SawStop Fence Assembly - Manual (Page 11)

The fence must be parallel to the cutting
surface of the blade to make an accurate rip
cut. Use the following procedure to check if
the fence is parallel to the blade.
Slide the fence until the left face of the
fence is adjacent to one of the miter slots
and clamp it in place (see Fig. 21). If the
left face is parallel to the miter slot, then no
further alignment is needed. If the left face
is not parallel to the miter slot, unclamp
the fence and then reclamp it to see if it
straightens out.
If the fence is still not parallel to the miter
slot, unclamp the fence and loosen the two
socket head screws in the top of the fence
with a 5 mm hex key (see Fig. 21). Then
align the side of the fence with the miter
slot, clamp the fence in place and re-tighten
the screws. The fence is now set parallel to
the cutting surface of the blade.
The fence should be securely locked to the rails when the red handle is in the downward locked position. If
the fence locks tightly and cannot be easily moved, no further adjustment is necessary. However, if the fence
does not lock tightly, or if the fence locks too tightly, you will need to adjust the clamping force applied by the
fence.
If adjustment is necessary, the
clamping force is set by the 10 mm
hex nut in the end of the fence (see
Fig. 20). To increase the clamping
force, turn the hex nut clockwise
with a 10 mm socket. To decrease
the clamping force, turn the hex
nut counter-clockwise. Lock the
fence in place with the red handle
and verify that the fence is locked
securely to the rails. If further
adjustment is necessary, repeat the
steps above.
Fig. 20
adjustment
bolt
Fig. 21
use a 10 mm socket to adjust
the fence clamping force
use a 5 mm hex key to adjust
the fence parallelism
SawStop Contractor Fence Assembly 9
Adjusting Your Rip Fence