Fig. E
Removing the Throat Plate
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1. Remove the throat plate
by turning the cam lock knob
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2. Using finger hole
on the plate, pull throat plate up and forward to expose the inside of
the saw. DO nOT operate the saw without the throat plate.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, the throat plate must be locked in
place at all times.
Installing/Replacing the Blade (Fig. A, E, F)
WARNING: Do not use dado blades with this saw.
1. Raise the saw blade arbor to its maximum height by turning the blade height adjustment
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wheel
clockwise.
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2. Remove the throat plate
.
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3. Remove the arbor nut
and clamp washer
turning counterclockwise.
Fig. F
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4. Place the saw blade on to the arbor
the front of the table. Assemble the clamp washer
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arbor nut
as far as possible by hand, making sure that the saw blade is against the inner
flange and the clamp washer is against the blade. Ensure the largest diameter of the clamp
washer is against the blade. Ensure the arbor and clamp washer are free from dust and debris.
5. Use the open end of the wrench
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to keep the arbor from rotating when tightening the
arbor nut.
6. Using the other wrench, tighten the arbor nut
nOTE: Different types of blades make different kerfs (width of cuts). Therefore, it is necessary
to check adjustment of rip scale when changing blades. Replacement blade MUST not exceed
the thickness stated on the riving knife. The riving knife provided with the saw is 0.063"
(1.6 mm) thick.
Installing/Removing the Blade Guard Assembly and Riving Knife
(Fig. G)
WARNING: Use blade guard assembly for all thru-sawing.
nOTE: The saw is shipped with the non-through-cutting riving knife installed.
1. Raise the saw blade arbor to its maximum height.
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2. Loosen the riving knife lock knob
(minimum of three turns).
3. To disengage riving knife lock pin, push lock knob toward the riving knife as indicated by the
yellow arrows on the knob.
4. While pushing the lock knob, lift the riving knife out of the clamp. Then slide the blade guard
assembly into the clamp until it bottoms out.
WARNING: Do not insert both blade guard assembly and riving knife into the clamp at the
same time.
5. Release the lock knob to engage the lock pin. Give the blade guard a slight pull upwards to
ensure pin is engaged.
6. Tighten the riving knife lock knob.
7. Reinstall the throat plate.
8. To remove the bladed guard assembly, follow these steps in reverse order.
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1/4 turn counterclockwise
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from the saw arbor by
2
32
31
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2
making sure the teeth of the blade
point down at
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and arbor nut to the arbor and tighten
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by turning it clockwise.
nOTE: Follow the same steps above for riving knife installation.
Fig. G
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WARNING: Before inserting the battery into the table saw or operating the saw, always
inspect the blade guard assembly and riving knife for proper alignment and clearance with
saw blade. Check alignment after each change of bevel angle.
nOTE: DO NOT operate saw if riving knife lock pin is not locked into the blade guard or
riving knife.
When properly aligned, the riving knife will be in line with the blade at both table top level, and
at the top of the blade. Using a straight edge, ensure that the blade
knife
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. Operate the blade tilt and height adjustments through the extremes of travel and
ensure the blade guard assembly clears the blade in all operations and that the anti-kickback
assembly is functioning.
Assembling the Rip Fence (Fig. H)
The rip fence can be installed in two positions on the right (position 1 for 0" to 20-1/2" ripping,
and position 2 for 4" to 24-1/2" ripping) and one position on the left of your table saw.
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1. Align the locator pins
on the fence rails with the slots
2. Place fence onto the rail as shown in Figure H maintaining pin and slot alignment on both
ends of the fence.
3. Secure the rip fence by snapping down the latches
and rear latches in place.
Fig. H
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Adjusting the Rip Scale (Fig. I)
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1. Unlock the rail lock lever
.
2. Set the blade at 0° bevel and move the fence in until it touches the blade.
3. Lock the rail lock lever.
4. Loosen the rip scale indicator screws
Retighten the rip scale indicator screws. The yellow rip scale (top) reads correctly only when
the fence is mounted on the right side of the blade and is in position 1 (for 0 to 20-1/2"
ripping) [not the 24-1/2" rip position]. The white scale (bottom) reads correctly only when the
fence is mounted on the right side of the blade and in position 2 (for 4" to 24-1/2" ripping).
A metric scale is available at an additional cost, refer to Accessories for details.
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2
2
is aligned with the riving
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on each fence end.
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to the rails. Be sure to snap both front
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and set the rip scale indicator to read zero (O)
English
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Position 2
Position 1
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