Thread: Excessive free play in WC2000 riving knife

15mm? IMHO, that is way, way too much... there's no slop in mine at all, although I can (and do ) accidentally bend it to one side or t'other. But once set up properly it stays in the right spot until the next time I remove/replace it. Or give it a good thump.

15mm - I can only think that this is at the top of the riving knife as the chanel at the bottom is not 15mm wide.

I can probably get that much flex if I try, but I don't want to bend or break my guard - I haven't had any problems (yet) and don't see any likelyhood of there being any - it is there to stop the wood wandering to the left or right as it is cut and with the clear top part stopping it from rising up & getting spat back out.

It is not a real riving knife like those fitted most Euro-saws, it is really what the Yanks call a 'splitter' - fixed in place & stops the 'split' from closing on the blade.

I was actually reading that as 1.5mm, even though I didn't type it that way.

Must be time to see 'bout glasses. [sigh]

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

I was actually reading that as 1.5mm, even though I didn't type it that way.

Must be time to see 'bout glasses. [sigh]

Pardon the pun...

I had a closer look at the locking mechanism on the riving knife. The wedge on the locking tab that forces the two 'feet' apart has worn a groove on the inside edge of one of the feet. There isn't enough pressure to positively lock the base into the channel on the Triton table top, hence the slop.

More an annoyance than a major problem, but I need to check the position of the knife before every cut to ensure that it doesn't interfere with the feed of the workpiece. I think I'll just order a new one.

Thanks all for your input.