SawStop ICS73600 - Manual (Page 21)

SawStop 10” Industrial Cabinet Saw 19
Setting Up
Your Saw
Using the 8 mm hex L-wrench included with the saw, turn the spacing adjustment bolt clockwise to decrease
the spacing between the brake cartridge and the edge of the blade, and counter-clockwise to increase the
spacing. Adjust the brake position as needed to set the
spacing between the teeth of the blade and the closest
point on the brake cartridge to between 1 /
16
inch and
1 /
8
inch (see Figs. 11 and 12).
One simple method to adjust the spacing is to place a U.S. nickel
between the closest points on the blade and brake cartridge to give
a spacing of about 0.070 inch. Then adjust the spacing adjustment
bolt until the teeth of the blade just skim the nickel when the
blade is rotated by hand.
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.
The exact distance is not critical, but it is important to make
sure the blade teeth do not touch the brake pawl.
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 with the nickel in place after setting the spacing.
This will verify that no part of the blade will hit the brake when the motor
is started.
A close-up of the area
inside the circle is shown
in Fig. 12, below.
Setting Up Your Saw
CAUTION! Always spin the blade by hand with the nickel in place 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.
Fig. 11
Fig. 12
spacing