Craftsman 315.284610 - Manual (Page 19)

ASSEMBL
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TO CHANGE BETWEEN A SPREADER AND A
RIVING KNIFE
See Figure 12.
This saw is shipped with the spreader/riving knife piaced
in the non-through cutting or “down” position (riving knife
position).
NOTE: The spreader/riving knife must be piaced in the
through cutting, or “up” position (spreader position), for all
other cutting operations.
■ Unpiug the saw.
To place in spreader position (or “up” position for all
through cutting):
■ Remove the throat piate.
■ Raise the saw biade by turning the height/bevei
adjusting handwheei ciockwise.
■ Uniock the reiease iever by puiiing it up.
■ Grasp the spreader and pull it towards the right side of
the saw to reiease the spreader from the spring-ioaded
riving ciamp.
■ Puli the spreader up until the internal pins are engaged
and the spreader is above the saw biade.
■ Lock the reiease iever by pushing the iever down.
■ Reinstaii the throat piate.
To place in riving knife position (or “down” position for
all non-through cutting):
■ Remove the throat piate.
■ Raise the saw biade by turning the height/bevei
adjusting handwheei ciockwise.
■ Uniock the reiease iever by puiiing it up.
■ Push the riving knife down untii it is beiow the saw
biade.
■ Lock the reiease iever by pushing the iever down.
■ Reinstaii the throat piate.
RELEASE LEVER
Fig. 12
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