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SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)
CORRECTIVE
ACTION
Excessive vibration
1. Blade out of balance
1. Discard blade and use a different
blade
2. Damage V-belt pulleys or poor belt
2. Replace as indicated
Cannot make square cut
Miter gauge not adjusted properly
Adjust miter gauge
when crosscutting
Blade stalls (however, motor turns)
1. Belts not tight
1. Adjust belt tension
2. Belts not equal size
2. Replace belts
3. Belts worn
3. Replace belts
Cut binds, burns or stalls when ripping
1. Dull blade with improper tooth set
2. Blade is binding at one end of cut
(heeling)
3. Warped board
4. Rip fence not parallel to blade
5. Spreader out of alignment
1. Sharpen or replace blade
2. Adjust table and rip fence
parallel to blade
3. Make sure concave or hollow side is
facing down; feed slowly
4. Adjust rip fence
5. Adjust spreader to fall
in line with blade
Cut not true at 45 or 90 ° positions
Positive stops not properly adjusted
Adjust blade tilt
Tilt and elevating handwheel
1. Sawdust on rack and worm gears
1. Clean and relubricate
difficult to turn
2. Bushing collars too tight
2. Adjust properly
3. Bushings and bearing surfaces dirty
3. Clean thoroughly and lubricate
Excessive noise or overheating
Motor
Have motor checked by a technician or
consult manual with motor
Frequent opening of fuses or
1. Motor overloaded
1. Feed work slower into blade
circuit breakers
2. Fuses or circuit breakers do not have
2. Install proper size fuses or circuit
sufficient capacity
breakers
Motor stalls (resulting in blown fuses or
Start switch not operating
Have switch replaced
tripped circuit breakers)
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