Test Report No.: 17702074 003
Part I of II
g) arrangement for fixing the riving knife shall be
longitudinally stable;
Verification: By checking the relevant drawings and
carrying out the stability test in accordance with Annex D.
h) riving knife and its mounting shall be laterally stable;
Verification: Perform the stability test shown in Annex E
or stability is ensured if the width of the riving knife on
each side of the fixing slot within the fixing area is
designed in accordance with the following formulae
(see Figure 11):
For riving knives supporting a saw guard:
For riving knives not supporting a saw guard:
where
Dmax is the maximum saw blade diameter for
which the riving knife can be used.
X and Y shall be measured midway along the riving knife
fixing slot in the fixing area (see Figure 11).
The riving knife fixing plates' dimensions shall not be
lower than the total width of the riving knife in the fixing
area minus 2 mm.
Conform with the
requirement of annex E.