Featherboard This Side | Craftsman 509398, 509399 specification

Cutting Aides

Clamp the featherboard to the front table, so that the angled edge of the featherboard is against the workpiece on the infeed side of the blade. Do not clamp the featherboard against the cut off part (out-feed side) of the workpiece. If clamped to the outfeed side, the featherboard can squeeze the kerf closed, put binding pressure on the blade, and cause kickback.

Straight Edge for Irregular Workpiece

WARNING

If you try to rip an irregular workpiece, it could bind blade and cause kick- back.

If the workpiece you want to rip does not have a straight edge, attach a straight-edged board to the workpiece:

a)place irregular side of workpiece against fence

b)put straight-edged board on top of work- piece and against fence

c)tack straight edged board to work piece.

Note: Straight-edged board must not extend beyond leading end of workpiece and should cover workpiece width only enough to pass between blade and fence.

Note: Use fence at least as high as com- bined heights of workpiece and straight- edged board.

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Craftsman 509398, 509399 owner manual Featherboard This Side

Contents

Inch Radial SAW Guard KIT Table of Contents Major Hazards SafetySafety Symbol and Signal Words Read and follow all safety information and instructions Kickback Hazard Guard Features Include Guard Function and Features Hazards Associated with Clear Por- tion of Guard Work Area Safety Instructions Safety InstructionsPersonal Safety Instructions Workpiece Safety Instructions Saw Safety Instructions Blade Safety Instructions On-Product Safety Labels Safety List of loose parts with model AssemblyIdentify Parts Remove Original Table Boards, and Mounting Supports Remove Sawblade and Guard Positioning Table Supports Installing Front Table Make Front Table Flat Reposition U-Clip to New Hole Location Leveling Front Table Assembly Making Front Table Flat X 13 Lock Nut Assembly Assembly Installing Guard Adapter Framing Square Must Be True Installing Blade/Squaring Crosscut Travel Install Guard Install Fence, Rear Tables, and Table Clamps Alignment Guard Installation Steps/Align Riving Knife to Blade Requires yellow key Controls Lock before ripping Blade partially protects against Control Function Guard Tab Crosscutting Defined Crosscutting SafetyCrosscutting Keep one hand on saw handle through step Crosscut Kerfs Making Crosscuts Repetitive Crosscutting Ripping Push Sticks and Push Blocks Workpiece Positioning Kickback Wrong Way Feed To reduce risk of kickback Pawls and Riving Knife Function Hold Down Function Follow these steps before ripping Ripping Set-up Procedure Making Rip Cuts Remove workpiece from table Ready push stick or push block In-Ripping Ripping Hints Dado Blades, Molding HeadsEdging Cutting Aides Auxiliary Fence Making the HandlePutting it together Featherboard This Side Replacing Pawls MaintenanceClean sawdust from the slot and slider Key Description Repair Parts#509398 & #509399 Repair Parts Guard RZQHU·V Inch Radial SAW Guard KIT Pdqxdo