Hi
I have just bought my first table saw - a Ryobi ETS-1525. I have started setting it up and have a question regarding the riving knife: should it be perfectly aligned with the blade? Mine is very slightly off to the right. Not a huge amount - probably less than 1mm - but visible to the naked eye. If I run a piece of wood tightly down the right hand side of the blade it hits the knife edge.
Unfortunately the design makes it impossible (I think) to move it to the left by adding a washer, for instance.
Could/should I try adding a washer to the blade mounting in order to move the blade to the right to be more in line with the knife?
Perhaps I should, very carefully, run a test piece through it to see if it snags?
Any advice (to a complete beginner) would be appreciated.
Thanks
Jason
I have just bought my first table saw - a Ryobi ETS-1525. I have started setting it up and have a question regarding the riving knife: should it be perfectly aligned with the blade? Mine is very slightly off to the right. Not a huge amount - probably less than 1mm - but visible to the naked eye. If I run a piece of wood tightly down the right hand side of the blade it hits the knife edge.
Unfortunately the design makes it impossible (I think) to move it to the left by adding a washer, for instance.
Could/should I try adding a washer to the blade mounting in order to move the blade to the right to be more in line with the knife?
Perhaps I should, very carefully, run a test piece through it to see if it snags?
Any advice (to a complete beginner) would be appreciated.
Thanks
Jason