Toinstall anti=kickback pawls:
[] Press and hold the button on the right side of the anti- kickback pawls.
[] Align the slot in the pawls over the rear hole in the spreader/riving knife.
[] Push the pawl handle down snapping them into place and release the button.
NOTE: Pull on the pawl handle to make sure pawls are securely locked.
NOTE: Blade alignment with the spreader can be adjusted
for different blade widths. Refer to: To Check and Align the Spreader/Riving Knife and Saw Blade. Check the blade guard assembly for clearances and free movement.
PAWL
HANDLE BUTTON
ANTI=KICKBACK
Fig. 15
CORRECT
INCORRECT
Fig. 16
TO CHECK AND ALIGN THE SPREADER/RIVING KNIFE AND SAW BLADE
See Figures 17- 18.
To check alignment of the spreader/riving knife: [] Unplug the saw.
[] Raise the saw blade by turning the height/bevel adjusting handwheel clockwise.
[] Remove the
NOTE: Place framing square between carbide teeth and measure from blade. This step will insure framing square is square against blade from the front to back of blade.
[] The saw blade and spreader/riving knife are aligned when the framing square contacts both the blade and spreader/riving knife evenly with no gaps.
if the spreader/riving knife is out of alignment with the saw blade, adjustment is needed. The spreader/riving knife must be in alignment front to back (horizontally) and top to bottom (vertically).
HEX
KEY
SPREADER/
RIVINGKNIFE
FRAMING
SCIUARE
Fig. 17
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