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THROAT PLATE
1.
To install throat plate, lower blade below tabletop, then
carefully feed the throat plate, with plate end first, from the
front of the table to the rear, keeping the blade centered within
the slot on the throat plate. See Figure 15A. The plate should
rest within the cavity in the tabletop on top of 5 flat head
screws.
2.
Ensure that the throat plate is flush with the top of the table.
3.
If the throat is not flush with the tabletop, adjust the height
of the throat plate using the five set screws below the throat
plate.
4.
To remove throat plate, lower blade below tabletop, then
carefully slide the throat plate from out from the rear of the
table to the front, keeping the blade centered within the slot
on the throat plate. Figure 15B.
NOTE: Do not attempt to secure the throat plate to the table using the
throat plate leveling screws.
NOTE: No portion of table insert shall be above or more than 0,7 mm
below the plane of the table top surface at the infeed side and no
portion of the table insert is below or more than 0,7 mm above the
plane of the table top at the out-feed side.
NOTE: When installing riving knife, anti-kickback pawls and blade
guard, blade must be at 90° setting and raised to the maximum
height. See Raising and Lowering Blade, page 18.
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 28
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 13.
To raise and lower the riving knife, see Riving Knife Height Settings on page 20.
SAW BLADE GUARD, ANTI-KICKBACK PAWLS AND RIVING KNIFE
ASSEMBLY
Your table saw is equipped with a blade guard, antikickback pawls and
riving knife assembly that covers the blade and reduces the possibility
of accidental blade contact. The riving knife is a flat plate that fits
into the cut made by the saw blade and effectively fights kickback
by lessening the tendency of the blade to bind in the cut. Two anti-
kickback pawls are located on the sides of the riving knife that allow
the wood to pass through the blade in the cutting direction but reduce
the possibility of the material being thrown backwards toward the
operator. The blade guard and anti-kickback pawls can only be used
when making through cuts that sever the wood. When making rabbets
and other non-through cuts, the blade guard and anti-kickback pawls
must be removed and riving knife lowered to the non-through cut
KICKBACKS
Kickbacks can cause serious injury. A kickback occurs when a part
of the workpiece binds between the saw blade and the rip fence,
or other fixed object, and rises from the table and is thrown toward
the operator. Kickbacks can be avoided by attention to the following
conditions.
HOW TO REDUCE THE RISK OF KICKBACKS AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM POSSIBLE INJURY:
•
Be certain that the rip fence is parallel to the sawblade.
•
DO NOT rip by applying the feed force to the section of the
workpiece that will become the cut-off (free) piece. Feed force
when ripping should always be applied between the saw blade and
the fence; use a push stick for narrow work, 6 inches (152 mm)
wide or less.
•
Keep saw blade guard, riving knife and antikickback assembly in
place and operating properly. The riving knife must be in alignment
with the saw blade and the anti-kickback assembly must stop a
kickback once it has started. Check their action before ripping by
pushing the wood under the antikickback assembly. The teeth
must prevent the wood from being pulled toward the front of
the saw. If any part of assembly is not operational, return to the
nearest authorized service center for repair.
ASSEMBLY
position marked on the riving knife.
Use all components of the guarding system (blade guard assembly,
riving knife and anti-kickback pawls) for every operation for which they
can be used including all through-cutting. If you elect not to use any
of these components for a particular application, exercise additional
caution regarding control of the workpiece, the use of push sticks, the
position of your hands relative to the blade, the use of safety glasses,
the means to avoid kickback and all other warnings contained in this
manual and on the saw itself. Replace the guarding systems as soon as
you return to through-cutting operations. Keep the guard assembly in
working order.
•
Plastic and composite materials (like hardboard) may be cut on
your saw. However, since these are usually quite hard and slippery,
the anti-kickback pawls may not stop a kickback. Therefore,
be especially attentive to following proper set up and cutting
procedures for ripping to avoid overheating the saw blade tips as
well as melting the plastic.
•
Use saw blade guard, anti-kickback pawls, and riving knife
assembly for every possible operation, including all through-cut
sawing.
•
Push the workpiece past the saw blade prior to releasing control.
•
NEVER rip a workpiece that is twisted or warped, or does not have
a straight edge to guide along the fence.
•
NEVER saw a large workpiece that cannot be controlled.
•
NEVER use the fence as a guide or length stop when crosscutting.
•
NEVER saw a workpiece with loose knots, flaws, nails or other
foreign objects.
•
NEVER rip a workpiece shorter than 10 inches (254 mm).
•
NEVER use a dull blade. A dull blade should be replaced or
re-sharpened.
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FIGURE 15A
FIGURE 15B
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