Troubleshooting

PROBLEM	CAUSE	SOLUTION

	Arm is not perpendicular to the rip fence	Adjust the crosscut travel with the rip fence
	Too much play between the arm and column	Tighten the column sleeve bolt
Saw will not make a square	Yoke too loose when clamped to carriage	Adjust Yoke clamp handle
crosscut or a good 60 degree mitre	Dust between stock and rip fence	Clean worktable
cut.	Table is not parallel with arm	Adjust Table A
	Rip Fence is not straight.	Replace rip fence.
	Rear edge of table A not straight	Sand or replace Table A

	Saw Blade not perpendicular to worktable	Adjust Saw Blade
	Too much play between arm and column	Tighten column sleeve bolt
60 degree cut not accurate	Yoke is too loose when clamped to carriage	Adjust Yoke Clamp Handle
	Bevel Lock Knob is loose	Adjust Bevel Lock Knob
	Table is not parallel with arm	Adjust Table A

Workpiece has a tendency to walk	Saw Blade is not parallel with the fence.	Adjust Saw Blade
away from the fence when ripping	Arm is not perpendicular to the rip fence.	Adjust cross cut travel with rip fence
Saw Blade tends to advance over	Dull Saw Blade	Replace or sharpen blade
Saw Blade tends to advance over	Not pulling the Saw Blade properly	Draw Saw Blade across stock with a slow
the stock too fast	Not pulling the Saw Blade properly	Draw Saw Blade across stock with a slow
the stock too fast		and steady pull
		and steady pull
Cut depth varies from one end to	Too much play between the arm and column	Tighten column sleeve bolt
the other	Too much play between the arm and column	Tighten column sleeve bolt
the other
Saw does not travel smoothly in	Dirty tracts	Clean tracts
arm tracks	Bad Bearings	Replace Bearings
Elevating Handle slips when
elevating or lowering the Saw	Screw loose on Elevating Handle	Tighten Screw
Blade

Clamping knobs do not hold motor	Treads stripped on knob(s)	Replace knob(s)
assembly to the set position(s)
	Saw Blade is leaning to one side	Adjust Saw Blade square to rip fence
	Too much play between arm and column	Tighten column sleeve bolt
	Yoke too loose when clamped to carriage	Adjust Yoke Clamp Handle
Saw Blade scores workpiece, not	Saw Blade bent or dull	Replace Saw Blade
giving a good finished cut	Not feeding saw properly	Draw the Saw Blade across stock with a
		slow and steady pull
	Using improper Saw Blade for finish cut	Replace Saw Blade
	desired
	Saw Blade is heeling	Adjust Saw Blade square to the rip fence
Saw Blade or dado blades tend to	Too much play between arm and column	Tighten column sleeve bolt
push stock to one side when	Yoke too loose when clamped to carriage	Adjust Yoke Clamp Handle
cross-cutting	Rip fence not straight	Replace rip fence
	Dull Saw Blade	Replace or sharpen Saw Blade
	Arbor Nut loose	Tighten
Saw Blade Stalls when ripping	Dull Saw Blade	Replace or sharpen
	Saw Blade not parallel to fence	Adjust Saw Blade or fence to parallel
	Faulty ON/OFF Switch	Have the Switch unit checked by a qualified
		technician
Motor will not reach full speed or	Circuit overloaded with other appliances	Use a different circult for the machine
power	Motor windings burned out	Replace motor
	Circuit used is under rated for this	Use a different circult with sufficient power
	application	for this machine
	Overloaded motor	Feed stock into Saw Blade more slowly
Motor overheats, stalls, trips the	Improper cooling caused by excessive	Clean motor housing with compressed air
Motor overheats, stalls, trips the	sawdust accumulation around the motor
circuit breakers or fuses	sawdust accumulation around the motor
circuit breakers or fuses	Motor winding burned out or open	Replace motor using a qualified technician
	Motor winding burned out or open	Replace motor using a qualified technician
	Power source circuit breakers do not have	Install proper size circuit breakers or
	sufficient power capacity	change circuits to one with more capacity

SKU 42933

For replacement parts, please call 1-800-444-3353.

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