Craftsman 315.22811 Remove the Throat Plate, Tocenterrivingknife, Rearrangeshims Figure

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 front-to-back adjustment.

_i, WARNING: Unplug the saw before working on it. If the saw is not unplugged, accidental start-up

may occur, resulting in possible serious injury.

REMOVE THE THROAT PLATE.

•With blade guard up, make sure the riving knife is placed at least 1/8 inch from the outer points of the blade. See Figure 31. Then make sure it is centered within the width of the blade. See Figure

32.If either placement is wrong, adjust with the following steps.

•Raise the saw blade by pushing the bevel locking

lever to the left and rotating the blade adjustment handle clockwise.

•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

degree 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 wrench, loosen the two nuts at the base of the riving knife. Do not remove nuts. Remove the riving knife/guard assembly..

•Rearrange the riving knife between the shims to achieve the correct centering.

_i, WARNING: Properly align riving knife. Improperly aligned riving knife may cause blade to bind which will increase risk of kickback.

•Adjust the belts front-to-back as needed to place the riving knife approximately 1,'8inch from the blade'souter points. Tighten with the small hex

wrench to secure the riving knife and blade guard assembly.

•Bring the blade back to the desired angle and height. Insert the throat plate, lower the blade, and secure the throat plate with the three throat plate screws. Tighten the screws firmly.

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BLADE

GUARD

RIVINGKNIFEBLADE THROATPLATE

Figure 30

NGKNIFE BLADE

Figure 31

RIVINI

LOOSEN NUTS,

RIVING KNIFE AND

GUARD ASSEMBLY

TOCENTERRIVINGKNIFE,

REARRANGESHIMS Figure 32

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