left side of the table, you will notice a little handle type thing, straight down from there is the blade and wrench storage, down a little further is another handle, and to the right of that, towards the front of the saw is the nob to pull out. I pick up on the handle on the end of the table with my left hand, and pull the nob out with my right hand, then slowly lower the sawdown, if your shorter, you might need to pull up on the lower handle then pull the knob, then switch to the upper handle to get the saw lowered down. I then go to the right of the saw, and pick up on the large handle that is on the frame and stand the saw on end, find the knob for the legs, it is on the left of you now, towards the front of the saw, by the leg, pull that now and lower the legs down. For the micro adjustment on the fence, stand in front of the saw, and have the fence on. The handle is at the end closest to you for locking the fence. On the right side on the fence, on the bracket part, down by the rail, you should feel a little wheel. Press the wheel in towards the fence rail, and turn the wheel with your finger, or thumb. make sure the fence is not locked, or it won't move. You can only slide out the table extension when the fence is unlocked as well. Hope that helps some. Michael From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 5:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] PORTIBLE TABLE SAWS Michael, I ended up returning the Dewalt. I did not like a couple of things, but the real issue was a problem in the mechanism that raised and lowered the blade. It seemed to slip a little and made some growning noises. I ended up getting the Ridgid saw after reading the reviews and info. It was one hell of a box to drag into the house, I really like that all the goodies can be stored onboard, and it seems like a very stable saw. THe only thing I didn't like is the little plastic key for the switch to turn it on. It seems a little to flexible and I think loosing it would be a pain in the butt. I'm also a little baffled by the rip fence. Apparently there is a micro adjustment, but I don't know how that works. On the Dewalt, you unlocked a handle on the underside which allowed you to use a knob to move the fence a little at a time. I understand the Ridgid has this, but haven't figured it out. Of course I haven't read the manual either and I managed to put the accessories where they belong, change the blade, and setup the unit from the folded to unfolded position. 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