Align Riving Knife to Blade
The goa! of this adjustment is to position the riving knife directly in line with the blade. Riving knife alignment is an important safe- ty factor, The riving knife rides in the kerf of the cut work_iece during ripping to keep the two sides of the workpiece from pinching on the blade. Blade pinching is a cause of kick- back,
1.Lock yoke in
2.Lower arm until blade just clears table,
3.Unlock rip lock while holding up lower plastic guard, move yoke back until blade touches fence. Lock rip lock.
4.Loosen pawls/riving knife knob. Lower riving knife to the table and tighten knob. The riving "knife should rest fiat against fence,
5.If adjustment is needed:
1o)loosen riving knife bracket screw.
Z)slide riving knife so it rests against fence.
3.) secure riving knife bracket screw,
6, Raise riving knife and tighten pawls/riv- ing knife knob.
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Riving Knife
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