Craftex CX series User Manual

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Figure 15
Anti Kickback Pawls
The purpose of the anti kickback pawls
are to allow for the work piece to only in
the forward direction. If the work piece
starts to move backwards the pawls will
start to dig in to the work piece to slow
or stop it from kicking back. The pawls
return to their lowest point once the
work piece has passed completely by
the saw blade. See figure 16 below.
Figure 16
NOTE:
The right anti kickback pawl is designed
to tilt slightly away from the blade guard
assembly in order to prevent the pawl
from catching in the table insert or throat
plate.
Riving Knife
You can use the riving knife for all non
through cuts made on your table saw or
dado blade. The riving knife can also be
used for cutting operations where the
blade guard or its components may get
in the way of safe operation like on very
narrow cuts for example.
The main difference between the
spreader and the riving knife is that the
riving knife mounts below the blades
highest point of rotation.
The riving knife must be set within the
range shown in figure 17. A 10” blade is
required on all operations that use a
riving knife.
Figure 17
WARNING!!!
DO not use the riving knife with a dado
blade that is less than 10” in diameter as
the riving knife height will exceed that of
the blade height causing your work
piece to hit the riving knife during cutting
operations putting the operator at risk of
property damage or even personal
injury. See figure 18.
Figure 18

Craftex CX series Specifications

General

Brand	Craftex
Model	CX series
Category	Saw
Language	English