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THE SAWSTOP SAFETY SYSTEM
Essential information about the SAWSTOP SAFETY
SYSTEM
The Compact Table Saw is equipped with SawStop's
active injury mitigation (AIM) technology. This
revolutionary technology was developed to reduce the
potential for a serious injury in the event of accidental
contact with the saw blade.
Because of the AIM technology, your SawStop saw
operates differently than ordinary table saws, and
there are a few important points to keep in mind as
you use the saw.
1)
Do not rely on the safety system to protect
against unsafe operation.
Although the system is designed to react and stop
the blade very quickly in the event of accidental
contact, it cannot react until contact is detected.
This means that you may receive at least a minor
injury. Therefore, always use safe operating
practices, and use the blade guard, push stick
and other safety devices whenever possible. The
safety system, like the airbag in a car, should be
considered as a last measure to minimize injury
when all other safety practices and devices have
failed to prevent an accident.
2) In the event of contact, the blade will be stopped
in about 3–5 milliseconds (coarse-toothed blades
stop more quickly than fine-toothed blades such
as plywood blades).
Therefore, the seriousness of the injury incurred
will depend on the speed at which a person's hand
or other body part is moving toward the blade. At
faster speeds, it is possible to be seriously injured
even with a SawStop saw.
3) Your SawStop saw includes a Bypass Mode (see
page 13) that allows you to cut electrically
conductive materials. Do not operate the saw in
Bypass Mode unless you are cutting electrically
conductive material. When Bypass Mode is
engaged, the safety system will not activate if
contact is detected and a serious injury could
result if you contact the blade.
4) The motor cannot be started without a blade
installed.
Since the safety system disables the motor if the
blade is spaced too far from the brake, a missing
blade will be detected as a blade-to-brake
spacing error and the motor will be disabled.
5) Blades: You can use any standard 10-inch saw
blade, but not a Dado set, with your SawStop
Compact Table Saw (see page 30).
The following precautions should be observed:
a) Never attempt to use a blade other than a
single 10-inch blade. Never attempt to use a
Dado set. Never attempt to use a blade with
a diameter smaller than 10 inches (254 mm).
The use of smaller diameter blades could
result in a serious injury because the brake
cannot be positioned correctly to stop these
blades.
b) Do not use molding heads. The use of molding
heads could result in a serious injury because
the brake cartridge is not designed to stop a
molding head.
c) Never use a blade with damaged or missing
teeth as this can result in a more serious
injury or an activation of the brake. Blades
with variable spacing between teeth are
compatible with your SawStop saw, however
you must ensure the brake is positioned
correctly by rotating the blade at least one full
revolution to be certain that none of the teeth
touch the brake.
d) Never install the blade backwards. The
brake might not stop a blade that is installed
backwards.
e) Do not use saw blades that have a lacquer or
other coating on the teeth. These coatings are
non-conductive and therefore can reduce the
speed at which the system detects contact.
Used blades that originally had a coating
are OK to use since the coating is worn
away within a few uses. However, SawStop
recommends that you examine each tooth
on such blades to confirm that no coating
remains.
f)
Blades with depth-limiting shoulders may
take longer to stop in the event of an accident
than standard blades, and you could receive
a more serious injury. Therefore, SawStop
recommends using blades without depth-
limiting shoulders.
SawStop
Compact Table Saw
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