SawStop T-Glide Industrial Series User manual
SawStop®
T-Glide™Fence System-
Industrial Series
OWNER’S MANUAL
1. You must install a rip fence before using your saw. Attempting to use the saw without a rip fence could result in
serious personal injury.
2. Always use a rip fence when making rip cuts. Never perform a ripping operation freehand or a serious injury
may result.
3. Always use a push stick or push block when your hand comes within 6 inches of the blade. Attempting to use
the rip fence for narrow cuts without a push stick or push block could result in a serious injury.
4. Do not use the miter gauge when making rip cuts.
5. While making bevel cuts, use the fence only on the right side of the saw blade to prevent the blade from
possibly contacting the fence. The brake will activate if the spinning saw blade comes into contact with the
metal in the fence.
Safety
Warranty
SawStop warrants to the original retail purchaser of a new T-Glide Fence System - Industrial Series from
an authorized SawStop distributor that the fence system will be free from defects in material and workmanship
for TWO YEARS from the date of purchase. SawStop warrants to the original retail purchaser of a refurbished,
demonstration or oor model T-Glide Fence System - Industrial Series from an authorized SawStop distributor that
the fence system will be free from defects in material and workmanship for ONE YEAR from the date of purchase.
This warranty does not apply to defects arising from misuse, abuse, negligence, accidents, normal wear-
and-tear, unauthorized repair or alteration, or lack of maintenance. This warranty is void if the fence system or any
portion of the fence system is modied without the prior written permission of SawStop, LLC, or if the fence system
is located or has been used outside of the country where the authorized SawStop distributor from whom the fence
system was purchased resides.
Please contact SawStop to take advantage of this warranty. If SawStop determines the fence system is
defective in material or workmanship, and not due to misuse, abuse, negligence, accidents, normal wear-and-
tear, unauthorized repair or alteration, or lack of maintenance, then SawStop will, at its expense and upon proof
of purchase, send replacement parts to the original retail purchaser necessary to cure the defect. Alternatively,
SawStop will repair the fence system provided it is returned to SawStop, shipping prepaid, with proof of purchase
and within the warranty period.
SawStop disclaims any and all other express or implied warranties, including merchantability and tness for a
particular purpose. SawStop shall not be liable for death, injuries to persons or property, or incidental, consequential,
contingent or special damages arising from the use of the fence system.
This warranty gives you specic legal rights. You may have other rights which vary from state to state.
Installation
To install the rails, extension table, and fence you will need the following tools:
5 mm hex driver and 6 mm hex key (included)
13 mm and 17 mm wrenches (or adjustable wrench)
Phillips head screwdriver
1. Installing the Front Rail: The rst step in installing the fence is to attach the long angle iron rails to the table.
Please see pages 10 and 12 for exploded views of the rails and extension tables. The rails are shipped in
the long cardboard box packaged with the main tube. The front rail is the larger of the two and includes 5
countersunk holes that are used to mount the rail to the front of the table. To mount the front rail, position the
rail along the front of the table with the cut-outs at the top of the rail centered on the miter gauge slots in the
table. Thread three M8 x 25 countersunk socket head bolts into the tapped holes in the front of the main table.
See Fig. 1. Tighten the bolts using the 5 mm hex driver.
Next, mount the front rail to the cast iron extension wings using two M8 x 35 countersunk socket head bolts,
two M8 washers, two M8 lock washers and two M8 hex nuts. Position the bolts through the front rail and the
extension table, then install the washer, lock washer and nut (in that order) on the end of the bolt. The holes in
the extension wings are not tapped and are slightly larger than the bolts they receive to allow you to use the
rail to pull the wings up or down slightly, if necessary, to get the wings parallel to the table. To do this you can
push down or pull up on the wing slightly and then tighten the nut to hold it in place.
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Fig. 1
Use longer bolts
for mounting rail to
extension wings.
2. Installing the Rear Rail: You install the rear rail like you installed the front rail, except that you will probably
want to leave the rear rail a little loose until you get the extension table installed. The rear rail is attached to
the main table by two M8 x 25 countersunk socket head bolts. Position the rear rail along the back of the table
with the cut-outs at the top of the rail centered on the miter gauge slots in the table. Thread the bolts into the
tapped holes and tighten using the 5 mm hex driver. See Fig. 2.
Mount the rear rail to each extension wing using an M8 x 35 countersunk socket head bolt, an M8 washer, an
M8 lock washer and an M8 hex nut. If necessary, push down or pull up on the wings before tightening the nuts
to ensure the wings are parallel to the table. As mentioned above, it is usually easier to leave the bolts in the
rear rail slightly loose until the extension table is installed as it may be difcult to position the extension table
between the rails if both rails are tightened down.
3. Installing the Extension Table: Once the rails are in place you can mount the extension table to the rails. (If
you did not purchase an extension table, skip to step 4.) Begin by installing the adjustable foot in the bottom
of each support leg. The extension table for the 36” rails includes one support leg and the extension table for
the 52” rails includes two support legs. First, thread an M8 hex nut onto the threaded shaft of the foot as close
to the rubber base as possible. Next, thread the foot into the bottom of the support leg as far as possible. See
Fig. 3.
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Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Use longer bolts
to mount rail to
extension table.
Each support leg is mounted to the underside of the extension table using two angled brackets. Align the two
holes in the support leg to the two holes in the brackets. Put one of the M10 x 45 hex head bolts through each
hole in the leg and brackets. Thread an M10 lock nut on the end of the bolt and tighten with a 17 mm wrench.
See Fig. 4. You will need to hold the head of the hex bolt with another 17 mm wrench to tighten the lock nut.
Next, mount the brackets to the underside of the extension table using the M4 x 16 mm wood screws provided.
The underside of the extension table is pre-drilled to receive the screws. Be careful not to overtighten these
wood screws because you may strip the threads in the wood.
The next step of the assembly is easiest with two people. Position the extension table between the
front and rear rails. The support leg(s) should be at the far end of the rails, away from the saw. Install
M8 x 40 countersunk socket head bolts through the front rail and into the corresponding holes in the front
edge of the extension table. Install M8 x 40 countersunk socket head bolts through the rear rail and into the
corresponding holes in the rear edge of the extension table. See Fig. 5. Place an M8 washer and an M8 lock
nut on each bolt and hand tighten.
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Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Next, install the M8 x 45 socket head bolt and D-washer through the hole in the center of the left side of the
extension table. The bolt should also extend through the center hole in the right extension wing. Make sure the
at edge of the D-washer is facing upward. See Fig. 6. Install an M8 washer and an M8 lock nut on the end of
the bolt and hand tighten.
If you left the rear rail slightly loose, tighten it now. If necessary, pull up or push down on the extension wings
before tightening as described above.
Once both rails are installed securely, adjust the position of the extension table so that its top surface is level
and ush with the top surface of the cast iron extension wing. Fully tighten the nuts to lock the extension table
in place. If necessary, put upward or downward pressure on the left edge of the extension table to make it ush
with the extension wing, and then tighten the M8 x 45 socket head bolt that passes through the D-washer.
Finally, adjust the position of the foot on the bottom of the support leg to ensure the leg is in solid contact with
the ground.
Fig. 6
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4. Installing the Main Tube: The main tube is installed on the front rail using the M8 x 16 hex head bolts with
attached washers. Position the tube on the horizontal portion of the front rail with the rulers facing up and the
12 inch ruler on the left side. The powder coated surfaces of the tube and rail can be slick, so be careful that
the tube does not fall off the rail. Align the holes in the rail with the holes in the bottom of the tube. Thread the
M8 x 16 hex head bolts through the rail and into the threaded holes in the bottom of the tube. See Fig. 7. Leave
the bolts nger tight.
The holes in the bottom of the front rail are oversized to allow the position of the tube on the rail to be adjusted.
To set the tube in the correct position, rst pull the tube away from the cast-iron table as far as possible. Next,
place your fence down on the tube with the fence glide bracket resting on the upper rear edge of the tube.
Position the fence so that it is near the left end of the tube and the front glide pads are in contact with the rear
surface of the main tube. See Figs. 8a and 8b.
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Fig. 8a Fig. 8b
Fig. 7
front glide pad
rear glide pad
Once the fence is correctly clamped to the main tube, adjust the position of the left end of the tube so that
there is only a small gap (approximately 1/16”) between the front rail and the rear glide pads on the fence.
See Fig. 10. Tighten the left-most M8 x 16 hex head bolt that mounts the tube to the front rail using a 13 mm
wrench.
Next, move the fence to the right end of the tube and repeat the above process. Tighten the right-most M8 bolt
that mounts the tube to the front rail. Conrm that the left end of the tube is still correctly positioned by sliding
the fence to the left end of the tube. If the gap between the tube and rail on the left end has changed, loosen the
left-most bolt and readjust the position of the tube. Once both ends of the tube are adjusted correctly, tighten
the remaining M8 x 16 hex head bolts to lock the tube to the front rail. The fence should now slide smoothly
along the tube without binding and without excessive play when changing directions.
Next, attach the fence handle to the fence by threading the handle into the cam lock. Press down on the
fence handle to clamp the fence to the main tube. If the fence does not clamp tightly enough to the main
tube to hold its position against a moderate amount of force, you can increase the clamping force by turning
both parallelism adjustment screws clockwise. See Fig. 9. Alternatively, if too much pressure on the handle is
needed to clamp the fence to the main tube, you can reduce the clamping force by adjusting both parallelism
adjustment screws counter-clockwise.
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Fig. 10
Fig. 9
gap
If there is any misalignment, you can correct it by turning one of the two parallelism adjustment screws in the
vertical edge of the fence glide bracket. See Fig. 9.
The next step is to adjust the face plates to be perpendicular to the table top. The angle between the face
plates and the table is set by the two plastic leveling screws in the horizontal edge of the glide bracket. See
Fig. 12.
5. Fence Adjustments: Although the fence is factory-adjusted to nominal settings, it is usually necessary to
make nal adjustments once your rails and extension table have been installed on the saw.
The rst step is to align the face plates to be parallel to the miter slots. Begin by sliding the fence along the
tube until the left face plate is ush with the right edge of the right miter slot. Lock the fence handle and check
that the face plate is ush with the miter slot edge along its whole length. See Fig. 11. You can check this either
visually or by running your nger along the face plate and miter slot edge.
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Fig. 11
Fig. 12
Place a combination square on the table top and against the left face plate. See Fig. 13. Use a 6 mm hex key
to adjust the leveling screws as necessary until the face plate is parallel to the vertical edge of the combination
square.
If necessary, you can adjust both of the plastic set screws to ensure the position indicator lenses are close to,
but not touching, the main tube or rulers.
The last step is to set the spacing between the bottom of each face plate and the table. The face plates are
held in place by a series of screws threaded into nuts embedded in the face plates. The heads of the screws
t into key-hole slots in the sides of the fence. See Fig. 14.
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Fig. 14
Fig. 13
It is usually possible to adjust the position of the face plates by lightly tapping the top or bottom edge of the face
plates with a plastic or wooden mallet. However, if the face plates do not move when tapped, you can loosen
the mounting screws as described below to adjust the face plates.
If the right face plate needs to be adjusted, you
must rst remove the left face plate. Begin by
laying the fence on the table with the left face
plate facing down. You can access the screws
for the left face plate through the slots on the
bottom of the fence. Insert a 5 mm ball end
hex driver or hex key through the slot at the
end of the fence and into the screw head. See
Fig. 15. Loosen the screw but do not unthread
it completely. Continue this process with each
slot/screw pair. It may be helpful to shine a
ashlight down the end of the tube to illuminate
the screw heads. Once all the screws are
loosened push the face downward to align the
screw heads with the large portion of the key-
hole slots, and then pull the face plate off the
fence.
Once the left face plate has been removed, you can access the screws for the right face plate through the key-
hole slots for the left face plate. See Fig. 16. Loosen each screw in the right face plate just enough to allow
the face plate to slide against the fence. Install the fence on the main tube and position the right face plate as
desired, making sure to leave at least a small gap between the bottom of the face plate and the table so the
face plate does not drag on the table.
Next, lift the fence off the tube and place it on the
table with the right face plate facing down. Make
sure not to move the face plate from the position
you set it. If necessary you can clamp the face
plate to the fence to keep the face plate from
moving. Tighten each screw to lock the right face
plate in position. Make sure not to over-tighten
these screws as it that may cause a slight
concavity in the surface of the face plate near
the screw.
Replace the left face plate onto the fence and
install the fence on the main tube. Adjust the
position of the left face plate as desired. Lift the
fence off the tube and set it on the table with the
left face plate down, making sure the position of
the face plate doesn’t move. Tighten the screws to
lock the left face plate onto the fence. Your fence
is now fully adjusted and ready to use.
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Fig. 16
Fig. 15
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SawStop 36” Rails and Extension Table
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36 Inch Rails and Extension Table Parts List
No. Description Part No. Qty.
36 inch Rail Assembly (hardware in fence box)* CBFR104 3600
1 Front Rail CBFR104 3601 1
2M8x35 Countersunk Socket Head Bolt CBFR104 3602 4
3 M8 Washer CBFR104 3603 4
4M8 Lock Washer CBFR104 3604 4
5 M8 Hex Nut CBFR104 3605 4
6M8x25 Countersunk Socket Head Bolt CBFR104 3606 5
7 M8x16 Hex Head Bolt (w/ Washer) CBFR104 3607 7
8 Main Tube CBFR104 3608 1
9 Rear Rail CBFR104 3609 1
12 Fence Tube Endcap CBFR104 3612 2
13 12 inch Ruler CBFR104 3613 1
14 36 inch Ruler CBFR104 3614 1
Hardware Bag for 36 inch Rail Assembly (items 2-7) CBFR104 3699
36 inch Extension Table Assembly CBFT 104 3600
15 Table CBFT104 3601 1
17 M8 Washer CBFT104 3603 5
18 M8 Lock Nut CBFT104 3604 5
19 M8x40 Countersunk Socket Head Bolt CBFT104 3605 4
20 Support Leg CBFT104 3606 1
21 Foot CBFT104 3607 1
22 Bracket CBFT104 3608 2
23 M10x45 Hex Head Bolt CBFT104 3609 2
24 M10 Lock Nut CBFT104 3610 2
25 M4x16 Wood Screw CBFT104 3611 6
26 M8x45 Socket Head Bolt CBFT106 3601 1
27 D-Washer CBFT106 3602 1
28 M8 Lock Nut CBFT104 3612 1
Hardware Bag for 36 inch Extension Table (items 17-19, 21-28) CBFT104 3699
*Each Fence box contains one bag of hardware for a 52 inch Rail Assembly. If you purchased a 36 inch Rail Assembly,
please discard the extra hardware.
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SawStop 52” Rails and Extension Table
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No. Description Part No. Qty.
52 inch Rail Assembly (hardware in fence box) CBFR104 5200
1 Front Rail CBFR104 5201 1
2M8x35 Countersunk Socket Head Bolt CBFR104 5202 4
3 M8 Washer CBFR104 5203 4
4M8 Lock Washer CBFR104 5204 4
5 M8 Hex Nut CBFR104 5205 4
6M8x25 Countersunk Socket Head Bolt CBFR104 5206 5
7 M8x16 Hex Head Bolt (w/ Washer) CBFR104 5207 9
8 Main Tube CBFR104 5208 1
9 Rear Rail CBFR104 5209 1
12 Fence Tube Endcap CBFR104 5212 2
13 12 inch Ruler CBFR104 5213 1
14 52 inch Ruler CBFR104 5214 1
Hardware Bag for 52 inch Rail Assembly (items 2-7) CBFR104 5299
52 inch Extension Table Assembly CBFT 104 5200
15 Table CBFT104 5201 1
17 M8 Washer CBFT104 5203 9
18 M8 Lock Nut CBFT104 5204 9
19 M8x40 Countersunk Socket Head Bolt CBFT104 5205 8
20 Support Leg CBFT104 5206 2
21 Foot CBFT104 5207 2
22 Bracket CBFT104 5208 4
23 M10x45 Hex Head Bolt CBFT104 5209 4
24 M10 Lock Nut CBFT104 5210 4
25 M4x16 Wood Screw CBFT104 5211 12
26 M8x45 Socket Head Bolt CBFT106 5201 1
27 D-washer CBFT106 5202 1
28 M8 Lock Nut CBFT104 5212 1
Hardware Bag for 52 inch Extension Table (items 17-19, 21-28) CBFT104 5299
52 Inch Rails and Extension Table Parts List
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SawStop T-Glide™Fence Assembly
SawStop
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No. Description Part No. Qty.
Fence Assembly (items 1 - 17 assembled)* CBF105 000
1 Fence Tube CBF105 001 1
2 Face Plate CBF105 002 2
3 M6x1x12 Socket Head Screw CBF104 003 24
4 Handle CBF104 004 1
5Cam Lock CBF104 005 1
6 M10x1.5x50 Hex Head Bolt CBF104 006 1
7M10x1.5 Lock Nut CBF104 007 1
8 Flex Plate CBF104 008 1
9Leveling Adjustment Screw M12x1.75 CBF104 009 2
10 Glide Plate CBF104 010 5
11 Parallelism Adjustment Screw M10x1.5x8 CBF104 011 2
12 Position Indicator Lens CBF104 012 2
13 M6x1.0x10 Button Head Phillips Screw CBF104 013 4
14 M6.3x13x2 Washer CBF104 014 4
15 M6x1.0x10 Countersunk Socket Head Screw CBF104 015 2
16 Flex Arm CBF104 019 1
17 Label CBF104 016 1
Accessories
5mm Ball-end Hex Driver CBF105 003 1
6mm Hex Wrench CBF104 018 1
Fence Assembly
*Each Fence box also contains the hardware for the Rail Assembly.
SawStop, LLC
9564 S.W. Tualatin Road
Tualatin, Oregon 97062
www.sawstop.com
Main Phone - (503) 570-3200
Service - (503) 582-9934
Fax - (503) 570-3303
Email: [email protected]
October 2008
Copyright SawStop, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
SawStop is a registered trademark and T-Glide is a trademark of SawStop, LLC.
Updates of this manual may be available at www.sawstop.com.
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