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THROAT PLATE
To install Throat Plate
PC8
carefully feed the Throat Plate
rear and moving to the front, keeping the Blade centered within the
slot on the Throat Plate
PC8
To avoid serious injury the height of the Throat
Plate MUST be properly adjusted. Use set screw openings
Throat Plate to make adjustments. To prevent your workpiece from
catching on the Tabletop, and to prevent Anti-Kickback Pawls from
catching on the Throat Plate, make sure that:
a. The front end of the Throat Plate is flush with the
Tabletop or up to 0.7mm (1/36 inch) below it, and
b. The back end of the Throat Plate is flush with the
Tabletop, or up to 0.7mm (1/36 inch) above it.
Set screws are provided to accurately adjust
Throat Plate height. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SCREW THROAT
PLATE TO TABLE TOP.
BLADE AND RIVING KNIFE
To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, the Riving Knife MUST be installed and properly
positioned for every possible through and non-through cut.
1.
Your Saw is shipped with the Blade and Riving Knife
installed and properly aligned. The Riving Knife comes
installed in the low, non-through cutting position. Prior to
operating your Saw, check to make sure the alignment
of the Blade to the Miter Slot and the Riving Knife to the
Blade was not affected by shipping. To check alignment
of the Blade and Riving Knife, see page 23 in the
"ALIGNMENT" section of this manual.
2.
The Riving Knife comes installed in the low, non-through
cutting position. To attach the Anti-Kickback Pawls and
Blade Guard Assemblies, the Riving Knife MUST be in the
raised position as shown in Figure 40. To raise and lower
the Riving Knife, see "RIVING KNIFE HEIGHT SETTINGS"
on page 28.
3.
When installing Riving Knife, Anti-Kickback Pawls and Blade
Guard, Blade MUST be at 90° setting and raised to the
maximum height. See the "RAISING AND LOWERING THE
BLADE", page 26.
ASSEMBLY
, lower Blade below Tabletop, then
, slotted end first, starting at the
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