Cutting Operations
Symptom
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Machine slows | 1. | Feeding workpiece too fast. | 1. | Reduce feed rate. |
when operating. | 2. | Blade is dull. | 2. | Replace blade (Page 37). |
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Ticking sound | 1. | Blade weld contacting guide/support bearings | 1. | Use file or stone to smooth and round the back of the |
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running. | 2. | Blade weld may be failing. | 2. | Inspect and replace blade if necessary (Page 37). |
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Blade contacting | 1. | Insert installed upside down or backwards. | 1. | |
table insert. | 2. | Table improperly mounted or aligned. | 2. | Align table (Page 29). |
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Vibration when | 1. | Loose or damaged blade. | 1. | Tighten or replace blade (Page 37). |
cutting. | 2. | Sawdust buildup on wheels. | 2. | Clean all sawdust from rubber tires on wheels. |
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Burn marks on | 1. | Too much side pressure when feeding | 1. | Feed workpiece straight into the blade. |
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cut. | 2. | Blade too wide for size of radius being cut. | 2. | Install a smaller width blade/increase blade tension |
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Rough or poor | 1. | Feeding workpiece too fast. | 1. | Reduce feed rate. |
quality cuts. | 2. | Blade guides adjusted incorrectly. | 2. | |
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Sawdust buildup | 1. | Clogged dust port. | 1. | Clean out dust port. |
inside wheel | 2. | Low CFM (airflow) from dust collection | 2. | Three options: |
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Blade wanders | 1. | Blade lead. | 1. | Refer to Blade Lead on Page 52. |
or doesn't cut | 2. | Sawdust buildup on wheels. | 2. | Clean all sawdust from rubber tires on wheels. |
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Cuts are | 1. | Table tilt is not adjusted to 0˚ or positive stop | 1. | Adjust table tilt to 0˚; readjust positive stop if |
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(vertically). | 2. | Table tilt scale pointer is not calibrated. | 2. | Calibrate table tilt scale pointer to 0˚ (Page 28). |
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| 3. | Table is not square to the blade. | 3. | Shim table (Page 48). |
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Miscellaneous
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Tensioner | 1. | Spacer blocks on | 1. | Reset the blade tensioner (Page 53). | |
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Blade tension | 1. | The spring in the blade tension mechanism | 1. | Replace spring in the blade tension mechanism, | |
scale is grossly |
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| releasing the blade tension when not in use or |
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Wheel is noisy. | 1. | Wheel bearing is worn out. | 1. | Replace the wheel bearing. | |
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Blade does | 1. | Wheels are not coplanar or aligned with each | 1. | Adjust wheels to be coplanar/aligned with each other | |
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consistently, | 2. | Rubber tires on wheels are worn out. | 2. | Redress the rubber tires on the wheels (Page 44); | |
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Model G0555/G0555P (Mfg. Since 5/11) |