Making Adjustments To Your Saw; Aligning The Blade Elevation Assembly - SawStop CB31230 Owner's Manual

Making Adjustments to Your Saw

Your SawStop saw has been factory adjusted to rigid specifications to provide the highest quality performance
and results. Additional adjustment or alignment should not be necessary. Nevertheless, your SawStop cabinet
saw has been designed to allow a wide range of adjustments and alignments to achieve the ultimate in
precision. Before changing the alignment of any portion of the saw, make sure you read and understand the
entire alignment procedure.

1. Aligning the Blade Elevation Assembly:

The blade elevation assembly controls the motion of the blade as it is raised and lowered. Aligning the blade
elevation assembly ensures that there is minimal lateral movement of the blade as it is raised and lowered.
Although all table saws suffer from some lateral blade movement due to tolerance stack-ups in the machining,
no other major cabinet saw allows you any adjustment to minimize this problem.
The SawStop cabinet saw uses a vertical slide elevation design for ultra smooth operation and rigidity. As
shown in Fig. 43, the blade and arbor block are mounted on a large cast iron base called the elevation plate.
The elevation plate slides up and down on two shafts that are connected to the front and rear trunnions. This
blade elevation assembly is aligned by adjusting the angle of the rear shaft so that it is parallel with the front
shaft. When the front and rear shafts are parallel, the blade will have minimum lateral movement as it is raised
and lowered.
rear trunnion
rear shaft
46 SawStop 10" Professional Cabinet Saw
WARNING! always make sure that both the Disconnect Switch
and the Main Power Switch are in the OFF position before
making any adjustments to your saw.
elevation plate
Fig. 43
front trunnion
front shaft