Craftsman 509344 Owner's Manual page 30

Controls
Hold Down
Knob
Hold Down
Control
Guard Clamp
Screw
Guard
Hold Down Knob
Hold Down
Riving Knife
Bracket
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Dust Elbow
Guard
Function
Secures guard to motor; frees
guard for removal
Protects against contact with upper
blade; partially protects against
contact with lower blade; acts as
sawdust deflector
Frees hold down to move up and
down; locks hold down in place
During ripping, acts as partial bar-
rier to infeed side of blade; keeps
infeed side of workpiece from flut-
tering; acts as sawdust deflector
Prevents side to side movement of
riving knife and provides means for
adjusting alignment
Guard Clamp
Screw
Pawls/Riving
Knife Knob
Operation/Comments
Turn counterclockwise to loosen,
clockwise to tighten
Upper part remains fixed in level
position. Notch in guard fits securely
into matching tab on motor
Clear guard is moveable: raise over
fence at start of crosscut; See Saw
Handle ; most workpieces will auto-
matically raise clear guard during rip-
ping; See Guard Tab
Turn counterclockwise to loosen,
clockwise to tighten
For ripping, lower hold down to top of
workpiece surface, then raise slightly
and lock in place. For crosscutting
lock in fully raised position
Loosen to align riving knife, then
tighten
Riving Knife
Bracket
Riving Knife
Pawls