TO INSTALL BLADE GUARD
[] Toinstall theblade guard, first removethe three
screws holding the throat plate in place. Remove
the throat plate. See Figure 17.
• Make sure that the locking lever is securely pushed
tothe left. Raise the blade arbor to its full height by
turning the blade adjusting handle clockwise.
[] Move the locking lever to the right for Angle mode.
Slowly turn the blade adjustment handle to put the
blade at 30 degrees. The handle will "pop out"
slightly as it engages the clutch.
• Holding the blade adjusting handle with onehand,
use the other hand to push the locking lever firmly
tothe left to lock the angle.
•UsingMe smaU hex wrench, install the blade guard
by loosening the two attachment hex nuts enough
to slide the riving knifedown between the shims.
Do not remove the hex nuts. See Figure 19.
Partially retighten the two attachment nuts.Check
the blade and riving knife alignment.
• Correctly align the blade and riving knife as shown,
repeating step5 as needed. Tighten attachment
nuts securely. If riving knife is not positioned
correctly, with blade up, it could contact saw table
when blade is lowered and restrict blade elevation.
[] Blade alignmentwith the riving knife can be
adiusted for different blade widths. Refer to
Settings and Adjustments inthe Operations
Section.
[] Check the blade guard assembly for clearances
and free movement. Reinstall the throat plate into
the opening, lower the blade and secure the three
attachment screws. Tighten the screws securely.
SMALLHEX
Ir
LARGE
HEXWRENCH
THROATPLATE
Figure 17
NOTE:PLACE BLADEBETWEEN
INNERAND OUTER BLADEWASHER
LARGE SMALLHEX
HEXWRENCH WRENCH_
LARGESPACER
ARBOR
\ARBORNUT
INNER
BLADEWASHER
OUTER
BLADEWASHER
,TO
TIGHTEN Figure 18
RIVING
MOUNTING
PLATE Figure t9
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