Flex FX7211 Manual Del Operador página 34

RIVING KNIFE ALIGNMENT (FIG. 14)
IMPORTANT: The riving knife must always
be in line with the saw blade. The riving
knife is thinner than the width of the kerf by
approximately three thicknesses of paper on
each side (Fig. 14). The kerf is the width of the
cut made by the teeth on the saw blade.
WARNING
battery pack from the table saw before
making any adjustments and when attaching
or removing accessories.
CHECKING RIVING KNIFE ALIGNMENT
(FIG. 15a – 15b)
WARNING
periodically and make adjustments as
necessary. Improperly aligned riving knife
may result in work piece instability, loss of
control, and kickback. If the riving knife is
misaligned and cannot be adjusted, do not
attempt to operate the saw. Have a qualified
service technician perform riving knife
alignment.
Check that the blade is properly aligned parallel
with the miter-gauge groove and adjust the
blade if necessary. Check that the rip fence is
aligned with the blade and adjust the rip fence if
necessary.
a. Raise the blade to the full height (up) position
and set the bevel angle to 0°. Remove the
anti-kickback device and table insert.
b. Place the rip fence on the left side of the table.
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 blade teeth.
Lock the rip fence and make sure that the
front and back of the blade are still touching
the rip fence (Fig. 15a).
c. Using the rip fence as a guide, check the
riving knife alignment with the plane of the
saw blade. Since the riving knife is thinner by
approximately three thicknesses of paper on
each side, than the width of the blade's kerf
(Fig. 15b) you must make a temporary paper
"spacing gauge". Make two folds in a small
piece (6" x 6") of ordinary newspaper to make
three thicknesses. Place the paper spacing
gauge between the riving knife and the rip
fence.
To prevent personal injury,
always disconnect the
Check riving knife
alignment to the blade
Fig. 14
Kerf
Fig. 15a
Riving Knife
Fence
Fig. 15b
Three Thicknesses
of Paper
Fence
d. Repeat step "d" with the rip fence on the right
of the blade and check with the paper spacing
gauge.
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Width of three
thicknesses of paper
on each side
Workpiece
Blade
Riving Knife