OPERATION
TO CHECK, REPLACE OR ADJUST THE RIVING KNIFE AND BLADE GUARD ASSEMBLY
The riving knife is mounted between several shims that can be relocated as needed to center the knife behind the blade. It is held in place by two bolts and hex nuts at its base. The bolts are set in slots that permit
WARNING:
Failure to turn the table saw off, remove the switch key, and unplug the saw before servicing or working on it could result in accidental starting causing possible serious injury.
■Lower the blade.
■Remove the throat plate.
■Raise the saw blade by pushing the bevel locking lever to the left and rotating the blade adjustment handle clockwise.
■With blade guard up, make sure the riving knife is placed at least 1/8 in. from the outer points of the blade. See Figure 29. Then make sure it is centered within the width of the blade. See Figure 30. If either placement is wrong, adjust with the following steps.
■Put the saw in angle mode by moving the bevel locking lever to the right. Slowly turn the blade adjusting handle until the bevel indicator is at a 30˚ angle. Lock the angle by holding the blade adjusting handle with one hand and returning the bevel locking lever to the left with the other.
■With the box end of the small hex key, remove the two nuts at the base of the riving knife. Remove the riving knife/guard assembly.
■Rearrange the riving knife between the shims to achieve the correct centering.
WARNING:
Properly align riving knife. Improperly aligned riving knife can cause blade to bind which will increase risk of kickback.
■Adjust the riving knife on the bolts
■Bring the blade back to the desired angle and height. Lower the blade, insert the throat plate, then securely tighten the throat plate screw.
BLADE
GUARD
RIVING KNIFE | BLADE | THROAT PLATE |
Fig. 28
RIVING KNIFE
BLADE
1/8 INCH
Fig. 29
RIVING
KNIFE
MOUNTING
PLATE
SHIMS |
HEX NUTS | Fig. 30 |
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