Installing And Removing Blade; Installing Guard/Knife Assembly; Riving Knife; Anti-Kickback Pawls - Powermatic PM3000B Manual De Instrucciones De Operación Y Piezas

Figure 6-8: leveling table insert

6.9 Installing and removing blade

Use caution when working
with or near sharp saw blades to prevent injury.
See Figure 6-9.
1. Disconnect machine from power source.
2. Remove table insert.
3. Raise blade arbor to highest position, and set
blade tilt to 0°.
4. Install blade onto arbor, making sure teeth
point downward toward front of saw.
5. Install flange and nut as shown.
6. Press down and hold lever (R, Figure 6-9), and
rotate blade until arbor lock engages. Tighten
nut clockwise with provided arbor wrench. Do
not overtighten nut.
Figure 6-9: installing blade
7. To remove blade, engage arbor lock and
remove nut with wrench.

6.10 Installing guard/knife assembly

See Figure 6-10.

6.10.1 Riving knife

1.
Remove table insert.
2. Raise blade arbor to highest position and set
blade tilt to 0°.
3. Pull clamp lever (S
clamp plate (S
away from the fixed base, leaving a gap.
Figure 6-10: installing guard assembly
4. Slide prongs of riving knife (M) into slot on
clamping base, and push riving knife down as
far as it will go.
5. Push clamp lever (S
6. Riving knife must be parallel to saw blade. See
sect. 8.7 for inspection and adjustments.
NOTE: A low-profile riving knife is also provided,
for making non-through cuts on the table saw.

6.10.2 Anti-kickback pawls

See Figure 6-10.
1. Install insert plate into table.
2. Position anti-kickback pawl assembly (N,
Figure 6-10) so that angled side of pawl block
faces toward front of saw, as shown.
12
, Figure 6-9) upward. The
1
) is spring loaded and will move
2
) down to closed position.
1