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 the blade elevation until the tip of the riving knife just comes in contact with the straight edge or ruler
(see Fig. 98).
Now measure the distance from the top of the table insert to the top of the blade. If the height of the riving knife
is set correctly, the saw blade should be between 1-5 mm above the table insert. If the distance is between
1-5 mm, no further clamp adjustments are necessary.
If the height of the riving knife is not correct, use the elevation handwheel to set the top of the blade to 1-5 mm
above the top of the table insert. Next, remove the table insert and loosen the two vertical positioning bolts
shown in Fig. 95 using the included 5 mm hex key. Loosen the bolts just enough so that you can slide the clamp
up and down on the clamp mounting bracket.
Next, adjust the position of the clamp up or down to set the height of the riving knife. You can also rotate the
clamp forward or backward so that the arc on the front edge of the riving knife is concentric with the blade.
When the riving knife is correctly positioned, tighten the two vertical positioning bolts just enough to hold the
clamp in position and reinstall the table insert. Check to make sure the tip of the riving knife is level with the
insert. Repeat the adjustment if necessary. Once the vertical alignment of the riving knife is correct, fully tighten
the two vertical positioning bolts.
In some cases, adjusting the vertical alignment may cause the spacing between the front edge of the riving
knife and the teeth of the blade to be incorrect. If this happens, repeat the steps explained above to adjust the
gap between the front edge of the spreader and the teeth of the blade so that it is 4-8 mm.
Once the clamp has been properly positioned, further adjustment should not be necessary. Both the spreader
and riving knife will now automatically align when installed in the clamp.
Fig. 98
tip of the
riving knife
blade tooth should
be 1-5 mm above
table insert
straight edge
