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G0588/G0591 12" Sliding Table Saws
4. Place a machinist's square flat on the table
and slide it against the riving knife as shown
in Figure 38.
—If the square lies flat against the riving
knife, the riving knife is correctly adjusted
.
—If there is a gap between the square and
the riving knife, go to Step 6
.
Figure 38. Checking vertical alignment.
Figure 39. Set screws for adjusting riving knife.
5. Slide the table all the way forward to access
the blade arbor, loosen the cap screw secur
-
ing the lower blade guard, slide the cap screw
up, and pull open the lower blade guard.
6. Loosen the riving knife center bolt and remove
the riving knife.
7. Use the set screws shown in Figure 39 to
adjust the riving knife bracket and re-install
the riving knife.
8. Repeat Steps 3-7 until the riving knife is cen-
tered on the blade and aligned at 90˚ to the
table.
9. Position the riving knife about 3mm or
1
⁄8"
away from the nearest carbide tooth on the
main blade.
Note: For a quick gauge, use the 3mm hex
wrench to find the correct spacing between
the blade and the riving knife, as shown in
Figure 40.
10. Tighten the center bolt to secure the riving
knife in position.
11. Move the lower blade guard back to its origi-
nal position, and move the sliding table back
to center.
Figure 40. Aligning the riving knife.