Installing/Changing Blade; Position The Riving Knife - ShopMaster DELTA S36-300 Guide D'utilisation

INSTALLING/CHANGING BLADE

Ensure riving knife lock lever is in unlocked position
(Fig. 10).
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. 10).
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. 10a.
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. 10b.

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.
• 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. Refer to Fig.
(11) & (12)
This saw is shipped with its riving knife (E) installed in
the lowered or "non-thru cut" position. This riving knife
matches the thickness of the blade that is shipped with
your saw. To install the anti-kickback pawls and the
blade guard assembly, first raise the riving knife from the
lowered or "non-thru cut" position to the raised or "thru
cut" position, as follows:
1. With the blade assembly to the highest possible
position, carefully reach alongside the blade and
raise the riving knife locking lever up to unlock the
riving knife.
2. Gently move the riving knife to the right to release it
from the lock pins in the riving knife assembly.
3. Slide the riving knife up and forward until you feel
the lock pins engage the riving knife in the "thru
cut" position. When properly aligned in this position,
the "thru cut" position line on the riving knife will be
parallel to and level with the table.
ASSEMBLY
13
L
WASHER
NUT
G
SHAFT
FIGURE 10
E
UP
THRU CUT
POSITION
LOCK
LEVER
FIGURE 11
FIGURE 12
a
b
a
b