Craftsman 113.19771 Owner's Manual page 32

trouble-shooting
R I P P O S I T I O N
ARM 9OO TO THE FENCE
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T O P V I E W W I I H
H E E L T O R I G H T :
INCORRECT
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. Feed rate too fast.
Slow Feed Rate.
c. Saw blade heels.
C h e c k a n d a l i g n a s d e s c r i b e d i n A l i g n m e n t
Procedure Section, Step Five.
d. Fence not straight.
Replace fence.
e. Carriage Assembly Loose on Arm.
Refer to adjusting carriage bearings in adjustments
to compensate for wear section.
B O A R D
P U L L S A W A Y F R O M F E N C E W H E N
R I P P I N G .
a. Saw Blade has heel.
C o r r e c t i v e a c t i o n i s t h e s a m e a s p r e c e d i n g
instructions explained in paragraph c.
W O R K P I E C E S T R I K E S S P R E A D E R W H E N R I P P I N G .
a- Adjust spreader per instructions in Step Six under
"Alignment of Spreader for Ripping".
SAW DOES NOT TRAVEL SMOOTHLY ON ARM
TRACKS.
a. Dirty tracks.
Clean Tracks.
b. Bad Bearing.
Replace Bearing.
c, Worn Tracks
Replace Tracks
9 . C L A M P I N G F O R C E N O T S U F F I C I E N T A T M I T E R
ANGLES OTHER THAN 45O.
a. Arm Control Lever requires Adlustment.
Refer to Arm Lock Adjusting Wheel in Adjustments
to Compensate for Wear Section.
1 0 . C L A M P I N G F O R C E N O T S U F F I C I E N T A T B E V E L
ANGLES OTHER THAN 45O.
a. Bevel Lock Lever Requires adjusting.
R e f e r t o
A d j u s t i n g B e v e l L o c k
L e v e r i n
Adjustments to Compensate for Wear Section.
CORRECT
1 1 . D E P T H O F C U T V A R I E S F R O M O N E E N D O F
WORK PIECE TO THE OTHER.
a. Table Top not parallel with Arm.
Refer to Attaching and Leveling table Mtg. Support
Channels in Step One Align. Section.
12. BLADE TENDS TO ADVANCE THRU LUMBER TOO
FAST.
a. Dull Blade.
Replace or sharpen blade.
b. Not advancing Saw Blade properly.
Draw Saw Blade across lumber with a slow and
steady pull.
F E E D
D I R E C T I O N
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