Check And Align The Riving Knife And Saw Blade; To Check The Alignment Of The Riving Knife; Changing The Blade Depth - Performax 240-3605 Operator's Manual

CHECK AND ALIGN THE RIVING KNIFE AND SAW BLADE

Refer to Figures 26-27.
NOTE: If the riving knife is out of alignment with the saw
blade, adjustment is needed.

To check the alignment of the riving knife:

• Unplug the saw.
• Raise the saw blade as high as it will go by turning the
adjusting knob clockwise.
• Remove the anti-kickback pawls, and place a framing square
or straight edge against both the saw blade and the riving knife.
NOTE: Place the framing square between the carbide
teeth, and measure from the blade. This step will ensure that
the framing square is square against the blade from the front
to the back of the blade.
• The saw blade and riving knife are aligned when the framing
square contacts the blade and the riving knife evenly, with no
gaps.
To adjust:
• Unplug the saw.
• Loosen the two M6 x 20 socket head bolts that hold the
mounting bracket using the 5 mm hex wrench (supplied).
• Reposition the blade guard assembly left or right, as
required in order aligning the riving knife with the saw blade.
• Once properly aligned, securely retighten the socket head
bolts.
NOTE: The blade guard and riving knife must always
be correctly aligned so that the cut workpiece will pass on either side of the riving knife without binding or twisting to the side.
WARNING: Improper riving knife alignment can cause kickback and serious injury.

CHANGING THE BLADE DEPTH

Refer to Figure 28.
The saw blade depth should be set so that the outer points of the
saw blade are higher than the workpiece by approximately 1/8"
(3.2 mm) to 1/4" (6.4 mm), but the lowest points (gullets) are
below the top surface.
• Unplug the saw.
• Turn the bevel locking lever clockwise to tighten it securely.
• Raise the blade by turning the height adjusting knob
ASSEMBLY
Figure 26
Figure 27
Figure 28
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