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SAW BLADE GUARD ASSEMBLY, ANTI-

KICKBACK ASSEMBLY AND RIVING 

KNIFE

Your table saw is equipped with a blade 

guard assembly, anti-kickback assembly 

and riving knife that covers the blade and 

reduces the possibility of accidental blade 

contact. The riving knife is a flat plate that 

fits into the cut made by the saw blade and 

effectively fights kickback by lessening the 

tendency of the blade to bind in the cut.

The blade guard assembly and anti-

kickback assembly can only be used when 

making through cuts that sever the wood. 

When making rabbets and other cuts that 

make non through cuts, the blade guard 

assembly and anti-kickback assembly must 

be removed and riving knife lowered to the

non through cut position marked on the

riving knife. Two anti-kickback pawls are 

located on the sides of the riving knife 

that allow the wood to pass through the 

blade in the cutting direction but reduce 

the possibility of the material being thrown 

backwards toward the operator. Use all 

components of the guarding system (blade 

guard assembly, riving knife and anti-

kickback assembly) for every operation 

for which they can be used including all 

through cutting. If you elect not to use 

any of these components for a particular 

application exercise additional caution 

regarding control of the workpiece, the use 

of push sticks, the position of your hands 

relative to the blade, the use of safety 

glasses, the means to avoid kickback 

and all other warnings contained in this 

manual and on the saw itself. Replace the 

guarding systems as soon as you return 

to thru-cutting operations. Keep the guard 

assembly in working order.
KICKBACKS

KICKBACKS: Kickbacks can cause serious 

injury. A kickback occurs when a part of the 

workpiece binds between the saw blade 

and the rip fence, or other fixed object, and 

rises from the table and is thrown toward 

the operator. Kickbacks can be avoided by 

attention to the fol owing conditions.

How to Avoid Kickbacks and Protect 

Yourself from Possible Injury:

a. Be certain that the rip fence is paral el to

    the saw blade.

b. Do not rip by applying the feed force to

    the section of the workpiece that wil  

    become the cut-of  (free) piece. Feed   

    force when ripping should always be 

    applied between the saw blade and the 

    fence; use a push stick for narrow work, 

    6 in. (52 mm) wide or less.

c. Keep saw blade guard assembly, riving 

    knife and anti-kickback assembly in place 

    and operating properly. If anti-kickback 

    assembly is not operational, return your 

    unit to the nearest authorized service 

    center for repair. The riving knife must be 

    in alignment with the saw blade and the 

    anti-kickback assembly must stop a 

    kickback once it has started. Check their 

    action before ripping by pushing the wood 

    under the anti-kickback assembly. The 

    teeth must prevent the wood from being 

    pul ed toward the front of the saw.

d. Plastic and composite (like hardboard) 

    materials may be cut on your saw. 

    However, since these are usual y quite 

    hard and slippery, the anti-kickback pawls 

    may not stop a kickback. Therefore, be 

    especial y attentive to fol owing proper 

    set up and cutting procedures for ripping.

e. Use saw blade guard assembly, anti-

    kickback assembly and riving knife for 

    every operation for which it can be used, 

    including al  through-sawing.

f.  Push the workpiece past the saw blade 

    prior to release.

g. Never rip a workpiece that is twisted or 

    warped, or does not  have a straight edge 

    to guide along the fence.

h. Never saw a large workpiece that cannot 

    be control ed.

i.  Never use the fence as a guide or length 

    stop when crosscutting.

j.  Never saw a workpiece with loose knots, 

    flaws, nails or other foreign objects.

k. Never rip a workpiece shorter than 0 in. 

    (254 mm).

l.  NEVER use a dul  blade – replace or 

    have resharpened.

m.NEVER use a rip fence and miter 

    gauge together.

n. Keep hands out of saw blade.

TABLE SAW SAFETY

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