Page 2 - Copyright SawStop, LLC
The saw on the front cover is shown with the optional Contractor Fence Assembly. Your saw may look different. Copyright SawStop, LLC All Rights Reserved. 8th Printing, July 2018 Updates of this manual may be available at www.sawstop.com. SawStop, the SawStop blade logo, and the configuration of this...
Page 4 - Table of Contents; If You Have an Accident
2 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Table of Contents Warranty 5 No Warranty of Safety 5 If You Have an Accident 5 Safety 6 Warnings 6 Warning Labels 10 The SawStop® Safety System 11 Unpacking Your Saw 14 Assembling Your Saw 16 Assembling the Stand 16 Mounting the Saw to the Stand 19 ...
Page 5 - SawStop®
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 3 Table of Contents Using Your Saw 41 Adjusting the Blade Height 41 Adjusting the Blade Tilt Angle 41 Turning on Main Power and Starting the Motor 42 System Status Codes 44 Using the Blade Guard 47 Using the Riving Knife 49 Using the Mite...
Page 6 - Contractor Saw Specifications
4 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Table of Contents Troubleshooting 76 Contractor Saw Specifications 79 Contractor Saw Dimensions 80 Push Stick Construction 82 Auxiliary Fence Construction 83 Push Block Construction 84 Featherboard Construction 85 Drawings and Parts Lists 86 Stand Assembly E...
Page 9 - Sketch D
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 7 5 . The contractor saw in its standard configuration is intended for use on a 110-120V supply circuit that has an outlet that looks like the one illustrated in Sketch A below. A temporary adapter, which looks like the adapter illustrated in Sketch B and C, may be use...
Page 15 - SawStop
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 13 The SawStop Safety System vii. 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. vii...
Page 16 - Unpacking Your Saw
14 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Unpacking Your Saw While unpacking your saw verify that all the components shown on this page and the following page are included. Use care when unpacking your saw to prevent damage to any of the saw components or accessories. Read and understand this manual fully bef...
Page 19 - side panel is under the top flanges of the front and rear
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 17 Assembling Y our Saw 4. Attach one of the side panels marked D between the front and rear portions of the stand (see Fig. 4). Make sure the legs are in front of the side panel and that the side panel is under the top flanges of the front and rear panels. Bumps on th...
Page 20 - The front, rear and side panels have flanges
18 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Assembling Your Saw 8. The front, rear and side panels have flanges that overlap to define mounting holes through which you will bolt the saw to the stand. There is one hole in each corner of the stand (see Fig. 8). Adjust the panels until the holes align and then ti...
Page 21 - then placing an M8 washer over the nut. Insert a
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 19 Assembling Y our Saw 9. Attach a foot to the bottom of each leg as shown in Fig. 9 by threading an M8 hex nut on each foot and then placing an M8 washer over the nut. Insert a foot into the hole at the base of each leg and then place a second M8 washer and thread a ...
Page 22 - The saw weighs approximately 140 pounds.
20 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Assembling Your Saw 12. Mount the cabinet to the stand using four M8 x 20 hex screws, eight M8 washers, four M8 lock washers, and four M8 hex nuts. Insert the hex screws down through the mounting holes in the bottom corners of the saw and the top corners of the stand,...
Page 23 - table insert. Wipe the oil off the table top with a soft,
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 21 Assembling Y our Saw 13. Remove the plastic covering from the cast iron table top and remove the yellow label from the top of the table insert. Wipe the oil off the table top with a soft, clean cloth (see Fig. 13). The table top is shipped with a coating of oil to pr...
Page 29 - Internal Components
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 27 Get to Know Your Saw 20. Front Trunnion Bracket 21. Front Trunnion 22. Rear Trunnion Bracket 23. Rear Trunnion 24. Elevation Plate 25. Motor 26. Motor Belt 27. Belt Guard 28. Arbor Block 29. Arbor Nut 30. Arbor Washer 31. Dust Shroud 32. Dust Port 33. Upper Elevation...
Page 33 - hardware pack #2 and can be placed between the closest points
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 31 Preparing Y our Saw A blade spacing adjustment gauge is included with the tools on hardware pack #2 and can be placed between the closest points on the blade and brake cartridge to set the appropriate spacing (see Fig. 33). The two slots on the blade spacing adjustme...
Page 34 - Blade Guard and Riving Knife Installation; Your
32 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw WARNING! Use the blade guard and spreader for every operation for which it can be used, including all through-sawing. Preparing Your Saw for Use Blade Guard and Riving Knife Installation Your SawStop ® saw includes a unique, quick-release blade guard mounting system....
Page 35 - Preparing Y; against the base plate.
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 33 Preparing Y our Saw To install the blade guard, position the spreader in the clamp and flat against the base plate. The positioning pins will align the spreader in the correct position. Lower the clamping handle completely to lock the spreader in place (see Fig. 36)....
Page 36 - Dust Collection; Do not remove the dust shroud
34 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Preparing Your Saw for Use WARNING! Some types of dust created by sawing, power sanding, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities contain chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive toxicity or harm. Some examples of these chemic...
Page 38 - Power
36 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Power Before you re-wire the motor for 208-240V power you must first install a 230V contactor box assembly (CNS- WA-014). The contactor box assembly that comes with your saw is only rated for 110-120V power and it is not compatible with the motor in the 208-240V c...
Page 42 - 30V Contactor Box Wiring Diagram:
40 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Preparing Your Saw for Use Now install the new power cord in the contactor box. Connect the ground wire (the green wire) to the ground, the white wire to the right, top terminal connection on the contactor, and the black wire to the left, top terminal connection on t...
Page 45 - ON
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 43 Using Y our Saw Using Your Saw It is not necessary to turn off the main power switch after pushing in the Start/Stop paddle to turn off the motor. If you plan to make several cuts with the saw, you can leave the main power switch in the ON position between cuts to el...
Page 47 - If the error continues, install a new cartridge.
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 45 Using Y our Saw Using Your Saw ALWAYS MAKE SURE THE BLADE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE COAST DOWN STATUS CODE HAS CLEARED BEFORE TOUCHING THE BLADE! Replace Cartridge — this code indicates that the brake cartridge has fired or there is some other permanent def...
Page 49 - Using the Blade Guard
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 47 Using Y our Saw 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 SawStop ® s...
Page 50 - In certain situations, such as cutting very soft wood,
48 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Using Your Saw The spreader helps minimize kickback by preventing a workpiece from pinching or shifting into the back of the blade. The spreader also supports a set of anti- kickback pawls to further minimize kickback. In certain situations, such as cutting very soft ...
Page 52 - Never make free-hand cuts. Never hold or touch
50 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw The face of the miter gauge can be adjusted between -60° and +60° relative to the blade. To adjust the miter angle, turn the handle counter-clockwise approximately 1 ⁄ 2 turn to unlock the miter gauge head (see Fig. 61). Pull the indexing pin out until it stops, and t...
Page 53 - To begin, make sure the motor is off
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 51 Using Y our Saw Using Your Saw Cross-Cutting Cross-cutting (cutting perpendicular to the grain of the workpiece) is performed using the miter gauge. To lessen the risk of kickback, the rip fence should be removed or positioned so that it does not contact the workpie...
Page 54 - Using a Fence
52 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Using Your Saw Using a Fence You must install a rip fence prior to making rip cuts with the saw. The SawStop ® Contractor Fence Assembly is designed specifically for your saw (see Fig. 64). It includes an aluminum extrusion fence with non-conductive face plates, fron...
Page 56 - workpiece toward the blade, it can be difficult
54 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Using Your Saw When using a push stick to feed your workpiece toward the blade, it can be difficult to maintain the position of the workpiece flush against the side of the rip fence. In these situations, use a featherboard to hold the workpiece against the fence (see ...
Page 58 - Using a Mobile Base
56 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Using Your Saw Using a Mobile Base The Contractor Saw is a stationary saw. In many situations it is important to be able to move the stationary saw from one location to another. For example, you may want to store the stationary saw against a wall in your workshop and ...
Page 60 - The SawStop Brake Cartridge; Inch Dado
58 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw The SawStop Brake Cartridge The SawStop ® brake cartridge (shown in Fig. 74) includes a sealed housing containing the SawStop ® system electronics, and an aluminum block called a brake pawl. The sealed housing also includes a high-speed actuator that pushes the brake ...
Page 61 - Changing the Brake Cartridge
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 59 Brake Cartridge ® WARNING! Always turn off the main power switch and unplug the power cord before removing or installing the brake cartridge on your saw. Changing the Brake Cartridge Changing the brake cartridge is both simple and foolproof. The safety system will ...
Page 63 - If the brake cartridge has not been activated, slide
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 61 Brake Cartridge If the cartridge has been activated, the brake pawl typically will be locked onto the blade or dado set. As a result, it is usually easiest to remove the blade and the brake cartridge together. To remove the cartridge and blade together, first remove ...
Page 64 - Installing a Brake Cartridge
62 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Installing a Brake Cartridge To install a brake cartridge, the above process is reversed. Align the mounting holes in the cartridge with the pivot pin and positioning pin in the saw. Slide the cartridge onto the pins until the cartridge rests against the mounting bra...
Page 67 - inch below the table top surface. If the
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 65 Adjusting Your Saw Lower Elevation Limit StopTo check the position of the lower elevation limit stop, turn the elevation handwheel counter- clockwise until the blade is lowered all the way. The top of the blade should be approximately 1 ⁄ 8 inch below the table top s...
Page 69 - Tilt Angle Indicator
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 67 Adjusting Your Saw Tilt Angle Indicator The tilt angle indicator is located at the front of the contractor saw, just behind the elevation handwheel (see Fig. 89). The indicator shows the current angle of the blade relative to vertical (i.e., perpendicular to the tabl...
Page 70 - Adjusting the Table Insert; The
68 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Making Adjustments to Your Saw Adjusting the Table Insert The SawStop ® zero-clearance insert has been designed to fit securely within the table opening and just below the table top. The blade slot in the insert is pre-cut at the factory after all alignments to the s...
Page 71 - Adjusting; can be adjusted using the included 3 mm hex key.
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 69 Adjusting Your Saw Adjusting the Rear Lock Down ScrewsThe rear of the table insert is held down by a pair of lock down screws mounted in the table at the rear of the table opening. As shown in Fig. 92, the lock down screw heads overlap the heads of the rear leveling ...
Page 74 - up and down on the clamp mounting bracket.
72 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Making Adjustments to Your Saw To check the height of the riving knife relative to the blade, lower the blade elevation until the lower limit stop is engaged. Place a ruler or another straight edge on the table insert directly above the tip of the riving knife. Raise ...
Page 78 - Troubleshooting; Problem
76 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause(s) Solution The motor will not start and both LEDs on the switch box are off. 1. There is no power to the saw. 1. Ensure that the electrical supply to the saw is on and that the correct voltage is being supplied. 2. There is no b...
Page 82 - Contractor Saw Dimensions; Front V
80 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Contractor Saw Dimensions Front V iew Rear V iew 0 15 30 45 SawStop 10” Contractor Saw 34 3/4" 44" 20" S aw St op, t he S aw St op bl ade logo, and the conf igur at ion of t hi s pr oduc t ar e ei ther r egi st er ed tra de ma rks o r tra de ma rks o f Sa ...
Page 83 - Left Side V
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 81 Contractor Saw Dimensions Left Side V iew Footprint 25 3/4" 27" 29" 27" 17 5/8" 9 3/8" 1 1/8" 25 7/8" 27" 39 1/4" Made in T aiwan SawSt op, LLC www .sa w st o p .c om TCP 10 ¨ Contractor Saw SawStop ® Model No. CNS 175 Serial N...
Page 84 - Push Stick Construction; Pushstick should be
82 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Push Stick Construction This diagram illustrates a typical pushstick. Pushsticks should be constructed from material that is sturdy and electrically non- conductive such as scrap wood. Pushsticks should alway s be used when rip cutting pieces narrower than 6 inches. S...
Page 85 - Auxiliary Fence Construction
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 83 B A B A 24" 2” 24" 5 1/2” (3/4” thick) (1/2” thick) Auxiliary Fence Construction This diagram illustrates a typical auxiliary fence for use with the push block shown on page 84. Cut piece A out of 3 ⁄ 4 inch thick hardwood and cut piece B out of 1 ⁄ 2 inch th...
Page 86 - Push Block Construction
84 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 2" 5" 2" 2" 1/2" radius 3 1/2" (3/4” thick) (1/2” thick) 1/2” 9” C A 4 3/4" 5 1/4" 2" (1/2” thick) 9” 1/2” B A B C Push Block Construction Squares are 1 inch. This diagram illustrates a typical push block. It includes the three piec...
Page 87 - Featherboard Construction; Featherboard should be approximately
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 85 Featherboard Construction This diagram illustrates a typical featherboard. Featherboards should be constructed from good quality wood that is free of knots. Use featherboards to help keep the material being cut in contact with the table and to help prevent kickback. ...
Page 88 - Stand
86 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Stand Assembly Exploded V iew 3 8 10 7 1 8 10 4 6 10 8 5 7 10 8 8 10 10 8 10 7 4 10 8 8 12 12 8 12 8 2 8 10 8 10 10 11 9 9 9 1 1 1 5 6 7 7 7 11 10 10 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 13
Page 89 - Stand Assembly Parts List
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 87 No. Description Part No. Qty. Stand Assembly CNS-07-000 1 1 Stand Leg CNS-07-001 4 2 Stand Front Panel CNS-07-002 1 3 Stand Rear Panel CNS-07-003 1 4 Stand Side Panel CNS-07-004 2 5 Stand Front/Rear Bracket CNS-07-005 2 6 Stand Side Bracket CNS-07-006 2 7 M8x1.25x20 ...
Page 90 - Housing and T
88 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Housing and T able Exploded V iew 2 1 4 3 6 5 22 23 34 31 32 26 55 6 24 27 21 25 33 30 37 4 6 5 SawStop 10” Contrac tor Saw ! W AR NIN G ! ADVER TENCIA ! AVERTISSEM ENT Para su propia seguridad, lea el manual de instrucción antes de usar ...
Page 91 - Description; Housing and Table Parts List
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 89 No. Description Part No. Qty. 1 Table CNS-07-013 1 2 Rear Lock Down Screw for Insert CNS-07-014 2 3 M6x1.0x20 Set Screw CNS-07-015 2 4 Standard Extension Wing CNS-07-016 2 5 M8x1.25x16 Hex Head Bolt CNS-07-018 8 6 M8 Lock Washer CNS-07-019 12 7 Lock-Down Standard Ins...
Page 94 - Internal
92 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Internal Assembly Exploded V iew 43 42 44 65 64 66 58 37 36 35 31 30 32 33 34 29 28 54 56 53 8 55 54 4 45 68 60 41 40 61 78 25 83 50 58 57 60 59 52 2 85 18 17 16 3 13 15 11 12 14 6 1 8 9 10 8 7 36 37 51 70 72 9 71 71 9 49 39 46 47 48 23 25 38 67 75 5 51 19 22 21 73 74...
Page 95 - Internal Assembly Parts List
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 93 No. Description Part No. Qty. 1 1.75HP, 1PH, 115/230V, 60Hz, TEFC Motor (CNS175) CNS-07-056 1 1.75HP, 1PH, 208-240V, 50Hz, TEFC Motor (CNS175-AU) CNS-08-011 1.75HP, 1PH, 220V, 50Hz TEFC Motor (CNS175-CH) CNS-14-002 2 Motor Pulley CNS-07-057 1 Motor Pulley (50 Hz moto...
Page 98 - Arbor and Quick-Release Clamp Exploded View
96 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Arbor and Quick-Release Clamp Exploded View Attention Check after blade or cartridge changes Use spacing adjustmentwrench to setspacing between 1/16”-3/32” 37 38 28 27 19 20 23 8 9 10 13 4 3 2 15 14 1 16 6 5 7 21 24 22 11 12 69 25 34 35 29 30 31 32 33 54 39 36 26 40 4...
Page 99 - Arbor and Quick-Release Clamp Parts List
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 97 Arbor and Quick-Release Clamp Parts List No. Description Part No. Qty. 1 Arbor Block CNS-07-136 1 2 Arbor CNS-07-137 1 3 M5x5x30 Key CNS-07-138 1 4 Main Arbor Bearing CNS-07-139 1 5 Electrode Shell CNS-07-140 1 6 M4x0.7x6 Pan Head Phillips Screw CNS-07-141 4 7 M4 Ext...
Page 102 - Blade Guard and Miter Gauge Exploded V
100 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Blade Guard and Miter Gauge Exploded V iew 21 22 34 33 26 31 30 28 29 24 25 23 35 32 21 0 15 30 45 0 6 15 30 45 6 0 36 38 39 40 41 42 43 43 44 44 45 46 47 47 48 49 50 51 37 52 53 54 55 56 59 57 54 58 60
Page 103 - Blade Guard and Miter Gauge Parts List
No. Description Part No. Qty. Miter Gauge Assembly CNS-07-226 1 21 3/16-24NCx3/8” Pan Head Phillips Screw CNS-07-227 3 22 Angle Indicator CNS-07-228 1 23 Mounting Block CNS-07-229 1 24 Indexing Pin CNS-07-230 1 25 M5 O-Ring CNS-07-231 1 26 Miter Gauge Head CNS-07-232 1 28 8-32x5/8” Pan Head Phillips...
Page 104 - Literature, Hardware and Tools Parts List
102 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Literature, Hardware and Tools Parts List No. Description Part No. Qty. 1 SawStop 10” Contractor Saw Owner’s Manual CNS-10-005 1 2 Assembly Instructions Poster CNS-07-248 1 3 Push Stick CNS-10-007 1 4 Hardware Pack #1 CNS-07-250 1 5 Hardware Pack #2 (includes items 6...
Page 105 - Accessories; Table Inserts
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 103 Accessories SawStop recommends the following accessories for use with your SawStop ® contractor saw. Contact your local authorized SawStop Dealer or SawStop at 1-866-SAWSTOP for more information. 1. SawStop Brake Cartridges: Standard Brake Cartridge for 10 inch saw b...
Page 106 - Index; limit stops
104 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Index A Accessories: 9, 12-15, 103Accidental Contact: 5, 11-13, 46, 58, 63Activation of Brake (see Brake Activation)Adjustments blade height: 41 blade tilt (bevel): 41, 66-67 brake position: 11, 30-31, 44-45, 62 limit stops elevation: 41, 64-65 tilt: 41, 66-67...
Page 107 - Brake
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 105 Index Brake activation: 12-13, 61, 63 cartridge: 5, 11-13, 27, 45, 58-62, 63, 76-78, 103 cartridge key: 27, 44-45, 58, 60-61, 62, 77 dado: 12-13, 29, 58, 78, 103 changing the brake cartridge: 59-61, 62 pawl: 11, 58, 61, 62, 63, 77-78 position adjustment: 30-31...
Page 109 - Miter Gauge
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 107 Index K Kerf: 33, 49, 70-71, 79Kickback: 32, 47, 51 L LED(s): 42, 44, 55, 61, 63, 75, 76Limit Stop(s) elevation: 64-65 tilt: 66-67 Lockout key: 43 M Main Power Switch: 9, 11, 13, 42-43, 45-46Maintenance: 5, 75Material Conductivity Test: 46 Miter Gauge adjustment: ...
Page 110 - Riving Knife
108 SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw Index Q Quick-Release Clamp: 27, 32, 33, 70-71, 73, 96, 97-98 R Rear Trunnion: 27, 36, 65Rear Trunnion Bracket: 27Retraction: 13, 63Re-Wiring the Saw for 208-240V Power: 36, 37Rip cutting: 53-54 fence: 9, 25, 52, 53-54, 77, 78, 103 narrow rip cuts: 47 Riving Knife...
Page 111 - Table Insert
SawStop ® 10” Contractor Saw 109 Index T T-Glide TM Fence System - Professional Series: 52, 57, 79, 103 Table Insert adjustment: 68-69 dado insert: 28, 103 removal and installation: 28 standard insert: 14, 26, 28, 103 Thermal Overload Switch: 26, 43, 45, 76 Thin-Kerf blade: 71 Tilt angle: 41, 6...