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ASSEMBLY
SHAFT
WASHER
NUT
INSTALLING/CHANGING BLADE
Ensure riving knife lock lever is in unlocked position
(Fig. 4).
Remove nut and the outer flanged washer from shaft
assembly. Place blade on the arbor shaft with the teeth on
the blade pointing toward the front of the saw. SHOPMASTER
logo on the blade will be facing toward the left side of the saw.
Place flanged washer on the shaft with the large side of the
washer towards the blade, then secure blade assembly with
nut. (Fig. 4).
Tighten nut with blade wrenches (L) from the on-board storage
area on the right side of the saw. Open end wrench will fit on
the arbor shaft between the inner flange washer and the motor
assembly (if necessary, turn shaft to align flats on the arbor
shaft to the wrench). Closed end wrench will fit on the nut.
See Fig. 4a.
Return wrenches (L) to on-board storage location.
Return riving knife lock lever to locked position. Return throat
plate (G) making sure to lock tab on rear of throat plate under
table top as shown in Fig. 4b.
NOTE:
Use only 10"(254mm) diameter blades with 5/8"
(16mm) arbor holes, rated at 5,000 rpm of higher, 0.10"
(2.6 mm) min. kerf width and 0.073" (1.85 mm) max body
thickness.
Only use 10 in. blades designed for wood cutting.
POSITION THE RIVING KNIFE
A riving knife is a flat plate that fits into the cut made by the
saw blade (the “kerf”). It is intended to reduce the risk of
kickback by holding the kerf open and lessening the tendency
of the workpiece to pinch the blade.
• To reduce the risk of serious injury, the riving knife must be
installed for every "thru cut" and for every "
non-thru
cut"
unless the riving knife would interfere with the cut.
• The riving knife provided with the table saw shall be thicker
than the body of the matching saw blades provided with
the table saw but thinner than the kerf width of that saw
blades.
• Always use a blade with the correct thickness to match the
riving knife. (0.10” (2.6mm) min. kerf width and 0.073”
(1.85mm) max body thickness).
• The riving knife must be securely positioned in the “up” or
“thru cut” position when using the anti-kickback pawls and
blade guard.
• Make sure the riving knife is properly aligned to the blade
see Riving Knife Alignment
section.
LOCK
LEVER
UP
Figure 4
Figure 5
THRU CUT
POSITION
A
L
G
A
E
B
B
