Installing And Removing Blade; Riving Knife; Anti-Kickback Pawls - Powermatic PM1000 RU Operating Instructions And Parts Manual

7.12 Installing and removing blade

A blade is not provided with the PM1000.
Use care when working with or
around sharp saw blades to prevent injury.
Refer to Figures 10 and 11.
1. Disconnect machine from power source.
2. Remove table insert.
4. Raise blade arbor all the way up, and set
blade tilt to 0°. Tighten hand-wheel locking
knob.
5. Press arbor lock pin (C) and rotate arbor to
engage pin into
Simultaneously remove arbor nut (A); loosen
with arbor wrench if necessary.
6. Remove flange (B).
7. Install blade onto arbor, making sure the teeth
point downward toward front of saw.
8. Install flange (B) and nut (A).
9. Engage arbor lock (C) and tighten nut (A) with
provided arbor wrench.
Figure 10
Figure 11 (blade not provided)
slot in the arbor.

7.13 Riving knife

Refer to Figure 12.
To install riving knife:
1. Remove table insert.
2. Raise blade arbor all the way up and set tilt to
0° position.
3. Pull quick-release lever (G, Figure 12) to open
position. The clamp plate (F) is spring loaded
and will move away from the bracket (E),
leaving a gap.
Figure 12
4. Slide prongs of riving knife (D) into slot
between bracket (E, Figure 12) and clamp
plate (F), and push riving knife down as far as
it will go.
5. Push lever (G) to closed position.
6. Riving knife must be parallel to saw blade. See
section 9.6 for inspection and adjustments.
NOTE: A low-profile riving knife is also provided,
for making non-through cuts on the table saw.

7.14 Anti-kickback pawls

Refer to Figure 12.
1. Install insert plate into table.
2. Position anti-kickback pawl assembly (H) as
shown in Figure 12; the angled side of pawl
block faces toward front of saw.
3. Lower pawl assembly onto center notch of
riving knife, with pawls straddling knife. Push
and hold button on pawl block (on opposite
side of that shown in Figure 12), and push
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