Craftsman 509398, 509399 owner manual Control Function Guard Tab

Controls

Pawls/Riving

Knife Knob

Guard Tab

Pawls

Riving Knife

Control	Function
Guard Tab	Provides manual way to raise clear
	plastic guard during ripping when
	workpiece fails to raise it
Pawls/Riving Knife	Frees pawls and riving knife to
Knob	independently move up and down
Pawls	During ripping, slow or stop kick-
	back by digging into workpiece;
	when lowered during crosscutting,
	provide partial barrier to leading
	edge of blade
Riving Knife	Reduces kickback by keeping kerf
	open; when lowered during cross-
	cutting, provides partial barrier to
	leading edge of blade

Operation/Comments

Push and hold until workpiece clears guard, then release

Turn counterclockwise to loosen, clockwise to tighten

For ripping, set pawl level on work- piece surface. For safety reasons set pawls before ripping; See Ripping Set-Up for details and illustrations

For ripping, lower to table

For safety reasons riving knife must be in line with blade. See Alignment: Riving Knife to Blade

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