Craftsman 124.58833 Operator's Manual page 18

INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE RIVING KNIFE
Refer to Figure 46. Additional instructions on page 12.
Install:
• Line up the riving knife in the proper direction to the
mounting bracket.
• Push the riving knife all the way down into the mounting
bracket. Make sure the lock pin is locked in the hole of the
riving knife. (The lock hole is on the button side of the
riving knife).
• If the riving knife is not locked properly, hold the locking
knob and pull the lock pin out; then re-insert the pin
securely in the hole of the riving knife. While raising or
lowering the knife, pin will snap in the hole of the knife when
located at one of the three positions.
• Tighten the locking knob.
Figure 46
Riving Knife
Locking
Knob
Remove:
• Loosen the locking knob.
• Hold the knob and pull the locking pin out.
• Remove the riving knife out of the mounting bracket.
NOTE: Make sure blade is at the highest position before
adding or removing the riving knife.
CHANGING THE SAW BLADE
Refer to Figure 47.
WARNING: Turn the power switch "OFF" and unplug the
power cord from its power source when changing the saw
blade.
WARNING: When replacing blades, check the thickness
stamped onto the riving knife. You must select a blade with a
kerf width larger than the thickness of the riving knife.
Thinner blades may cause the workpiece to bind during cut-
ting.
WARNING: USE ONLY 10" diameter blades with 5⁄8" arbor
holes, rated at or higher than 3800 R.P.M.
• Remove blade guard assembly and pawl assembly.
• Remove the table insert.
• Unlock the raise/lower handwheel lock and raise saw
blade to maximum height.
• Depress the arbor lock pin (see Figure 47) and slowly
rotate blade toward you until pin engages into arbor. Hold
arbor in locked position.
• Place supplied open-end wrench on the arbor nut. Turn
wrench counterclockwise to loosen nut. Remove arbor nut,
blade flange and saw blade.
• Place new blade on arbor. Make sure saw blade teeth
Lock Pin
point down at the front side of saw table. Place flange and
nut on arbor and securely snug blade in position.
• Replace table insert.
• Replace blade guard assembly and pawl assembly.
TYPES OF SAWING OPERATIONS
WARNING: For your own safety, always observe the
following safety precautions.
• Never make any cut freehand (without using miter gauge
or rip fence). Blade can bind in the cut and cause a kick
back.
• Always lock miter gauge or rip fence securely when in use.
• Remove rip fence from the table when miter gauge is in
use.
• Remove miter gauge from table when rip fence is in use.
• Make sure blade guard is installed for all "through sawing"
operations. Through sawing operations are those opera-
tions in which the saw blade cuts completely through the
thickness of the wood. Replace guard immediately after
completion of resawing, rabbeting and dadoing.
Frequently check action of anti-kickback pawls by passing
the workpiece alongside the spreader while saw is off. Pull
the workpiece toward you. If the pawls do not dig into the
workpiece and hold it, the pawls must be sharpened.
Maintenance section, page 20.)
• Have blade extend approximately
piece. Additional blade exposure increases hazard
potential.
• Do not stand directly in front of blade in case of a kickback.
Stand to either side of the blade.
• Keep your hands clear of the blade and out of the path of
the blade.
• If the blade stalls or stops while cutting, turn switch OFF
and safety disconnect OFF before attempting to free the
blade.
• Do not reach over or behind the blade to pull the workpiece
through the cut, to support long or heavy workpieces,
to remove small cut-off pieces of material or for
any other reason.
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Figure 47
Arbor Lock
Pin
Blade Wrench
(See
1/8" above top of work