So I am in the middle of building 6 more boxes and getting ready to cut
grooves for the tops and bottoms of the boxes. I had just mounted my
dado set and switched out the SS brake for the dado set.

The blade spins freely, the saw boots and indicates no error, and all is
good. Or so I thought. I neglected to increase the air gap between the
blade and the brake. Apparently the gap can be too small. Anyway I
attempted to turn on the saw and I hear a click, the blade does not
move, and I see a small flash come from the brake. I tripped the brake.

Whew.... No harm to the Forrest dado set and my local Woodcraft was more
than happy to sell me a new brake. I told them what was going on and
they indicated to call SawStop and tell them the situation. They would
probably send me a new brake and then I should return the one SS sends
to me and get a refund.

I thought for a second and said naaaaa, you had the part I needed and
you are here to run a business. You filled my need and I am not going
to use you for my mistake.

Anyway a call to SawStop resulted them sending me a free replacement
since I was a new user. Mind you that saw has paid for itself time and
again, is 2.5 years old and I have probably switched brake cartridges
50~75 times. I simply asked them if I made a mistake by having an air
gap that was too small and the reply was this will happen 99% of the
time if the gap is not adequate. The sensors tell you if the gap is too
great for the brake to function properly to prevent an accident.

Anyway, lesson learned and kudo's to SawStop for replacing consumables
past their warranty and to Woodcraft for the generous offer to let me
return the brake for a refund.

On Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:17:31 -0500, Leon wrote:

Mind you that saw has paid for itself time and again,
is 2.5 years old and I have probably switched brake cartridges 50~75
times.

That's roughly twice a month, Leon! Something needs to change :-).

Not to mention going bankrupt from buying brake cartridges.

On 10/26/2015 6:05 PM, Larry Blanchard wrote:
On Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:17:31 -0500, Leon wrote:

Mind you that saw has paid for itself time and again,
is 2.5 years old and I have probably switched brake cartridges 50~75
times.

That's roughly twice a month, Leon! Something needs to change :-).

Not to mention going bankrupt from buying brake cartridges.



Ok, sorry, LOL There is a different cartridge for the 10" single blade
than the one for the cartridge for the 8" dado blade. When switching
between those blades the cartridge has to be swapped out too.
For clarity I have only screwed up one time, today.

On Monday, October 26, 2015 at 7:12:09 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:

Ok, sorry, LOL There is a different cartridge for the 10" single blade
than the one for the cartridge for the 8" dado blade. When switching
between those blades the cartridge has to be swapped out too.
For clarity I have only screwed up one time, today.

You know, when I read your post I had the same thought Larry did... DAMN, Leon!

What in the world are you doing over there? I was thinking before SawStop it must have looked like a butcher shop inside the wood shop. Thanks for the clarification.

Robert

On 10/27/2015 3:15 AM, wrote:
On Monday, October 26, 2015 at 7:12:09 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:

Ok, sorry, LOL There is a different cartridge for the 10" single
blade than the one for the cartridge for the 8" dado blade. When
switching between those blades the cartridge has to be swapped out
too. For clarity I have only screwed up one time, today.

You know, when I read your post I had the same thought Larry did...
DAMN, Leon!

What in the world are you doing over there? I was thinking before
SawStop it must have looked like a butcher shop inside the wood shop.
Thanks for the clarification.

Robert


Yeah! Might have explained why SS is doing so remarkably well in sales.
LOL

Oddly, when I was working with a lot of Ipe for Steve Knight it was look
like a butcher shop. Ipe dust mixed with sweat equals blood red, and
dry Ipe dust is light green. ;~)

Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet writes:

Oddly, when I was working with a lot of Ipe for Steve Knight it was look
like a butcher shop. Ipe dust mixed with sweat equals blood red, and
dry Ipe dust is light green. ;~)

What ever happened to Steve Knight? I have a couple of his planes,
but I note that his website has disappeared.

On 10/27/2015 10:09 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet writes:

Oddly, when I was working with a lot of Ipe for Steve Knight it was look
like a butcher shop. Ipe dust mixed with sweat equals blood red, and
dry Ipe dust is light green. ;~)

What ever happened to Steve Knight? I have a couple of his planes,
but I note that his website has disappeared.


He started offering kit's instead of the whole plane IIRC and I don't
think that went very far. I have not seen anything out of him in years.

On Mon, 26 Oct 2015 19:12:02 -0500
Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:

Ok, sorry, LOL There is a different cartridge for the 10" single
blade than the one for the cartridge for the 8" dado blade. When
switching between those blades the cartridge has to be swapped out
too. For clarity I have only screwed up one time, today.

ok this makes more sense
i was confused as the others were

i guess this is the good kind of excitment
i.e. not very exciting

like a cup of coffee after 5 p.m.