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Machine has vibration or noisy | 1. | Motor or component is loose. | 1. | Inspect/replace stripped or damaged bolts/ |
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| 2. | Blade is at fault. | 2. | Replace warped, bent, or twisted blade; |
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| resharpen dull blade. |
| 3. | Belt(s) worn or loose. | 3. | Inspect/replace belts (refer to Page 62). |
| 4. | Pulley is loose. | 4. | Realign/replace shaft, pulley, setscrew, and |
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| 5. | Motor mount loose/broken. | 5. | Tighten/replace. |
| 6. | Machine is incorrectly mounted or | 6. | Tighten/replace anchor studs in floor; relocate/ |
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| shim machine. |
| 7. | Arbor pulley is loose. | 7. | Retighten/replace arbor pulley with shaft and |
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| thread locking liquid. |
| 8. | Motor fan is rubbing on fan cover. | 8. | Replace dented fan cover; replace loose/dam- |
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| 9. | Arbor bearings are at fault. | 9. | Replace arbor housing bearings; replace |
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| 10. Motor bearings are at fault. | 10. Test by rotating shaft; rotational grinding/loose | ||
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| shaft requires bearing replacement. |
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Operation
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Workpiece has burned edges, | 1. | Sliding table is not parallel to blade. | 1. | Adjust sliding table parallel with the blade |
binds, or kicks back. |
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| 2. | Riving knife is not aligned with the | 2. | Adjust the riving knife to align it with the main |
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| blade. |
| 3. | Blade is warped. | 3. | Replace the blade. |
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Workpiece has chip out on the | 1. | Scoring blade height is incorrect. | 1. | Adjust the height of the scoring blade. |
bottom edge. | 2. | Scoring blade is not aligned with the | 2. | Align the scoring blade (Page 36). |
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| 3. | Scoring blade kerf does not match | 3. | Adjust the scoring blade kerf (Page 36). |
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Cuts are not square. | 1. | Sliding table is not parallel to blade. | 1. | Adjust the sliding table (Page 64). |
| 2. | Rip fence is not parallel to blade. | 2. | Adjust the rip fence parallel to blade. |
| 3. | Miter fence is not perpendicular to | 3. | Adjust the miter fence perpendicular to the |
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Fence hits table top when sliding | 1. | Front rail is too low. | 1. | Raise the front rail. |
across table. | 2. | Rip fence roller is too low. | 2. | Adjust the rip fence roller. |
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Blade does not reach 90˚, or blade | 2. | Blade tilt stop bolts are out of adjust- | 2. | Adjust the tilt stop bolts (Page 63). |
does not reach 45˚. |
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The rip fence scale is not accu- | 1. | The rip fence scale is out of calibra- | 1. Adjust the rip fence scale so it is accurately | |
rate. |
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Handwheels for blade adjust- | 1. | Shipping braces still attached. | 1. Remove shipping braces. | |
ments will not turn or are difficult | 2. | Lock knob is tight. | 2. | Release the lock knob. |
to turn. | 3. | Gears caked with dust. | 3. Clean out dust and grease the gears. | |
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Model G0700 (Mfg. since 8/09) |