Wen APEX Pro 3710 Operator's Manual page 18

Installing the blade guard system
Warning: To prevent personal injury, always disconnect plug from power source before
installing or removing the blade guard.
POSITIONING THE RIVING KNIFE (Figure 15 & 16)
1. Remove table insert using finger hole.
2. Raise the blade as high as it will go and set it
perpendicular to table (0° on bevel scale) (Figure 15).
3. Rotate the riving knife release lever clockwise, so that
it points upward (Figure 15).
4. Pull riving knife towards release lever to disengage it
from the pins.
5. Slide the riving knife up to its highest position, so that
it is directly over the center of the blade (Figure 16).
6. Align holes in riving knife with pins and lock the
release lever by rotating it counterclockwise.
Push/pull riving knife to verify that it is locked in
place (Figure 16).
7. Replace table insert.
Installing the blade guard (Figure 17)
1. With one hand, hold the front of the barrier guard
assembly by the metal ―fork‖. With the other hand,
hold the guard release lever up (Figure 17).
2. Lower the rear of guard assembly and slip the cross
bar into the rear notch on top of the riving knife (Fig.
21).
3. Lower the front of the guard assembly until the metal
―fork‖ is parallel with the table (Fig. 22).
4. Press down on the guard release lever until you feel
and hear it snap into the locking position. Check that
the guard assembly is securely connected (Fig. 22).
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