Align Riving Knife To Blade - Craftsman 315.220381 Owner's Manual

Orient inner slotted metal stdp so that it is located
to the left of outer slotted metal strip.
To prevent binding, align flats of retaining screw nut
in slots of inner slottedmetal strip.
Insert retaining screw through outer slotted metal
stdp and thread into retaining screw nut. Tighten
retaining screw securely.
FLATS
W NUT
OUTER SLOTTED \
METAL STRIP
RETAINING INNERSLOTTED
METAL STRIP
X
LOWER INNER
_BLADE GUARD
RETAINING ( IIJ/
SCREW"--- _ Fig. 26C
ALIGN RIVING KNIFE TO BLADE
See Figures 27A - 27C.
When rippingthe rivingknife must be centered with
the blade to ride in the middle of the kerf and keep it
from binding. Bindingpinches the blade. Blade
pinchingcan cause kickback.
There are two pairs of anti-kickback pawls.
_1 WARNING: Failure to use the dying knife, hold
downs, and anti-kickback pawls can allow
kickback. Kickback can throw the workpiece
toward the operator, resulting in serious injury.
Put the blade to the in-dp position by first loosening
the yoke lock handle, below the cardage on the
dght. Then pull the yoke pivot latch (right side of
arm, on carriage) forward and rotate the yoke to the
left. This indexesthe yoke 90 ° so the blade is
RIVINGKNIFE ONTOPOFFENCE
TOOFARLEFTOFBLADE
Fig. 27B
between the motor and the column. Lock the yoke
lock handle.
With the elevating handwheel, lower the arm until
the blade just clears the table.
Supportthe lower outer blade guard and loosen the
carriage lock knob on the left of the arm. Move the
yoke back until the blade touches the fence. Reset
the carriage lock knob.
Loosen the rivingknife knob, at the front of the
upper blade guard. Lowerthe rivingknife to the
table and tighten the knob. If the knife rests against
the fence, with one set of pawls dding on the fence,
no adjustment is needed.
If the rivingknife is on the fence or not touching it,
loosen the dving knife slotted nut (just above the
pawls, to the right). Correct the dving knife position
and retightenthe cap nut.
CARRIAGE YOKE LOCK
:HANDLE
RIVING
RIVING
KNIFE
FRONT
TABLE
RIGHT OF FENCE AND BLADE
Fig. 27A
35
FENCE
CORRECT ALIGNMENT OFTHERIVINGKNIFE
ANDANTI-KICK PAWLS Fig. 27C
CRAFTSMAN"
RADIAL SAW 315.220381