Maintaining Your Scroll Saw, Troubleshooting

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Maintaining Your Scroll Saw

Maintenance

!WARNING To reduce the risk of injury, turn power switch “OFF” and remove

plug from the power source outlet before main- taining or lubricating your Scroll Saw.

GENERAL

Frequently blow out any dust that may accumu- late inside the motor.

An occasional coat of paste wax on the work table will allow the wood being cut to glide smoothly across the work surface.

!	CAUTION	Certain	cleaning agents and sol-
		vents	damage plastic parts.

Including: gasoline, carbon tetrachloride, chlori- nated cleaning solvents, ammonia and household detergents that contain ammonia. Avoiding use of these and other types of cleaning agents mini- mizes the probability of damage.

To avoid shock or fire hazard, if the ! WARNING power cord is worn, cut or damaged in

any way, have it replaced immediately.

All repairs, electrical or mechanical, ! WARNING should be attempted only by trained

repairmen. Contact the nearest Skil Factory Service Center, Authorized Skil Service Station or other com- petent repair service. Use only Skil replacement parts; any other may create a hazard.

FIG. 21

Lubrication

ARM BEARINGS

Lubricate the arm bearings with oil after 10 hours of use. Re-oil after every 50 hours of use or whenever there is a squeak coming from the bearings.

TO LUBRICATE

1.Remove the two rubber bearing covers.

2.Turn saw on its side as shown in (Fig. 21).

3.Squirt a generous amount of SAE 20 oil around the shaft end and bronze bearing.

4.Let the oil soak in overnight in this condition.

5.Next day repeat the above procedure for the oppo- site side of the saw.

Use only recommended accessories. Follow instruc- tions that accompany accessories. Use of improper accessories may cause hazards. See page 12 for details on recommended accessories.

Troubleshooting

!WARNING Turn switch “OFF” and always remove plug from the power source before trouble

shooting.

TROUBLE: SAW WILL NOT START

PROBLEM 1. Power cord is not plugged in.

2.Fuse or circuit breaker tripped.

3.Cord damaged.

4.Burned out switch.

REMEDY 1. Plug saw in.

2.Replace fuse or reset tripped circuit breaker.

3.Have cord replaced by an Authorized Skil Service Center or Service Station.

4.Have switch replaced by an Authorized Skil Service Center or Service Station.

TROUBLE: BLADE DOES NOT COME UP TO SPEED

PROBLEM 1. Extension cord too light or too long. 2. Low house voltage.

REMEDY 1. Replace with adequate cord. 2. Contact your electric company.

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