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WARNING:
REMOVE
POWER
CORD
FROM
POWER
SOURCE
BEFORE
TROUBLE
SHOOTING.
NOTE:
Changing
one adjustment
will effect
another,
so it is
best
to
perform
all
of
the
alignment
procedures
when
i
correcting
any one problem.
The
usual operating
"troubles"
are listed
in the following
paragraphs
with
the necessary
corrections
listed.
RADIAL
SAW DOES
NOT
MAKE
ACCURATE
0°or
45 ° MITER
CROSSCUTS.
a.
Looseness
between
column
tube
and
column
support.
Align
as described
in Alignment
Procedure
Section
Step
Two.
b.
Crosscut
travel not properly
adjusted.
Refer
to
Step
Three
in
Alignment
Procedure
Section
Squaring
Crosscut
Travel.
c.
Column
is Loose in Support.
Refer to Step Two in Alignment
Procedure.
d.
Arm
Not Indexing
Properly.
Refer
to
Arm
Index
Rod
Adjustment
in
Adjustments
to Compensate
for Wear section.
e.
Carriage
Assembly
Loose on Arm.
Refer
to Carriage
Bearing
Adjustment
in adjustment
to Compensate
for Wear Sections.
f.
Looseness
between
Yoke and Carriage
Assembly.
Refer
to
"Yoke
Lock
Handle"
adjustment
in
adjustment
to Compensate
for Wear Section,
FINISH CUT END
" !
FINISH CUT END
SQUARE
/
SQUARE
,
.
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FENCE FDGE
FENCE EDGE
FINISH
CUT
LOOKS
LIKE
THIS
- 0 ° CROSSCUT
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OR LIKE
THIS--45°
MITER.
g.
Sawdust between
Work Piece and Fence,
Keep Front
Work
Table
Clean.
h.
Rip Fence Not Straight.
Replace
Fence.
2.
SAW
CUTS
AT ANGLE
-
NOT
90 ° TO TABLE
TOP.
a.
Table
support
channels not properly
leveled.
Refer
to
Step
One
under
Alignment
Procedure
Section.
b.
Blade not square to work
table top.
Refer to Step
Four
in Alignment
Procedure
Section.
3.
BLADE
ANGLE
(BEVEL)
CUTS NOT ACCURATE.
a.
Corrective
Action
is the same as paragraph
2A
and
B above.
b.
Carriage
Bearings
Loose.
Refer to adjusting
carriage
bearing
in adjustments
to
compensate
for wear section.
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SQUARE
1
BOARD
J
Bevel Lock Handle
Loose.
Refer
to
Adjustment
Bevel
Lock
Handle
in
Adjustment
to Compensate
for Wear Section.
4. SAW KERF
(CUT
EDGE)
OF STOCK
ROUGH
-
TOOTH MARKS LEFT ON EDGE OF SAW KERF.
NOTE :
a.
b.
c.
This condition
is commonly
called
"HEEL".
Crosscutting
or Miter Cutting
"Heeling"
will tend to slide the workpiece
along the
guide
fence,
as the cut
is being
made,
and make a
square
cut almost
impossible.
Refer
to step 5 under
Alignment
Procedure
Section
-
"Squaring
Blade to Fence."
Bevel Crosscutting
Or Bevel
Ripping.
Refer
to Step 5 Under
Alignment
Procedure
Section
Vertical
Heel Adjusting.
Using Improper
Blade for Finish
Cut Desired.
Use Proper Smooth
Cutting
Blade.
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'
FENCE
J
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DIRECTION
OF
ATTEMPI
ED
BLADE TRAVEL
DIRECTION OF
BLADE TRAVEL
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