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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 front-to-back adjustment.
WARNING:
Unplug the saw before working on it. If the saw is not
unplugged, accidental start-up can occur, resulting in
possible serious injury.
Remove the throat plate.
1. 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 27.
Then make sure it is centered within the width
of the blade.
See Figure 28.
If either placement is wrong,
adjust with the following steps.
2. Raise the saw blade by pushing the bevel locking lever
to the left and rotating the blade adjustment handle
clockwise.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Adjust the bolts front-to-back as needed to place the
riving knife approximately 1/8 inch from the blade’s outer
points. Tighten with the small hex wrench to secure the
riving knife and blade guard assembly.
7. 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.
SHIMS
Figure 28: Shims and Riving Knife
LOOSEN NUTS,
RIVING KNIFE AND
GUARD ASSEMBLY
TO CENTER RIVING
KNIFE, REARRANGE SHIMS
RIVING
KNIFE
BLADE
GUARD
Figure 27: Riving Knife and Blade Placement
Figure 26: Blade and Riving Knife
RIVING KNIFE BLADE THROAT PLATE
RIVING KNIFE
BLADE
1/8 INCH
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