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Setting up your saw – SawStop ICS73600 User Manual

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SawStop 10” Industrial Cabinet Saw

CAUTION! Always spin the blade by hand after changing the blade or the brake cartridge,

or after adjusting the spacing between the brake cartridge and the blade! This ensures

that no part of the blade will touch the brake cartridge once the motor is started.

A U.S. nickel can be placed between the closest points on the blade

and brake cartridge to give a spacing of about 0.070 inch. The

exact distance is not critical, but it is important to make sure

the blade teeth do not touch the brake pawl. Note that the

point on the brake pawl that is closest to the blade may be

at the end of the brake pawl rather than the middle if the

diameter of the blade is slightly less than 10 inches.

Since blades are often slightly eccentric, the spacing

between the blade and brake pawl may change slightly

as the blade rotates. Therefore, you should rotate the

blade by hand at least one full revolution after setting

the spacing. This will verify that no part of the blade will

hit the brake when the motor is started.

8. Blade Guard / Riving Knife Installation:

Your SawStop

®

saw includes a unique, quick-release blade guard mounting system. This mounting system was

developed to allow you to quickly remove and install the blade guard and riving knife without the use of tools

and without the need for realignment. The mounting system is factory-aligned to the arbor flange and should

not require adjustment. If you wish to change

the alignment, see page 62 for instructions.

The saw is shipped with the riving knife

installed. The riving knife is an extremely

important tool for reducing the potential for

kickback when the blade guard cannot be

used. The riving knife should always be used

whenever you need to make rabbet or other

non-through cuts (where the blade does not

cut through the top of the wood), narrow cuts

where the guard would interfere with the rip

fence, and any other situations where the

guard would interfere with the cut.

Setting Up Your Saw

Fig. 14

Fig. 13

spacing

pull handle upward

to release clamp

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