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Pawls
Riving Knife
Pawls/Riving
Knife Knob
Guard Tab
Control Function Operation/Comments
Guard Tab Provides manual way to raise clear
plastic guard during ripping when
workpiece fails to raise it
Push and hold until workpiece clears
guard, then release
Pawls/Riving Knife
Knob
Frees pawls and riving knife to
independently move up and down
Turn counterclockwise to loosen,
clockwise to tighten
Pawls During ripping, slow or stop kick-
back by digging into workpiece;
when lowered during crosscutting,
provide partial barrier to leading
edge of blade
For ripping, set pawl level on work-
piece surface.
For safety reasons set
pawls before ripping; See Ripping
Set-Up for details and illustrations
Riving Knife Reduces kickback by keeping kerf
open; when lowered during cross-
cutting, provides partial barrier to
leading edge of blade
For ripping, lower to table
For safety reasons riving knife must
be in line with blade. See Alignment:
Riving Knife to Blade
Controls