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must:be
set correctly during
barner
agamnst the mfeed
blade;
to he] p keep the workpiece
deflect
workpiece
lowered
to just clear the
must
be re-set
each time a
iffe rentthickness
workpiece
is cut.
Eoi:10w the Ripping
Set-Up
Procedure
to cor-
rectly set the hold
down.
Pawlsand
Riving
Knife
Function
The pawts and riving
knife
must be set cor-
ii:fectiy
during ripping
to reduce
the risk of
i :kickback; to prevent
wrong
way feed, and to
act as a barrier
to the
hazardous
outfeed
sideof the blade.
The riving knife
rests
on the table. It keeps
the workpiece
,kerf open.
This
reduces the
chances that the cut workpiece
will spring
closed andpinch
thelblade,
Pinching
the
biadeis
acause
of kickback:
:The pawls rest::_evel
on the
upper surface of
the W0rkpiece: During
Cutting
they allow the
w0rkpiece
to: pass
freely
fr0m the infeed to
theoutfeedside,
but help stop the kickback
motionfr0m
:outfeed
to infeed
side by grab-
bing: int0:the workpiece
su trace.
The pawls must
be re-set
each time a differ-
entthickness
workpiece
is cut.
Follow the Ripping
Set-Up
Procedure
to cor-
rectly set the pawls
and riving
knife.
Set Hold-Down
to
just clear
workpiece
Set Riving Knife
fully down
Set Pawl level
on workpiece
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