Table of Contents
Advertisement
Operations
symptom
possible Cause
premature blade
1. Feed pressure is too high.
wear.
2. incorrect blade for material type.
3. inadequate blade lubrication.
Chipped teeth on
1. material type is too hard, incorrectly shaped, or
blade.
has flaws.
2. Wrong tooth pitch.
3. vibrations in machine causing blade to
"bounce" on workpiece.
4. blade lowered too rapidly into workpiece.
vibration when
1. Wrong tooth pitch/profile.
cutting.
2. Workpiece is not secured in vise.
3. Cross section of workpiece is too large.
Cut is not
1. Cutting pressure is too high.
straight.
2. Workpiece is not secured in vise.
3. Cutting angle is not properly set.
4. debris on vise.
5. roller assembly is not level with the vise
table.
blade sticks in
1. Cutting pressure is too high.
cut.
2. Waste material/cutting fluid buildup on blade.
3. inadequate blade lubrication.
-36-
Corrective action
1. reduce feed pressure.
2. Choose the correct blade for the material type.
3. Check the level of the cutting fluid, valve positions,
functionality of the pump, and flow of the hoses.
1. decrease feed pressure.
2. use correct blade.
3. Find/correct source of machine vibration.
4. lower blade in a slow and controlled manner.
1. use correct blade.
2. secure workpiece.
3. adhere to maximum cutting capacities for this
machine.
1. reduce feed pressure.
2. secure workpiece.
3. set cutting angle according to the scale.
4. Clean vise.
5. Correct positioning of the roller assembly.
1. reduce feed pressure.
2. Clean blade.
3. Check the level of the cutting fluid, valve positions,
functionality of the pump, and flow of the hoses.
g0682 12" Cold Cut saw (mfg. since 12/10)
Advertisement
Table of Contents
