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Riving Knife

Lets start with the riving knife. This is the heart of this guard system and will be used

most often. I suggest you apply some Johnson's Paste wax or Minwax Paste wax to the

riving knife. This should be done periodically to clean and protect the riving knife and

to slick up the surfaces to reduce friction.

DISCONNECT THE POWER SOURCE. NEVER COUNT ON YOUR SWITCH ALONE TO

CONTROL THE POWER WHEN WORKING ON MACHINERY. THEY CAN FAIL.

Currently, this riving knife is designed to mount very much like your OEM blade guard.

It utilizes the mounting bolt and mounting point under the throat plate and behind the

saw blade away from the operator. Remove your throat plate. It may also be easier

initially to remove the saw blade as well. This would be a good time to clean out the

inside of your saw.

Remove any knife or guard that you have mounted now. Follow the owner's Manual for

information on how this is done on your saw.

Below are images that show how a riving knife can easily be mounted on saws that

don't have a fixed mounting boss. Most saws will not need this method.

Follow your original owners manual for aligning this riving knife. If you did this

originally with the factory blade guard, then it is likely that you will not need to

adjust, but only verify that it is aligned.

Spin the blade carefully by hand to check for any contact. Sight down the front of the

blade or use a straight edge ruler to determine that the splitter is trailing behind the

blade. It should not be outside the blade path or blades teeth when checked with a

straight edge front to back.

These guards are designed to be used just a bit different than the original. Aside from

the other features of easy removal and versatility, they feature a hold down. You must

set the guard height every time you change material thickness. This insure that the

stock will feed under the guard as well as have that extra safety of the clamp acting as

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