Troubleshooting; Section 14 Troubleshooting - Steel City 35600 User Manual

This section covers the most common processing problems encountered in sawing and what to do about them.
Do not make any adjustments until the table saw is unplugged from the power source and moving parts have come
to a complete stop.
PROBLEM LIKELY CAUSE(S)
Saw stops or 1. Overload tripped.
will not start.
2. Saw unplugged from wall or motor.
3. Fuse blown or circuit breaker tripped.
4. Cord damaged.
Does not make 1. Stops not adjusted correctly.
accurate 45° or 90°
2. Angle pointer not set accurately.
cuts.
3. Miter gauge out of adjustment.
Material binds blade
1. Fence not aligned with blade.
when ripping.
2. Warped wood.
3. Excessive feed rate.
4. Splitter not aligned with blade.
Saw makes
1. Dull blade.
unsatisfactory
2. Blade mounted backwards.
cuts.
3. Gum or pitch on blade.
4. Incorrect blade for cut.
5. Gum or pitch on table.
Blade does not
1. Extension cord too light or too long.
come up to speed.
2. Low shop voltage.
3. Motor not wired for correct voltage.
1. Stand on uneven floor.
Saw vibrates
2. Damaged saw blade.
excessively.
3. Bad poly V-belts.
4. Bent pulley.
5. Improper motor mounting.
6. Loose hardware.
7. Loose set screw in pulley.
Rip fence binds
1. Guide rails or extension wing not installed
on guide rails.
2. Guide of rip fence not adjusted properly.
Material kicked back
1. Rip fence out of alignment.
from blade.
2. Splitter not aligned with blade.
3. Feeding stock without rip fence.
4. Splitter not in place.
5. Dull blade.
6. Letting go of material before it is past blade.
7. Anti-kickback fingers dull.
Blade does not raise
1. Sawdust and debris in raising and tilting
or tilt freely.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
correctly.
mechanisms.
SOLUTION
1. Allow motor to cool and reset by pushing reset switch.
2. Check all plug connections.
3. Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker.
4. Replace cord.
1. Check blade with square and adjust stops.
2. Check blade with square and adjust pointer.
3. Adjust miter gauge.
1. Check and adjust fence.
2. Select another piece of wood.
3. Reduce feed rate.
4. Align splitter with blade.
1. Sharpen or replace blade.
2. Properly mount blade.
3. Remove blade and clean.
4. Change blade to correct type.
5. Clean table.
1. Replace with adequate size cord.
2. Contact your local electric company.
3. Refer to motor junction box.
1. Reposition on flat, level surface.
2. Replace saw blade.
3. Replace poly V-belts.
4. Replace pulley.
5. Check and adjust motor.
6. Tighten hardware.
7. Tighten set screw.
1. Reassemble guide rails, refer to fence manual.
2. Adjust guides, refer to fence manual.
1. Align rip fence with miter slot and blade.
2. Align splitter with blade.
3. Install and use rip fence.
4. Install and use splitter (with guard).
5. Replace blade.
6. Push material all the way past blade before releasing work.
7. Replace or sharpen anti-kickback fingers.
1. Clean and grease.
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