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YET another RIDGID issue

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
I wonder how long knotscott has been on Ridgids PAYROLL?

Anyways , YET I just discovered yet another INSANE RIDGID issue

The keyways or SLOTS on top of the Rip fence are slightly Larger and deeper than the ones on the side!!! WTF???

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Personally attacking a fellow forum members ethics is just crossing the line of reasonable behavior.

I'm honestly hoping the two of you are good friends, and you are just trolling each other. If not, I for one have heard enough. I would suggest you seek to resolve this with either Ridgid or the store where you purchased the saw.

I always appreciate feedback from fellow woodworkers about products they have used, but your posts concerning the Ridgid table saw stopped being constructive awhile ago.
 
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I am on the Rigid payroll. We are sorry you are experiencing this difficulty.

The reason we at rigid do that is for better air flow. The wind coming off the blade at higher rpm can cause deflection. We at rigid would of liked to keep the standard 3.4mm slots like on the top but had to resort to a larger channel for improved airflow.

Please ship the caster wheel back to us and we'll fix or replace the issue for you.

Thank you for your understanding.

-Jeff Zucker, CTO Rigid tooling, inc.
 
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The point being AGAIN why would anyone design a slightly smaller shallower slot on the side than the top? Its not even a difference of a fraction or a millimeter. which I could see if they were a SIZE in difference? Why would you make anything that couldn't use the same size nuts and bolts for the same purpose as much as the design allows.

I don't see any car manufactures making 5 difference size lug nuts bolts on there wheels but people like WILLIE would say "WHAT'S THE PROBLE with that?" Get five different sized tire irons and lug nuts and shut up

FRDIGE no one is holding a gun to your head to read any threads on here. If my harangues offend/upset your Lilly white Christian sensibilities, I suggest you don't read them.

And the people that love their Ridgid sanders GOOD FOR you. I think a 40 dollar sander is a little less complex than a $500 table saw. Anything more complex than a sander RIDGID has no business producing.

LOOK I have a great huge RIDGID SHOP VAC. it works great. Which in fact proves my point…

EVEN if a Ridgid product works correctly (MY SHOP VAC) IT SUCKS! IT SUCKS GREAT!

hey KNOTSCOTT how long have you been on the RIDGID payroll?
 
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I am on the Rigid payroll. We are sorry you are experiencing this difficulty.

The reason we at rigid do that is for better air flow. The wind coming off the blade at higher rpm can cause deflection. We at rigid would of liked to keep the standard 3.4mm slots like on the top but had to resort to a larger channel for improved airflow.

Please ship the caster wheel back to us and we ll fix or replace the issue for you.

Thank you for your understanding.

-Jeff Zucker, CTO Rigid tooling, inc.

- InstantSiv
TOUCHE!
 
#14 · (Edited by Moderator)
Also I keep finding out more and more manufacturing and design issues with this boat anchor the more complex accurate and tight work I do.

This last one I wanted to make an add on fence so I can put on a pair of Board Buddies on top of the fence for safety and accurate ripe cuts.
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SOOO I took the fence with me to LOWES to fit what ever bolt into the top slots….. Well I bought enough bolts to use on top and the sides for any add one I might want to add on.. 3/8 bolt fit perfectly in the top slot after just a little filing. The size difference was not noticeable to the eye from the side slot and the top.

OH MY GAWD. I had better got check the other sides side slots. NO doubt they will be different that the one side and the iop. NO doubt they will differ in size and width down the length of the slots as well just like the miter slots are difference sizes and crooked as a dogs hind legs.
 

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#15 ·
Garbon
We all have had tools we are not happy with but to spend all of our time posting about it just makes things worse for yourself and in my opinion makes your claims less credible ,plus challenging someone like Knotscott our long term impartial tool guru hurts your position even more. I doubt you're single-handedly going to put Home depot or Ridgid out of business. LJs is a wonderful place to learn,share and enjoy fellow woodworkers, not a place to continue your vendetta against a company and LJ membership that could care less about your negative campaign.
Please join the LJ woodworking fun and gain all of the assets involved in a positive Lj experience.
Peace
 
#17 ·
I am on the Rigid payroll. We are sorry you are experiencing this difficulty.

The reason we at rigid do that is for better air flow. The wind coming off the blade at higher rpm can cause deflection. We at rigid would of liked to keep the standard 3.4mm slots like on the top but had to resort to a larger channel for improved airflow.

Please ship the caster wheel back to us and we ll fix or replace the issue for you.

Thank you for your understanding.

-Jeff Zucker, CTO Rigid tooling, inc.

- InstantSiv
Well, working for Rigid might not be relevant to this thread about Ridgid.
 
#18 ·
Garbon
We all have had tools we are not happy with but to spend all of our time posting about it just makes things worse for yourself and in my opinion makes your claims less credible ,plus challenging someone like Knotscott our long term impartial tool guru hurts your position even more. I doubt you re single-handedly going to put Home depot or Ridgid out of business. LJs is a wonderful place to learn,share and enjoy fellow woodworkers, not a place to continue your vendetta against a company and LJ membership that could care less about your negative campaign.
Please join the LJ woodworking fun and gain all of the assets involved in a positive Lj experience.
Peace

- a1Jim
I am trying to save my fellow LJ the grief I have suffered. And there are way more serious complaints on even this forum about their grief buying this train wreck than happy ones.

Surely I am not the only one complaining about this animal. I have read the posts. BUT unlike them. I stuck it out and tried to caress this one till it could be usable in stead of taking the 200 pound beats apart,boxing back up and driving it a lon g long drive to get my money back.

Some of you are correct I was a fool for not taking it back when I found out the FIRST issue. the miter slot was way off to the blade. But i fixed that

But almost weekly I find yet another design manufacturing issue.

RIDGID sent me one email….. TAKE IT BACK to a Ridgid service center!

"F" them! Come and get it your damn selves and pay me for the time and parts tools I had to get it to the point of at least making firewood!
 
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I have read recall after recall on every thing RIDGID tools Heres a little list of just the ones RIDGID will et you know about!

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Doesn't anyone recall ( NO PUN INTENDED) the disaster call the recall of the GRANITE top Table saw. Should of called it the ridged DEATH MACHINE!

I bet the highest paid person at RIDGID is an army of litigation lawyers!

From design management, manufacturing, administration to customer service this company is a cancer
 

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#23 ·
You know… I was thinking.

If you take the effort that you put into posting your opinion on Ridgid tools here and direct it at Ridgid(say like an email bomb, find every email address you can associated with Ridgid and bomb them) you might get what you want… like a refund.

Just a thought.
 
#24 · (Edited by Moderator)
If you take the effort that you put into posting your opinion on Ridgid tools here and direct it at Ridgid(say like an email bomb, [...]

Unfortunately, that could land you in a lot of trouble…

Cheers,
Brad

PS: the width/depth of T-tracks makes absolutely no difference as long as what you want to use it for fits in the slot.
 
#25 ·
Rich,

I had the yellow board buddies on my ridgid fence. Slotted into the existing t-track fine. I couldn't use one in the back because the splitter/ pawls interfered with it, so I just used one in front.

Want to hear about my new Jet 12 inch helical head jointer planer?
 
#26 ·
You post way too many threads on this. You blow the smallest issues way out of proportion. Remember the whole "impossible to adjust bearings on your grizzly bandsaw without removing the table"?
 
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