Blade Or Dado Installation - SawStop PCS175 Owner's Manual

Preparing Your Saw for Use

Blade or Dado Installation

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The SawStop Professional Cabinet Saw is designed to be used with a 10 inch saw blade or an 8 inch dado
set. A dado set is made up of two circular saw blades on either side of a set of removable knives or chippers.
You can use a dado set to cut a groove or slot in a workpiece. Other sizes or types of blades are not compatible
with a SawStop saw. If you attempt to use an incompatible blade, the safety system will display an error code
and prevent the motor from starting.
WARNING! Always turn off the main power switch and unplug the power
cord before removing or installing a blade or dado set on your saw.
WARNING! Only install 10 inch blades or 8 inch dado sets (with optional dado cartridge and optional
dado table insert). Do not install other size blades or dado sets. Do not install molding heads or other
non-standard cutters. Use of these non-standard blades or cutters may cause serious injury.
The Professional Cabinet Saw comes with a 40 tooth, 10 inch combination saw blade. The blade may be lightly
coated in oil to prevent rusting. Clean the blade thoroughly before you use it for the fi rst time. If you wish to
install a different blade, use a high quality blade that does not have anti-
rust coatings on the teeth (e.g., lacquer, wax, etc.). Such coatings can
interfere with (or potentially defeat) the ability of the system to detect
contact. 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.
The SawStop safety system is designed for use with standard 10 inch
blades with kerfs from
3
thinner than ⁄ inch should not be used because those blades might
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not be strong enough to withstand the force applied by the brake when
it activates. As a result, those blades might deform and stop more
slowly in the event of an accident, resulting in a more serious injury.
Blades with kerfs much thicker than
1
⁄ inch kerf blades, and should not be used because they may stop
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more slowly than standard blades in the event of an accident, resulting
in a more serious injury.
To install the blade or dado set, use the open end of one of the blade
wrenches included with the saw to hold the arbor behind the arbor
fl ange, and use the closed end of the other blade wrench to loosen the
arbor nut (see Fig. 38). The arbor nut is right-hand threaded so turn the nut counter-clockwise to loosen it and
clockwise to tighten it. After removing the arbor nut and arbor washer, install the blade or dado set and reinstall
the arbor washer and arbor nut. For dado widths larger than about
tighten the arbor nut directly against the dado set. Use the blade wrenches to tighten the arbor nut securely.
If you install a dado set, you will also need to install an optional dado brake cartridge and an optional dado table insert
(see pages 60 and 113). A dado set cannot be used with the standard SawStop
WARNING! Do not attempt to use saw blades made of materials that are electrically
non-conductive (e.g., abrasive blades, blades with plastic hubs, etc.). The SawStop ®
safety system will not allow the saw to operate if these blades are installed.
WARNING! Never install the blade backwards. The brake might not stop a blade that is
installed backwards and you may receive a serious injury.
3 3
⁄ inch to ⁄ inch. Blades with kerfs much
32 16
3
⁄ inch are heavier than standard
16
Fig. 38
3
⁄ inch, do not use the arbor washer. Instead,
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brake cartridge or table insert.
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