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BLADE GUARD
The blade guard assembly on your
CX200/CX201 consists of a clear
polycarbonate shield, spreader and anti-
kickback pawls.
The clear polycarbonate guard allows the
operator to see the blade cutting the work-
piece during cutting operation. The guard
covers the blade on both sides and lifts up
as the work-piece is fed into the blade and
returns to the table surface when the work-
piece has passed through the blade. It
prevents the wood chips to fly and injure
the operator and it also prevents from
accidental contacts of objects with the
blade.
At the back side of the guard there is a
metal plate called a spreader. The spreader
prevents the kerf of the work-piece from
pinching the blade and causing kick back.
The kick back pawls are designed such that
they allow the work-piece to move only
forward. During the cutting operation if the
work-piece moves backward, the anti kick
back pawls will dig into it and stop it.
Figure-28 Blade guard assembly
RIVING KNIFE
The riving knife is a metal plate which
prevents the newly cut work-piece from
pinching at the backside of the blade and
causing kickback. Basically the riving knife
does the same job as the spreader. But the
main difference is that the riving knife is
installed below the blade height while the
spreader is installed higher than the blade.
Figure-29 Riving knife
The riving knife is installed when doing non-
through cuts using a standard table saw
blade and for the cutting operations when
the blade does not cut all the way through
thickness of the work-piece.
Height Difference:
The riving knife should be installed with
1mm to 5mm height difference with the
blade height. It is recommended to keep
3mm to 8mm distance between the blade
(from the carbide tip) and the riving knife.
WARNING
DO NOT use the riving knife with dado
blades. If used, the riving knife will be
higher than the dado blade and the work-
piece will hit the riving knife.
Summary of Contents for CX series
Page 1: ...CX200 10 CX201 10 HEAVY DUTY TABLE SAW WITH RIVING KNIFE User Manual ...
Page 25: ...25 CX200 CX201 BODY PARTS BREAKDOWN ...
Page 27: ...27 CX200 CX201 TRUNION ASSEMBLY PARTS BREAKDOWN ...
Page 30: ...30 CX200 CX201 BLADE GAURD PARTS BREAKDOWN ...
Page 34: ...34 CX200 30 RAILS EXTENSION TABLE PARTS BREAKDOWN ...
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