Checking Riving Knife Alignment; Important - skilsaw SPT99 Instrucciones De Funcionamiento

RIVING KNIFE ALIGNMENT
IMPORTANT: The riving knife must always be in
line with the saw blade. The riving knife is thin-
ner than the width of the kerf by approximately
three thicknesses of paper on each side (Fig.
32).
Note: The kerf is the width of the cut made by
the teeth on the saw blade.
To prevent personal injury,
always disconnect the plug
from the power source before making any
adjustments and when attaching or remov-
ing the Smart Guard System.

CHECKING RIVING KNIFE ALIGNMENT

Check riving knife align-
ment to the blade periodi-
cally and make adjustments as necessary.
Improperly aligned riving knife may result in
work piece instability, loss of control, and KICK-
BACK. If the riving knife is misaligned and can-
not be adjusted, do not attempt to operate the
saw. Have a qualified service technician per-
form riving knife alignment.
1. Check that the blade is properly aligned par-
allel with the miter gauge groove per instruc-
tions in "Adjusting Blade Parallel to Miter
Gauge slots" and adjust the blade if neces-
sary. Check that the rip fence is aligned with
the blade (see instructions in "Aligning Rip
Fence") and adjust the rip fence if necessary.
2. Raise the blade to the full height (up) posi-
tion. Raise the riving knife to its full up posi-
tion (see instructions in "Positioning the Riv-
ing Knife"). Remove the anti-kickback pawls
and guard assembly from the riving knife.
Remove the insert plate. (Fig. 33)
3. Place the rip fence on the left side of the ta-
ble. Carefully move the rip fence against the
blade so that the rip fence is parallel to the
blade and just touches the tips of the saw
teeth. Lock the rip fence and make sure that
the front and back of the blade are still touch-
ing the rip fence (Fig 33).
Adjustments
FIG. 32
Riving Knife
Kerf
FIG. 33
-32-
Blade
Fence
Width of three
thicknesses of paper
on each side
Workpiece
Riving
Knife