Riving Knife Adjustment; Positioning The Riving Knife; Adjusting The Riving Knife - Shop fox W1811 Owner's Manual

The riving knife must be adjusted to 3mm away from the
main saw blade.
DISCONNECT SAW FROM POWER!
Move the blade tilt to 0˚ (blade 90˚ to table), and
raise the main blade as far as it will go.
Move the sliding table all the way forward to expose
the internal blade guard that covers the blades and
riving knife.
Pull the internal blade guard away from the riving
knife to expose the mounting assembly. (The internal
blade guard is held in place with a magnet.)
Remove the upper blade guard.
Loosen the riving knife center bolt as shown in
.
Position the riving knife about 3mm or
from the nearest saw tooth on the main blade, and
make sure the top of the riving knife is positioned
below the blade's highest point of rotation, as shown
in .
Tighten the center bolt to secure the riving knife in
position.
Use a straightedge to check the riving knife align-
ment with the blade. The riving knife should be
directly behind the blade in the "Alignment Zone"
area shown in
— If the riving knife is not aligned, it must be bent
into alignment by hand or adjusted at the mount-
ing block, by shimming it out with shim stock or
electrical washers.
Re-install the upper blade guard, close the lower
blade guard, and move the sliding table back to cen-
ter.
1
⁄ " away
8
.
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Adjusting the riving knife.

Positioning the riving knife.

Riving knife alignment with
blade.