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3.
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.
4.
BLADE
ANGLE
(BEVEL)
CUTS
NOT
ACCURATE.
a.
Corrective
action
is the same as paragraph
3a and b
above.
d.
Carriage
Bearings
Loose
Refer to Step four
in Alignment
Procedure
Section
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5.
SAW
KERF
(CUT
EDGE)
OF
STOCK
ROUGH
-
TOOTH
MARKS
LEFT
ON EDGE
OF SAW KERF.
NOTE:
This
condition
is commonly
called
"HEEL"
or
"TO E".
a,
Crosscutting
or Miter
Cutting
Heeling
will
tend
to slide the workpiece
toward
the
right
along the guide
fence, as the cut is being made,
and make
a square
cut almost
impossible.
A blade
with
"toe"
will
tend
to slide the board
to the left
along the fence.
Refer
to step 5 under
Alignment
Procedure
Section
-- "Squaring
Blade to Fence".
'
'
FENCE
,
*
(KERF)
"HEELING
'
TO
RIGHT
DIRECTION
OF --
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BLADE
TRAVEL
6, WOOD
BINDS,
SMOKES
AND
MOTOR
SLOWS
DOWN OR STOPS WHEN RIPPING.
a.
Dull blade or warped
board.
Sharpen
or
replace
the
saw
blade.
Avoid
the
attempted
use of severly
warped
material.
b.
Radial
arm not securely
locked
in 0 ° position.
Loosen
the arm lock
knob
and
refer
to paragraph
"Precision
Indexing".
Crosscut
not properly
squared.
Check
and
align
as
described
in
Alignment
Procedure
Section,
Step
Two
and Three.
Squaring
crosscut
automatically
corrects
this
condition
for
ripping.
d.
Saw blade heels.
Check
and
align
as
described
in
Alignment
Procedure
Section,
Step
Five.
BOARD
PULLS
AWAY
FROM
FENCE
WHEN
RIPPING.
a. Saw blade has toe.
Corrective
action
is
the
same
as
preceding
instructions
explained
in paragraphs
D and E.
b,
Anti-kickback
and spreader
assembly
not properly
adjusted.
Refer
to
"Adjusting
Guard,
Anti-Kickback
and
Spreader
Assembly,
For
Ripping".
TOP VIEW
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