Adjusting The Riving Knife - Milwaukee 2831-20 Manual Del Operador

Adjusting the Riving Knife

Always check the clearance of the riving knife after
changing the saw blade.
1. Remove battery pack.
2. Set the saw on a table edge to allow clearance for
the blade to lower beyond the table surface.
3. Set the bevel angle to 0°.
4. Set the depth stop slider to max cutting depth.
5. Set the scoring cut stop to the disengaged position.
6. While pressing the lock-off button, lower and hold
the front handle at max depth.
7. Release the lock-off button and set the blade
change lever to the
locked in place at the max depth position.
8. To allow the riving knife to move freely, slightly
loosen the T25 screw visibile through the access
hole in the blade guard.
9. Lift the riving knife upward, to access the second
T25 screw through the access hole in the blade
guard.
position. The saw will be
T25
T25
10. Slightly loosen the second T25 screw.
11. Adjust the riving knife so that the distance be-
tween the riving knife and the rim of the blade is
not more than 3/16" and the rim of the blade does
not extend more than 3/16" beyond the lowest
edge of the riving knife.
3/16" gap maximum
12. Tighten both T25 screws.
13. Set the blade change lever to the
14. Return the front handle to its upright position
by pressing down slightly on the front handle to
release it.
Adjusting Cutting Depth
1. Remove battery pack.
2. To adjust the depth of the cut, press in the depth
stop slider button and slide the depth stop slider
pointer along the scale to the desired depth.
3. Match up the top edge of the pointer with the
desired depth.
4. When using the saw with a guide rail, use the
side of the pointer.
5. When using the saw without a guide rail, use the
side of the pointer.
6. The depth stop will prevent the saw from plunging
further than the depth chosen.
Depth of cut
when not
using
a guide rail
7. The blade should extend no more than 1/8" (3 mm)
below the material being cut.
1/8" (3 mm) below material
7
position.
Depth of cut
when using
a guide rail