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=== replacing cartridge ===
SawStop Triggered Procedure:
# Ensure everyone is safe.  Check for cuts, scrapes, however minor.
# Unplug saw
# Identify how it was triggered - check what jigs, if any, were being used.  Figure out where in the cut it stopped.  Take pictures of setup and position as best you can so we can address any safety issues.  Take pictures of material where cut was happening.
# Remove SawStop cartridge and blade (they will be locked together, this can be challenging - youtube if you need help)
# Notify member they will be invoiced for cost of cartridge and sawblade unless we are able to show it was not their fault (sometimes it isn't, but that's about a <1% chance)
# Install new cartridge & blade - check and confirm proper spacing between blade & cartridge with yellow spacer.  Err on the open side - too close can accidentally trigger the sawstop feature as well - especially if people don't check when changing blades.

Revision as of 22:54, 12 December 2021

SawStop PCS31230 Professional 3HP 52" Fence Table Saw


Description

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Classes

Use of this tool requires successful completion of the BOSS class "Woodshop I - table saw, jointer, planer, miter saw" or an equivalent check-off.

Specifications

Specs (Google Drive)

  • Electrical spec:
230 Volts, 60 Hz
13 Amps
1 Phase

MN Asset Details

SawStop PCS31230 Serial Number Plate
  • Location: Wood Shop
  • Model Number: PCS31230
  • Serial Number: P180530850
  • MN Asset Number: mnAN


Safety Specifics

All general MN Safety policies of course apply to use of this tool, as do safety policies for the containing shop area and safety practices prescribed in our classes and/or in detailed tool documentation, regardless of whether they're repeated here.

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Documentation

Owner's Manual

Owner's Manual (Google Drive)

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Materials, Tooling, Accessories

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Settings

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Tips & Tricks

Tip: You can trip the brake by cutting laser-cut plywood. Why? It turns out the carbonized wood from the laser cut is conductive!

crosscut sled

Making a new sled is pretty straightforward. Just grab some 3/8" stock (see note), cut two runners to a smidge proud of 3/4" with the table saw blade at an angle, affix to a flat piece, put on a back plate (the one tricky bit; as close to perpendicular as you can get it!), run it across the table to cut the kerf, and Bob's your uncle. The one that we had before used metal runners, which are very nice, but not at all necessary for most jobs.

Note on materials: Plywood or MDF for the base is standard and works great. For the runners, solid wood is oddly enough a poor choice here, because it will expand/contract by its grain. Plywood works alright for runners if you orient their cut such that any expansion tends to pull the sled tighter to the table, but MDF is better. Unfortunately, MDF generally doesn't typically come in 3/8", so needs to be pulled down to the proper size. Best is something like PVC (or UHMW PE! Super slide-y!) that won't expand/contract in response to temperature or humidity. But please don't build the base out of plastic, especially a low-temperature one like UHMW, as it will potentially melt onto the blade.

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replacing cartridge

SawStop Triggered Procedure:

  1. Ensure everyone is safe. Check for cuts, scrapes, however minor.
  2. Unplug saw
  3. Identify how it was triggered - check what jigs, if any, were being used. Figure out where in the cut it stopped. Take pictures of setup and position as best you can so we can address any safety issues. Take pictures of material where cut was happening.
  4. Remove SawStop cartridge and blade (they will be locked together, this can be challenging - youtube if you need help)
  5. Notify member they will be invoiced for cost of cartridge and sawblade unless we are able to show it was not their fault (sometimes it isn't, but that's about a <1% chance)
  6. Install new cartridge & blade - check and confirm proper spacing between blade & cartridge with yellow spacer. Err on the open side - too close can accidentally trigger the sawstop feature as well - especially if people don't check when changing blades.