Checking/Aligning Spreader/Riving Knife/Blade - Performax 240-3600 Operator's Manual

FIG. 9b
WARNING:
pawls and guard up to check if they are
locked securely.
CHECKING AND ALIGNING THE
SPREADER/RIVING KNIFE AND
SAW bLADE (FIG. 10-11)
NOTICE: Only install the spreader/riving
knife for through cuts .
If the spreader/riving knife is out of alignment
with the saw blade, adjustment is needed .
NOTICE: The spreader/riving knife alignment
can be adjusted for different blade widths .
To check the alignment of the spreader/
riving knife:
FIG. 10
ASSEMbLy
Lift the anti-kickback
1 . Unplug the saw .
2 . Raise the saw blade as high as it will go
by turning the Height/bevel-adjusting
hand wheel clockwise .
3 . Remove the anti-kickback pawls, and
place a framing square or straight edge
against both the saw blade and the
spreader .
NOTICE: Place the framing square between
the carbide teeth, and measure from the
blade . This step will ensure that the framing
square is square against the blade from the
front to the back of the blade .
4. The saw blade and spreader/riving knife
are aligned when the framing square
contacts the blade and the spreader/
riving knife evenly, with no gaps .
To adjust:
FIG. 11
Screws
1 . Unplug the saw .
2 . Loosen the screws that hold the
mounting bracket
(4 mm) hex key (included) .
3 . Reposition the blade guard assembly
left or right, as required in order aligning
the spreader/riving knife with the saw
blade .
4 . Once properly aligned, securely retighten
the screw .
using the 5/32"
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