Craftsman 509398 Owner's Manual page 31

Pawls/Riving
Knife Knob
Pawls
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
Riving Knife
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
Controls
Guard Tab
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