SawStop ICS73600 - Manual (Page 66)

64 SawStop 10” Industrial Cabinet Saw
Making Adjustments to Your Saw
Next, remove the spreader and install the riving knife. Loosen the vertical positioning bolts using the included
5 mm hex L-wrench. Loosen the bolts just enough to allow the clamp to slide up and down on the clamp
mounting bracket. Reinstall the blade.
The top of the riving knife should be approximately
1 mm below the top of the blade (see Fig. 80). This
allows the riving knife to be used on rabbet cuts
and other non-through cuts. In addition, the arc on
the front of the riving knife should be approximately
concentric with the blade.
To check the height of the riving knife relative to the
blade, lower the blade elevation until the lower limit
stop is engaged. Place a ruler or another straight
edge on the table so that it lies across the width
of the table insert and directly above the tip of the
riving knife. Raise the blade elevation until the tip
of the riving knife just comes in contact with the
straight edge or ruler (see Fig. 81). Now measure
the distance from the top of the table to the top of the blade. If the height of the riving knife is set correctly, the
saw blade should be approximately 1 mm above the table. If the distance is approximately 1 mm, no further
adjustments are necessary.
Adjusting the Height of the Riving Knife
If the height of the riving knife is not correct,
use the elevation handwheel to set the top
of the blade to approximately 1 mm above
the top of the table. Next, remove the table
insert and loosen the two vertical positioning
bolts shown in Fig. 78 using the included
5 mm hex key. Loosen the bolts just enough
so that you can move the clamp up and
down on the clamp mounting bracket.
Next, adjust the position of the clamp up or
down to set the height of the riving knife.
You can also rotate the clamp forward or
backward so that the arc on the front edge of
the riving knife is concentric with the blade.
When the riving knife is correctly positioned,
tighten the two vertical positioning bolts just
enough to hold the clamp in position and reinstall the table insert. Check to make sure the tip of the riving knife
is level with the table. Repeat the adjustment if necessary. Once the vertical alignment of the riving knife is
correct, fully tighten the two vertical positioning bolts on the clamp.
In some cases, adjusting the vertical alignment may cause the spacing between the front edge of the riving
knife and the teeth of the blade to be incorrect. If this happens, repeat the steps explained above to adjust the
gap between the front edge of the spreader and the teeth of the blade so that it is 4-7 mm.
Once the clamp has been properly positioned, further adjustment should not be necessary. Both the spreader
and riving knife will now automatically align when installed in the clamp.
Fig. 80
approximately
1mm
Fig. 81
tip of riving knife
saw blade tooth