Anti -Ki Ckbacks Pawls; Blade Guard - RIDGID R4550 Operator's Manual

ANTI -KI CKBACK PAWLS AND

BLADE GUARD

ANTI -KI CKBACK PAWLS
To reduce the risk of serious personal injury,
MUST
Anti-Kickback Pawls
cut.
1.
Refer t o Figure 20 and locat e t he Ant i-Kickback Pawls
mounting slot in the middle of the top edge of the Riving
Knife .
A
2.
Slide slot in t he m iddle of t he Ant i- Kickback Paw ls
Assembly along the top of the Riving Knife until the Press
Pin locates the center slot on the Riving Knife.
B
3.
Depress the Press Pin on the Anti-Kickback Pawls Assembly
to allow the Assembly to drop into the slot. Push down
PC12
on the Anti-Kickback Pawls Assembly until it snaps into
place and locks. Release Press Pin.
Anti-Kickback Pawls to make sure it is locked in place.
To remove the Anti-Kickback Pawls, depress the Press Pin and pull
the Anti-Kickback Assembly off the Riving Knife.
BLADE GUARD
To reduce the risk of serious personal injury,
MUST
the Blade Guard be in place when making a through cut.
1.
While holding the Blade Guard Assembly
position, hook the Locating Pin
Blade Guard Assembly into the slot at the back edge of the
Riving Knife.
2.
Rotate the Blade Guard Assembly toward the front of the
saw until Support Arms
are parallel to the Table as shown in Figure 21.
3.
See Figure 23 (next page). While holding down on the
front of the Support Arms
until it snaps into the locked position. Check to make sure
the Guard is locked onto the Riving Knife by pulling on the
guard. If the Guard is not locked, the Lock Tab will flip up
to the unlocked position.
I f the Support Arms D are not parallel to the table, the Riving
Knife is not in the raised (through-cut) position. Remove Blade
Guard Assembly and Anti-Kickback Pawls and raise Riving Knife,
t hen re-inst all t he Ant i-Kickback Paw ls and t he Blade Guard
Assembly.
1.
I f Blade Guard is not parallel to Table, Riving Knife is not
in raised (through cut) position. Raise and lower each side
of the Blade Guard to verify free movement of the Guard
System. Be sure the Guard System can be raised enough
to clear your workpiece.
ASSEMBLY
be in place when making a through
NOTE:
Pull up on the
in a vertical
PC11
at the back end of the
C
of the Blade Guard Assembly
D
press the Lock Tab
C
down
E
19
PC12
B
Figure 20
A
PC11
B
Figure 21
Figure 22
A
C
D
C