8.Position the riving knife about 3mm or 1⁄8" away from the nearest carbide tooth on the main blade.
Note: For a quick gauge, use the 3mm hex wrench to find the correct spacing between the blade and the riving knife, as shown in Figure 32.
Figure 32. Adjusting the riving knife.
9.Tighten the center bolt to secure the riving knife in position.
Scoring Blade
Most scoring blade sets consists of an inner and outer blade and internal shims. The shims are provided so the scoring blade set can match the kerf thickness of the main blade. The require- ments for the G0588/G0591 scoring blade are a diameter of 80mm with a 20mm arbor hole.
Components and Hardware Needed: | Qty |
Scoring Blade (Not Included) | 1 |
To install the scoring blade: |
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1.Move the blade tilt to 0˚ (blade 90˚ to table) and lower the main blade all the way down.
2.Slide the table all the way forward to access the blade arbor, loosen the cap screw secur- ing the lower blade guard, slide the cap screw up, and pull open the lower blade guard.
3.Measure the thickness of the main blade. Use the shims (Figure 33) to stack the scor- ing blade to the same thickness as the main blade.
Figure 33. Scoring blade with shims.
4.Install the blade set with the teeth facing the back of the saw, and re-install the arbor flange and the arbor nut.
5.Place a hex wrench in the hole in the arbor and use the arbor wrench to tighten the arbor nut as shown in Figure 34.
Note: The arbor nut has