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Setting up your saw – SawStop ICS73600 User Manual

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Setting Up

Your Saw

Note: when using a dado set, neither the blade guard nor the riving knife may be used. Instead, use other

protective devices such as push sticks and featherboards.

For the majority of cuts, the blade guard

should be used. To install the blade

guard, first remove the riving knife by

lifting the clamping handle fully upward

until the clamping plate moves away

from the riving knife (see Fig. 14). Then

move the riving knife slightly toward the

right to clear the positioning pins, and lift

it out of the clamp. To install the guard,

position the spreader in the clamp

and flat against the base plate. The

positioning pins will automatically align

the spreader in the correct position.

Lower the clamping handle completely

until the limit shoulder is against the limit

screw. If the clamping handle is difficult

to lower, make sure the spreader is

positioned flat against the base plate.

To remove the guard, use the same

procedure as removing the riving knife.

Similarly, to install the riving knife, use

the same procedure as installing the

guard.

The clamping force used to hold the spreader and riving knife in place can be increased if the spreader and

riving knife are not held securely, or decreased if too much force is required to lower the clamping handle. See

page 64 for instructions on adjusting the clamping force.

For instructions on the operation and use of the blade guard and the riving knife, please see page 34.

Note: both the spreader and the riving knife are 2 mm (0.079 in.) thick. Do not use a saw blade with a kerf less

than 2 mm with these tools.

WARNING! Use the blade guard and spreader for every operation for which it can

be used, including all through-sawing.

Setting Up Your Saw

Fig. 15

push handle downward

to engage clamp

spreader

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