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TROUBLE SHOOTING
CHART-GENERAL
TROUBLE
Blade "heels" to right or left.
Cannot "rip" properly, wood smokes and motor
stops.
Work binds when ripping.
Elevation crank operates roughly; chatter exists.
Blade does not maintain
constant depth of cut across table.
Blade does not cut
squarely, or repeat cuts cannot be secured.
PROBABLE CAUSE
1.Heel has not been taken out of blade.
1.Dull blade.
2.
3.Radial arm not locked in 0 ° position.
4.Blade not squared to the table top.
Spreader not adjusted.
Column tube key not adjusted properly.
1.Plane of table top not parallel to horizontal
plane through radial
arm.
2.Table badly warped.
1.Excessive free play in column tube key adjustment.
2.Excessive free play in radial arm.
3.Crosscut travel and rip fence are not squared.
4.Improper movement of arm for miter cuts.
5.Saw blade not square to the table top.
6.Bearings loose on track.
7.Yoke does not index properly.
B° Yoke clamp does not tighten yoke; or loose- ness is felt in yoke assembly.
REMEDY
1.Refer to "STEP
1.Check for sharpness of blade or warped board. Refer to the paragraph entitled "RIPPING." Ripping with hol-
2.Refer to "STEP FOUR
3.Make sure the radial arm is locked and indexed properly in the 0° position.
4.Refer to "STEP FIVE
Refer to paragraph entitled "ADJUSTING SPREADER ON
Check adjustment of key plug.
Refer to "STEP
1.Table is not aligned with radial arm. Refer to "STEP ONE
INSTALLATION AND ADJUSTMENT OF TABLE SUPPORTS."
2.Replace table top.
1.Refer to "STEP
2.Eliminate looseness in arm latch screws.
3.Refer to "STEP
4.Adjust arm latch handle for correct indexing at 90 ° which will produce a correct 45 ° setting. Refer to "STEP FOUR
SQUARING THE CROSS-CUT TRAVEL."
5.Refer to "STEP
6.Refer to paragraph entitled "CARRIAGE," under "ADJUST-
MENTS TO COMPENSATE FOR WEAR."
7.Check to see that yoke indexes properly and that carriage bearings are not loose on tracks. Refer to "STEP SIX-
CHECKING THE SAW BLADE FOR HEEL."
8.Refer to paragraph entitled "YOKE CLAMP ARM ADJUST- MENT" under "ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATE FOR WEAR."
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