Have you called SawStop?
Have you called SawStop?
On the other hand, I still have five fingers.
This happens because the front of the blade is trying to drag the off cut with it. Think about how during a 90 degree cut the front of the blade is pushing the piece downwards. Tilt the blade and now it's pulling the end of your off cut down and to the right. This in turn wedges the piece in tighter, which increases friction, thus pulling the piece in the direction of the blades rotation. You ever seen a pitching machine, same principle. I use a flat push block that I use as a follower to push the good piece and the off cut about an inch or two past the front of the blade. At this point the downward arc of the blade is less pronounced. I then back my push block out and clear my saw.
We moved a couple years ago. Whatever happened, the first time I tried a 45* bevel cut on my PM-66 I was having difficulties. Since it worked perfectly before we moved the saw somehow got damaged in the move. I was coming up with burn marks on one side or the other of the cut and the accompanying fling of the offcut. Even though I was calibrated for parallel, etc., at 90* it didn't translate to staying parallel at 45*. What I ended up doing was shimming the back of the table so it was coplaner with the saw blade at full tilt. Haven't had any problems since.
Did not contact SawStop. The alignment process is well defined, but pretty convoluted with several warnings. I discovered shortly after attempting the process that the miter slot was tight at the front for about the first 1.5 inches. I have asked 8-10 PCS owners if they checked the 45 degree alignment. None have or noted any problems.
Both under table and overhead dust collection can suck lighter offcuts into the blade. Reducing suction in this situation may help.
Mark McFarlane
Here's a photo of my saw cutting a bevel with a dado blade. Note there is no scrap stick to kick back.IMG_3166.jpg
Bill how high is you blade raised above the surface of the pieces you are ripping? The higher you set the blade above the work piece the more down force the teeth exert on the cut and the less horizontal force is exerted on the cut off piece.
Is your riving knife the proper thickness for the blade you are using? Is it properly aligned with the blade?
Lee Schierer
USNA '71
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