Saw tooth setter

A tooth setter for setting a tooth of a saw blade, the tooth setter comprising:

• a housing comprising a top cover;
• a carriage within the housing and comprising a base and upstanding sidewalls that define a channel, the channel narrowing in width from a first end to a second end thereof, and a wedge protruding up from the base between the sidewalls in the first end of the channel, the carriage arranged for a forward movement and a backward movement wherein forward is movement in a direction from the first end to the second end and backward is movement in a direction from the second end to the first end;
• a first mechanical linkage configured to translate movement of an actuator into the forward movement and the backward movement of the carriage;
• a second mechanical linkage configured to translate the forward movement and the backward movement of the carriage to a forward movement and a backward movement of a blade feeding arrangement;
• and
• a setting mechanism, the setting mechanism comprising a first plate and an opposing second plate, each plate comprising a first end and a second end, the first plate and the second plate extend through and are hingedly attached to the top cover, the first end of each plate is seated in the channel, and the second end of each plate comprising a setting finger extending outward from an inner face of the first plate toward the opposing second plate;
• whereby upon the forward movement of the carriage by the first mechanical linkage, the first end of the plates enter the first end of the channel and are separated by the wedge, and the second end of the plates come together into a setting position.