SawStop table saw
Authorization for this tool by authorized proctors only
Authorized Proctors
Matt Triano |
Jason Shanfield |
Ron Olson |
Eric Beauchamp |
Andy Larkin |
Ken Burkhardt |
Ralph Brendler |
Paul VanLake |
Status
Repaired and in working order as of 11/9/2015
How to Become an Authorized Proctor
Contact Wood Shop Area Host Eric Beauchamp.
Rules
- Do not move the machine ever.
- Never use the table as a work surface.
- Always have the dust collection on. Turn it on before you plug in the saw and off after you unplug the saw.
- Always check your material on the blade before you spin up the blade. If the light turns red, DO NOT CUT.
- Always check your wood for nails or staples. If you're not sure, check the entire piece with a magnet.
- If you break something, or damage the saw, contact the area host immediately. Don't let others do more damage or hurt themselves by using a broken tool.
- Always dust the entire machine when you are done. Also check the motor compartment after every use and vacuum out as needed.
Additional Information
Dado Stack
Dado stack use requires separate authorization.
SawStop saws support 8″ dado sets only. The optional dado brake cartridge must be used for dado cuts. It has a larger brake pawl designed to stop the multiple blades in a dado set. In addition, you will also need to use a zero-clearance insert specifically for the dado set.
http://www.rockler.com/sawstop-dado-brake-cartridge-for-cns-table-saws
Blade Brake
This saw is equipped with a safety feature that will (hopefully) stop the blade when it contacts something conductive-- like your hand. However, that means you normally can't cut conductive things with this saw or you will trigger the safety brake. This is good if it was your hand in the way, but it also destroys the sawblade and requires installation of a replacement part that costs $70+ every time. And the saw will be down until the replacement can be installed.
According to the owner's manual: "Conductive materials such as aluminum and other metals, carbon fiber materials, mirrored acrylic, carbon-filled materials, etc. will typically cause the brake to activate." [Emphasis added.]
Other things that may trigger the brake include wet wood, and wood with embedded nails or staples. Lexan and green pressure-treated wood reportedly can also be a problem. That is why the rules instruct you to check your material on the side of the blade before spinning it up, and to check your wood for nails or staples!
Notes
- There's an m8 hole drilled and tapped in the mitre gauge. The post from a magnetic base of our dial indicators thread in. The post may require a spacer so the threads don't stick out (use a stack of washers or a larger-than-m8 nut).
- The right hand table adjusting screw was bent while aligning the table. The table was aligned without it. Aligning the arbor tilt axis will be *really tough* without a replacement. (Part #11 in the cabinet and table exploded diagram in the manual p98)
- The rear rip fence rail has places to put 4 countersunk allen bolts. The left hand bolt screwed into the main table was too long and made contact with an internal table part (probably the rear trunion). It probably pushed the table out of alignment and caused binding while re-aligning the table. That bolt was left out. Don't replace it!
Training Links
Maintenance
List of Currently Authorized Users
Qualified Member | Trained By | Date |
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Shawn Blaszak | Danger Committee | |
Dan Meyer | Sean Blaszak | |
Jacob Ginsburg | Shawn Blaszak | |
Eric Stein | Steve Finkelman / Danger Committee | |
Dee Newcum | Shawn Blaszak | |
Ryan Pierce | Shawn Blaszak | |
Tucker Tomlinson | Shawn Blaszak | |
Adrianna McKinley | Danger Committee | |
Anthony Barker | Adrianna McKinley | |
Avner Shanan | Adrianna McKinley | |
Colin Parsons | Adrianna McKinley | |
Dan Denby | Adrianna McKinley | |
Dillon Gray | Adrianna McKinley | |
Douglas Savitsky | Adrianna McKinley | |
Hailey Willis | Adrianna McKinley | |
Jeremy Bloyd-Peshkin | Adrianna McKinley | |
Jeremy Kay | Adrianna McKinley | |
Jessica Cobb | Adrianna McKinley | |
Jordan Bunker | Adrianna McKinley | |
Kori Rays | Adrianna McKinley | |
Patrick Callahan | Adrianna McKinley | |
Ryan Brandys | Adrianna McKinley | |
Shawn Blaszak | Adrianna McKinley | |
Steve Farkas | Adrianna McKinley | |
Steve Finkleman | Adrianna McKinley | |
Mike Warot | Adrianna McKinley | |
Eric Stein/Toba | Adrianna McKinley | |
Ryan Pierce | Adrianna McKinley | |
Geoffrey Topham | Adrianna McKinley | |
Tim Saylor | Ryan Pierce | |
Hailey Willis | Tim Saylor | |
James Longfield | Tim Saylor | |
Liam Tuohy | Tim Saylor | |
Jim Tuohy | Tim Saylor | |
Sean Nixon | Tim Saylor | |
Michael Reddy | Tim Saylor | |
Matt Triano | Tim Saylor | |
Derek Bever | Tim Saylor | |
Dan Willmott | Tim Saylor | |
Tyler DeAngelo | Tim Saylor | |
Michael Skilton | Adrianna McKinley | |
Dean Anderson | Tim Saylor | |
Kathy Whisler | Tucker Tomlinson | |
João Santos | Geoffrey Topham | |
David Fell | Tucker Tomlinson | |
Dan Locks | Adrianna McKinley | |
Dave Earley | Dan Locks | |
Boban Nikolic | Michael Skilton | |
Madeleine Klichowski | Tim Saylor | |
Lyn Cole | Tim Saylor | |
Nathan Becka | Tim Saylor | |
Brian Carstensen | Tim Saylor | |
Eric Veggeberg | Tim Saylor | |
George Shaw | Tim Saylor | |
Janet Dornhoff | Matt Triano | |
Hilary Lee | Matt Triano | |
Will Rante | Matt Triano | |
Henry Behel | Matt Triano | |
Alan Livshin | Matt Triano | |
Michelle Garcia | Matt Triano | |
Daylan Dufelmeier | Matt Triano | |
Michael Maloney | Matt Triano | |
Ian Cochran | Matt Triano | |
Abhimanyu Belani | Will Rante | |
Justin Miles | Adrianna McKinley | |
Dmitry Baycharov | Matt Triano | |
Stephen Ulman | Matt Triano | |
Jarred Meyers | Matt Triano | |
Andrew Kos | Matt Triano | |
Bryan Gleason | Matt Triano | |
Jason Sharfield | Matt Triano | |
Dave Schact | Matt Triano | |
Daniel Wells | Matt Triano | |
Sean Corbett | Matt Triano | |
Aaron Feigen | Matt Triano | |
Bo Driscoll | Matt Triano | |
Joel Shepherd | Matt Triano | |
Santina Croniser | Matt Triano | |
Todd Allen | Matt Triano | |
Lawrence MacDevitt | Matt Triano | |
Ryan Kelly | Matt Triano | |
Melody Stanley | Matt Triano | |
Tom Ackenhausen | Matt Triano | |
JJ Sciappa | Jason Shanfield | |
Jason Araujo | Derek Bever | |
John Godwim | Matt Triano | |
Jeff Molek | Matt Triano | |
Nathan Ellis | Jason Shanfield | |
Sloan Lavery | Matt Triano | |
Trey Keifer | Matt Triano | |
Juan Robles | Matt Triano | |
Simon Cygielski | Matt Triano | |
Tom Forajter | Matt Triano | |
Robert Grossman | Matt Triano | |
Lucas Morris | Matt Triano | |
Sergio Preston | Matt Triano | |
Ron Bean | Matt Triano | |
Greg Eagel | Matt Triano | |
Carter Constana | Matt Triano | |
Adam Glick | Matt Triano | |
Zachary Fietsch | Matt Triano | |
Solomon Hursey | Matt Triano | |
Jesse Reynolds | Matt Triano | |
Eduard Shlahtichman | Matt Triano | |
Skittles Rainbow | Matt Triano | |
Tom Jurgensen | Matt Triano | |
Barmey Ung | Matt Triano | |
Casey Olson | Matt Triano | |
Jonathan Bisson | Matt Triano | |
Ed Bennett | Matt Triano | |
Anna Yu | Matt Triano | |
Bandit Gangwere | Matt Triano | |
Joseph Nudell | Matt Triano | |
David Butler | Matt Triano | |
Kathryn Smiley | Matt Triano | |
Aimee Spevak | Matt Triano | |
Cassie Webster | Matt Triano | |
Chris Moylan | Matt Triano | |
Mike O'Connor | Matt Triano | |
Tyler Hsu | Matt Triano | |
Zihe "Johnson" Luo | Matt Triano | |
Giovanni Arroyo | Matt Triano | |
Ian McLeod | Derek Bever | |
Dan Thomson | Jason Shanfield | |
Brandon Price | Matt Triano | |
Arturo Duarte | Matt Triano | |
Eric Braun | Matt Triano | |
Jeremy Fay | Matt Triano | |
Leeswann Bolden | Matt Triano | |
James Porter | Matt Triano | |
Jeff McBride | Matt Triano | |
Connor Miller | Matt Triano | |
Ashley Duca | Matt Triano | |
Karen Niemczyk | Matt Triano | |
Bassam Alshammari | Matt Triano | |
John Fiene | Matt Triano | |
Thomas Wright | Matt Triano | |
Tom Judge | Jason Shanfield | |
Joseph Peltier | Matt Triano | |
Justin Conroy | Matt Triano | |
David Koppel | Matt Triano | |
Sevin Straus | Matt Triano | |
Roger Moore | Matt Triano | |
Valerie Moore | Matt Triano | |
Andy Schwartz | Matt Triano | |
Assaf Evron | Matt Triano | |
David Pelot | Matt Triano | |
Rich Smith | Matt Triano | |
Khoi Nguyen | Matt Triano | |
Brian Keehner | Matt Triano | |
Jesse Gare | Matt Triano | |
Tyler Natoli | Matt Triano | |
David Siegfried | Matt Triano | |
Annie Zebula | Matt Triano | |
Matt Triano | ||
Patrick Schliss | Matt Triano | |
Arjun Wadnerkar | Matt Triano | |
Alec Weege | Matt Triano | |
Sonia Yaco | Matt Triano | |
Tom Bossier | Jason Shanfield | |
Ray Doeksen | Jason Shanfield | |
Touly Phiachantharath | Matt Triano | |
Matt Vibberts | Matt Triano | |
Thomas Garza | Matt Triano | |
Will Garza | Matt Triano | |
Brennan Koziarz | Matt Triano | |
Eric Beauchamp | Matt Triano | |
Clarence Risher | Matt Triano | |
Erica Tesla | Matt Triano | |
Jabu Dawdu | Matt Triano | |
Karen Murphey | Matt Triano | |
Matt Meshulam | Matt Triano | |
Josh Myers | Matt Triano | |
Weston Tanner | Matt Triano | |
Hugh Sato | Matt Triano | |
Nora Sluzas | Matt Triano | |
Elizabeth Koprucki | Matt Triano | |
Oscar Villareal | Matt Triano | |
Rob Paral | Matt Triano | |
Alex Schaffer | Matt Triano | |
Szymon Sambor | Matt Triano | |
Michael Solhelm | Matt Triano | |
Rob Paral | Michael Skilton | |
Sonia Yaco | Matt Triano | |
Alyssa Moxley | Ron Olson | |
Kyle Bieneman | Ron Olson | |
Steve Ioannou | Matt Triano | |
Matt Wilkens | Matt Triano | |
Eric Slehofer | Matt Triano | |
Jon Levine | Matt Triano | |
Melody Snyder | Matt Triano | |
Curtis Cooke | Matt Triano | |
Harry Morgan | Matt Triano | |
Lucas Goossen | Matt Triano | |
Sam Drazin | Matt Triano | |
Mike Kislovsky | Matt Triano | |
Keven Kalay | Matt Triano | |
Jacob Rush | Ron Olson | |
Sam Reicks | Ron Olson | |
Kevin Pulver | Ron Olson | |
Keith Hultman | Ron Olson | |
Cary Lahucik | Ron Olson | |
John Keippel | Ron Olson | |
Mario Rodriguez | Ron Olson | |
Szilvia Precsinszki | Ron Olson | |
Davis Mazariegos | Ron Olson | |
Pete Noverini | Matt Triano | |
Mike Coriale | Matt Triano | |
Dan Baltudis | Ron Olson | |
Viktor Bazarov | Ron Olson | |
Roman Solomatov | Ron Olson | |
Patrick Grider | Ron Olson | |
Dubi Kaufmann | Ron Olson | |
Erin Kunkel | Matt Triano | |
Tyler Matthew | Matt Triano | |
Shae Kurko | Matt Triano | |
Ben Bogler | Matt Triano | |
Rod McLah | Ron Olson | |
Andrew Dreasler | Ron Olson | |
Sam Paris | Matt Triano | |
Chris Kleehammer | Jason Shanfield | |
Trey Elliott | Jason Shanfield | |
Nik Brink | Jason Shanfield | |
Frances Ritchie | Ron Olson | |
Ben Kern | Ron Olson | |
Knute Martell | Ron Olson | |
Eric Yu | Ron Olson | |
Knute Martell | Ron Olson | |
Bob McGrath | Ron Olson | |
Karol Slowikowski | Ron Olson | |
Michelle Deleon | Ron Olson | |
Chris Smith | Ron Olson | |
Benjamin Miller | Ron Olson | |
Jennie P | Ron Olson | |
Joe Wallace | Ron Olson | |
Eugene Liokumovich | Ron Olson | |
Laurel Garrett | Matt Triano | |
Rei Kevin | Matt Triano | |
Aji Slater | Matt Triano | |
John Beyer | Matt Triano | |
Jay Kasturi | Ron Olson | |
Ryan Neuman | Ron Olson | |
Benjamin Dambman | Matt Triano | 4/14/2015 |
Tomas Ward | Ron Olson | 4/26/2015 |
Les Schier | Jason Shanfield | 5/2/15 |
Mike Jones | Matt Triano | 5/12/15 |
Hunter Koerner | Eric Beauchamp | 6/4/15 |
Kurt Ziegel | Eric Beauchamp | 6/4/15 |
Simon Pyle | Eric Beauchamp | 6/4/15 |
Andy Richardson | Matt Triano | 4/14/15 |
Connor Jansen | Eric Beauchamp | 6/4/15 |
Raj Perera | Matt Triano | |
Matt Crump | Jason Shanfield | 7/1/15 |
Erik Wessing | Eric Beauchamp | |
Ananda Stevens | Eric Beauchamp | 7/18/15 |
Mark Stevens | Eric Beauchamp | 7/18/15 |
Anthony Phelps | Eric Beauchamp | 8/27/2015 |
Jim Baker | Eric Beauchamp | 8/27/2015 |
Ralph Brendler | Eric Beauchamp | 8/27/2015 |
Bruce McConachie | Eric Beauchamp | 8/27/2015 |
Shane Kanter | Ron Olson | 9/10/2015 |
Burton Kent | Ron Olson | 9/10/2015 |
Marcin Ignasiak | Eric Beauchamp | |
Deanna Williams | Eric Beauchamp | |
Jeff Smykil | Matt Triano | 9/26/2015 |
Glenn Powers | Matt Triano | 3/2015 |
Niko Hawley | Eric Beauchamp | |
Kevin Mitchell | Eric Beauchamp | |
John McDonald | Eric Beauchamp | 10/05/2015 |
Adam Moffatt | Eric Beauchamp | 10/22/2015 |
Jean Michel Crettaz | Eric Beauchamp | 10/22/2015 |
Mike Mandrea | Eric Beauchamp | 11/05/2015 |
Caleb Young | Eric Beauchamp | |
Peter Letscher | Eric Beauchamp | 11/05/15 |
Glenn Trussell | Eric Beauchamp | 11/05/2015 |
Aaron Carlock | Eric Beauchamp | 11/19/2015 |
Patrick Lynch | Eric Beauchamp | 11/19/2015 |
Shine Chen | Eric Beauchamp | 11/19/2015 |
Mike Forkan | Eric Beauchamp | 11/19/2015 |
Ethan Sanders | Eric Beauchamp | 11/19/2015 |
Alex Al-Hamdan | Eric Beauchamp | 12/04/2015 |
Alvaro Caceres | Eric Beauchamp | 12/03/2015 |
Kevin Schwartzenberg | Eric Beauchamp | 12/03/2015 |
Kelly Steensma | Eric Beauchamp | 11/19/2015 |
Dan (Mike) Arwine | Eric Beauchamp | 11/19/2015 |
Connor Sullivan | Eric Beauchamp | 1/8/2016 |
Chris Kohl | Eric Beauchamp | 1/8/2016 |
Peter Brask | Eric Beauchamp | 1/14/16 |
Erik Funkhouser | Ron Olson | 11/01/2015 |
Andrew Dalesandro | Eric Beauchamp | 1/14/16 |
Saul Weiner | Eric Beauchamp | 1/14/16 |
Brandon Love | Eric Beauchamp | 1/28/16 |
Craig Koszewski | Eric Beauchamp | 1/28/16 |
Amner Castillo | Eric Beauchamp | 2/26/16 |
Christopher Carson | Eric Beauchamp | 2/26/16 |
Keith Couture | Eric Beauchamp | 3/10/16 |
Jared K. | Eric Beauchamp | 3/10/16 |
Mark Zumwalt | Andy Larkin | 3/17/16 |
Adriana Garcia | Eric Beauchamp | 3/24/16 |
Julie Zwolinski | Eric Beauchamp | 3/24/16 |
Nick Puglisi | Eric Beauchamp | 4/21/16 |
Andy Muhic | Andy Larkin | 4/28/16 |
Greg "Nerobro" Teiber | Dan Locks | 4/29/16 |
Ken Burkhardt | Andy Larkin | 5/5/16 |
Colin Campbell | Andy Larkin | 5/5/16 |
Hans Griese | Andy Larkin | 5/5/16 |
Spencer Simms | Eric Beauchamp | 05/19/2016 |
Adam Stein | Andy Larkin | 4/14/2016 |
Josh Younger | Eric Beauchamp | 5/19/16 |
Ian Monroe | Eric Beauchamp | 5/19/16 |
Joseph Juhnke | Eric Beauchamp | 6/20/16 |
An Phan | Andy Larkin | 07/07/16 |
Jim Brink | Andy Larkin | 07/21/16 |
Donald Wells | /Andy Larkin | 8/4/16 |
Derwin Umali | Andy Larkin | 08/04/16 |
McTavish McArdle | Andy Larkin | 2016-08-04 |
Joe Dowling | Ken Burkhardt | 08/15/16 |
Leo Rodman | Jason S | 9/12/16 |
Brian Cuocci | Andy L | 9/15/16 |
Max Rashes | Ken Burkhardt | 9/20/16 |
Revant Ohri | Andy L | 9/15/16 |
Aaron Mintz | Ken Burkhardt | 10/17/16 |
Jon Komperda | Ken Burkhardt | 10/17/16 |
Regan Via | Ken Burkhardt | 10/17/16 |
Robert Richardson | Ken Burkhardt | 10/17/16 |
Ryan Fiebing | Ken Burkhardt | 10/24/16 |
Jack Berg | Ken Burkhardt | 11/07/16 |
Logan Price | Andy Larkin | 11/21/16 |
Kris Blouch | Andy Larkin | 11/21/16 |
Tony Iacullo | Andy | 12/5/16 |
Matt Schaid | Andy Larkin | 01/05/17 |
Jamie Vollmer | Andy Larkin | 01/05/17 |
Chris Ruhland | Andy Larkin | 01/05/17 |
John McBride | Andy Larkin | 01/19/17 |
Will Heil | Andy Larkin | 01/19/17 |
Dusty Buyck | Andy Larkin | 01/19/17 |
Bruce Mace | Eric Beauchamp | 02/20/17 |
Matthew Quigley | Andy Larkin | 03/02/17 |
W. Anthony Claypool | Andy Larkin | 03/16/17 |
Crystal Morales | Andy Larkin | 2017-03-16 |
Jason Pittman | Andy Larkin | 2017-03-16 |
Sam Chen | Andy Larkin | |
Abel Greenwald | Andy Larkin | |
Andrew Vaughan | Andy Larkin | 2017-04-25 |
Molly Adamski | Ralph Brendler | 4/27/2017 |
Shabab Mustafa | Ralph Brendler | 4/27/17 |
Adomas Tautkus | Ralph Brendler | 4/27/17 |
Brett Sanderson | Ralph Brendler | 4/27/17 |
Crystal Zapata | Ralph Brendler | 4/27/17 |
Alexa Viscius | Ralph Brendler | 4/27/17 |
David Earl | Ralph Brendler | 5/4/2017 |
Paul McClay | Ralph Brendler | 5/18/17 |
Luis Colmenares | Ralph Brendler | 6/1/17 |
Jim Handley | Ralph Brendler | 5/13/17 |
Kari Danek | Ralph Brendler | 6/15/17 |
Danielle MacDonald | Ralph Brendler | 2017-06-29 |
Andrew Wingate | Jason Shanfield | 7/22/17 |
Christophe Laurent | Ralph Brendler | 8/10/17 |
Sam Yi | Ralph Brendler | 7/27/17 |
Arjun Sharma | Ralph Brendler | 8.10.17 |
Zack Sasnow | Paul Van Lake | 8/3/17 |
Justin Pestka | Ralph Brendler | 8.30.17 |
Sam Dreyer | Ralph Brendler | 8/30/17 |
Jacob Snyder | Ralph Brendler | 9/7/17 |
James Beck | Ralph Brendler | 9/13/17 |
Dan Kim | Ralph Brendler | 9/21/17 |
Mark Haughey | Sevin Straus | 9/30/17 |
Jacqueline Villa | Maria Miller | 10/3/17 |
James Marco | Ralph Brendler | 10/5/17 |
Mike Thariath | Ralph Brendler | 10/19/17 |
Benjamin Nuttin | Ralph Brendler | 11/02/17 |
Karl Healy | Ralph Brendler | 11/2/17 |
Chinbayar Davaatseren | Ralph Brendler | 11/2/17 |
Tee | Paul V | 11/9/17 |
Nick Fera | Paul V | 11/09/17 |
Jeremie Davis | Ralph Brendler | 11/16/17 |
Nathan Witt | Ralph Brendler | 11/30/2017 |
Corey Toyama | Ralph Brendler | 11/30/2017 |
Theo T | Ralph Brendler | 11/30/2017 |
Jeff Hassberger | Ralph Brendler | 11/2/17 |
Wally Ibrahim | Ralph Brendler | 11/30/17 |
Mac MacDevitt | Paul V | 12/7/17 |
Ben Starett | Ralph Brendler | 12/14/17 |
Ross Hanchett | Ralph Brendler | 12/14/17 |
Michael Donovan | Ralph Brendler | 12/14/17 |
Alex Tomala | Ralph Brendler | 12/21/17 |
Jamin Nollsch | Ralph Brendler | 12/28/17 |