Troubleshooting - Craftsman 113.239420 Owner's Manual

TROUBLE SHOOTING
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TROUBLE
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Spindle
Assembly actuates
too hard.
Cutter c omes 100s.
during operation,
Cutter slow down
during operation.
Binding of Fence
Boardswhen adjusting
in or out.
Shaper produces ragged
or ripple cuts.
Shaper produces a
smooth cut, but does
not hold a straight edge.
Shape Variesacross
width of board.
PROBABLE CAUSE
Set screwengaging slot
in spindle assembly
too tight.
Keyed washer not
properly installed.
1. Work being fed too
rapidly.
2. Insufficient belt
tension.
REMEDY
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Tighten screw then back it off 1/4 turn, Adjust until
action is smooth without end play.
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The keyed washer must always be used directly under
the nut.
3. Glazed be{t
Bottoms of fence faces
striking table.
1. Feed work through more slowly to allow cutter to
remove stock smoothly.
2. Loosen motor mount plate bolts and move motor
slightly toward rear of shaper until belt tension is
correct, tighten bolts.
3. Replace bert.
Loosen the two screws through front of face, raise it
slightly and tighten screws.
1. Apply sufficient hand pressure in both
directions or revise Auxiliary Fence/Work
Support (pg. 15) accordingly.
2. Maintain continuous feed.
3. Sharpen or replace cutter
4. Adjust belt for proper tension.
5. Replace or resharpen cutter.
1. Work piecenot being
held firmly against
fence and/or table.
2. Interrupted feed
past cutter.
3. Dull cutter.
4. Belt slipping - causing
cutter speed to vary.
5. Cutter blades not
concentric. (Blade
segmentshave uneven
lengths.)
6. Work beingfed too
rapidly.
7. Quality of wood not
sufficient to produce
desired results.
6. Feed work through slow enough to produce
smooth cut.
?. Use a better grade of material.
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1. Fence faces improperly
1. Adjust fence faces.
2. Tighten spindle assembly lock knob.
set.
2. Spindle Assembly lock
knob not tight.
3. Workpiece not held
snugly against fence.
4. Work piece not held
snugly against table.
5. Work being fed to
rapidly.
6. Attempting to remove
more material than
required to produce
desired shape.
7. Fence loose on table.
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1. Work not held
securely to miter
gaugeand!or to
table.
2. End of workpieee
not parallel with
miter gaugeslot.
3. End to be shaped
is wavy (not
straight).
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3. Increase hand pressure or revise Auxiliary
FencetWork Support (pg. 15).
4. Increase hand pressure or revise Auxiliary
Fence/Work Support (pg. 15).
5. Feed work through more slowly.
6. Joint workpiece to proper width before shaping edge.
7. Tighten fence.
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1. Hold work firmly against miter gauge and down
on the table.
2. Adjust miter gauge.
3. Resaw and/or joint as necessary.
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