Craftsman 113.196421 Owner's Manual page 41

Controls
Pawls/Riving
Knife Knob
Pawls
\
Riving Knife
Control
Guard Tab
Function
Provides manual way to raise
clear plastic guard during rip-
ping when workpiece fails to
raise it
Operation!Comments
Push and hold until workpiece
clears guard, then release
Pawls/Riving
Knife Knob
Pawls
Riving Knife
Frees pawls and riving knife to
independently move up and
down
During ripping, slow or stop
kickback by digging into work-
piece; when lowered during
crosscutting, provide partial bar-
tier to leading edge of blade
Reduces kickback by keeping
kerr open; when lowered during
crosscutting, provides partial
barrier to leading edge of blade
Turn _unterclockwise to
loosen, clockwise to tighten
For ripping, set pawl level on
workpiece surface. For safety
reasons set pawls before rip-
ping; 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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