troubleshooting (blade)
Table 7. Blade Troubleshooting
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Irregular run of the saw blade | Poor tension in the blade material | Return saw blade to manufacturer | |
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| Have the saw blade aligned/flattened | |
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| Saw blade is damaged or bent | Chean the receiving flange | |
Saw blade wobbles when running |
| Replace saw blade. | |
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| Flange of the saw blade is damaged | Replace the saw blade flange | |
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| Shaft of the motor is bent | Replace the electric motor | |
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Diamond segment becomes loose | Overheating of the saw blade; cooling water | Replace saw blade. | |
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| Wrong type of saw blade | Use harder saw blade | |
Excessive wear | Shaft of motor causes wobbling | Have motor or bearings of motor replaced | |
| Overheating | Ensure optimum flow of cooling water | |
| Saw blade too hard | Use softer blade | |
Cracks in or near diamond segment | Fixed flange is worn out | Have fixed flange replaced | |
| Motor shaft bearing | Replace the bearing of the motor shaft | |
| Saw blade type is unsuitable for the material |
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Saw blade is blunt | Saw blade type is unsuitable for the machine | Use appropriate type of saw blade | |
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| Saw blade too hard |
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| Diamond segments are blunt | Replace saw blade. | |
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| Poor tension in the blade material | Return saw blade to manufacturer | |
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Appearance of cut is not optimal | Too much load placed on saw blade | Use a suitable saw blade | |
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| Diamond segments are blunt | Replace saw blade. | |
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| Arbor of the saw blade must be fitted with an | |
Center hole in saw blade has become wider | Saw blade has slipped on the motor shaft | appropriate adapter ring | |
due to wear | when running | Check the receiving flange and have it | |
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| replaced if necessary | |
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| Saw blade overheating due to lack of cooling | Ensure optimum flow of cooling water | |
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Saw blade shows blooming colors |
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Lateral friction when cutting | The material feed is too high; proceed more | ||
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| Ensure that the direction of the feed is | |
| Material is not being fed parallel to saw blade | absolutely parallel to the saw blade | |
Grinding marks on the saw blade |
| Adjust roller table | |
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Poor tension in blade material | Have the saw blade tensioned | ||
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| Too much load on the saw blade | The material feed is too high; proceed more | |
| slowly | ||
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page 32 — TP24 TILE SAW • operation and parts manual — rev. #2 (04/12/12)