Adjusting Riving Knife Alignment - Grizzly G0501 Instruction Manual

Adjusting Riving
Knife Alignment
The riving knife can be aligned with the blade by
adjusting the four setscrews on the mounting
plate.
To align the riving knife:
1. Move the blade tilt to 0˚ on the control panel
(blade 90˚ to table), and raise the main blade
and scoring blade set up as far as they will
go.
2. Disconnect the saw from the power
source!
3.
Move the sliding table all the way to the left
and push the release knob to expose the
internal blade guard that covers the blades
and riving knife.
4.
Pull the blade guard away from the riving
knife to expose the mounting assembly as
shown in Figure 92. (The internal blade
guard is held in place with a magnet.)
Figure 92.
Riving knife securing bolt.
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5.
Loosen the securing bolt on the riving knife
mounting plate.
6.
Place the rip fence across the carbide teeth
of the main blade and across the riving knife.
7. Adjust the four setscrews (Figure 93) in/out
until the riving knife is aligned with the car-
bide teeth of the main blade.
Securing
Bolt
Figure 93. Adjusting riving knife alignment.
8.
Tighten the securing bolt to lock the riving
knife in place.
9.
Move the blade guard back into position and
center the sliding table.
G0501 Sliding Table Saw