Controls – Craftsman 509398 User Manual
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* NOTE: After installing new guard and new table boards rip fence scale is no longer correct. Mea-
sure distance between fence and blade when saw is in rip position.
Table Clamp
Thumbscrew
Swivel Lock
Rip Scale &
Rip Indicators
Rip Lock
Saw Handle
Control
Function
OperationlComments
Rip Lock
Frees carriage to move along radial
arm; locks in position
Pull to unlock, push to lock
Lock before ripping
* Rip Scale & Rip
Indicators (Not-
Electronic Models)
Tells distance between blade and
fence when saw is in in-rip or
out-rip position
Move blade carriage along arm to
align line on indicator with desired
number on scale
Swivel Lock
Frees blade carriage to rotate
between rip and crosscut positions;
locks in position
Pull to unlock; push to lock
Hold in unlocked position while mov-
ing blade carriage
Table Clamp
Thumbscrew
(Leg Set Model)
Frees table sections to allow fence
changing
Turn clockwise to tighten, counter-
clockwise to loosen
Saw Handle
Provides grasping surface so blade
carriage can be moved. Contains
trigger mechanism to raise clear
plastic guard
Grasp to move blade carriage
Squeeze trigger to fully raise clear
plastic guard.
Clear guard must be
raised over fence to crosscut
Controls