SawStop Fence Assembly - Manual (Page 10)

Using Your Rip Fence
8 SawStop Contractor Fence Assembly
To use the rip fence, begin by placing it on the
fence rails so that the clamp at the rear of the fence
engages the rear rail and so that the front of the
fence engages the front rail. You can use the fence
on either the left or right side of the blade for non-
bevel cuts. If you plan to make bevel cuts, use the
fence only on the right side to prevent the blade from
possibly contacting the fence. After placing the fence
on the rails, lift the red handle up to the unlocked
position (see Fig. 18) and slide the fence to the left
or right until the distance between the blade and the
fence is approximately equal to the desired width of
cut.
The precise width of cut is shown by the indicator
lens on the front of the fence (see Fig. 19). The
lens on the left indicates the width of cut when the
fence is on the left side of the blade. The lens on
the right indicates the width of cut when the fence
is on the right side of the blade. Each indicator lens
in positioned above a ruler on the front rail. Each
lens has a red cursor line that indicates the precise
width of cut. To read the width of cut, look down at
the cursor line. The mark on the ruler that is directly
below the cursor line is the width of cut.
Adjust the position of the fence until the cursor is
directly over the desired width of the cut. Once the
fence is in the correct position, push the red locking
handle down to the locked position. The fence is
now locked in place and ready for use.
The rip fence included with your contractor saw is
used to guide material parallel to the blade when
you make rip cuts (cuts that are length-wise along
the grain of the wood). The fence must always be
used when making rip cuts. The fence also allows
you to precisely set the width of your rip cuts. When
not in use, you can store the fence on the two fence
storage hooks mounted to the material support shelf
(see Fig. 17)
rip fence in
storage location
fence handle in the
unlocked position
Fig. 17
Fig. 19
Fig. 18
right indicator left indicator