Using The Blade Guard - SawStop PCS175 Owner's Manual

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Using the Blade Guard

Using the blade guard is one of the most important steps you can take to prevent injury. Many table saw injuries
occur when the blade guard is either not being used or not being used properly. The blade guard on your
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SawStop Professional Cabinet Saw was designed to have a narrow profi le that allows you to use the guard
even when making narrow rip cuts (see Fig. 62). As a result, there are only a few situations where the blade
guard cannot be used (e.g., dado cuts, rabbet cuts, and extremely narrow cuts).
Install the blade guard as described on
page 32. The side guards are mounted to
the top guard so that they can pivot freely
to automatically adjust to the height of the
workpiece (up to 3
The front of the top guard is formed into a
wood stop that prevents wood that is too
high to move through the blade guard from
entering the guard.
The top guard can be placed in an upright
position so that you can change the blade
without removing the guard. Pull the top
guard forward and then up, as shown in
Fig. 63, to release it from the front of the
spreader. The top guard may then be placed
in an upright position, balanced against the
spreader, as shown in Fig. 64. Once upright,
the top guard may be removed from the
spreader by lifting it up vertically as shown
in Fig. 64. To reinstall the top guard in the
spreader, reverse the process.
pull top guard forward
and then rotate up
WARNING! Use the blade guard for every operation for which it can be used,
including all through-sawing.
48 SawStop 10" Professional Cabinet Saw
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Fig. 63
top guard
wood
stop
Lift to
remove
side guards
anti-kickback
spreader
Fig. 62
Fig. 64
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