RIDGID SP6263 Owner's Manual page 68

Troubleshooting
Cutting Problem
Workpiece strikes riving knife
during ripping
Workpiece binds, smokes,
and motor slows or stops
when ripping
Board pulls away from fence
during ripping
Saw Problem
Radial arm moves when
locked in a non-indexed miter
position
Motor moves when bevel lock
is locked
Yoke moves when rip lock is
locked
Blade carriage does not travel
smoothly on arm
Blade does not stop spinning
within 15 seconds after saw is
turned off
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Possible Cause(s)
Riving knife not in line with
blade
Saw blade out of alignment
Warped workpiece
Feed rate too fast
Carriage assembly loose
Fence not straight
Dull or incorrect blade
Saw blade out of alignment
May occur as normal result of
applying feed pressure
Possible Cause(s)
Miter not locked firmly
Bevel not locked firmly
Rip lock not locked firmly
Dirty track
Carriage bearings set too tight
Rip lock rubbing track
Worn steel track
Bad carriage bearing
Blade nut loose
Internal damage
What to Do
Align riving knife to blade
Re-align
Do not cut severely warped
pieces
Slow feed rate
Adjust carriage bearings, then
realign saw
Replace fence
Sharpen or replace blade
Re-align
Use featherboard on infeed
side
What to Do
Adjust miter lock for wear
Adjust bevel lock for wear
Adjust rip lock for wear
Clean and lubricate track
Adjust carriage bearings, then
realign saw
Loosen Rip Lock
Replace track
Replace carriage bearing
Tighten blade nut
Contact RIDGID service cen-
ter