Troubleshooting
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Saw will not make a square | 1. | Arm is not perpendicular to the rip fence | 1. | Adjust the crosscut travel with the rip fence |
crosscut or a good 60° mitre | 2. | Too much play between the arm and column | 2. | Tighten the column sleeve bolt |
cut. | 3. | Yoke too loose when clamped to carriage | 3. | Adjust Yoke clamp handle |
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| 4. | Dust between stock and rip fence | 4. | Clean worktable |
| 5. | Table is not parallel with arm | 5. | Adjust Table A |
| 6. | Rip Fence is not straight. | 6. | Replace rip fence. |
| 7. | Rear edge of table A not straight | 7. | Sand or replace Table A |
60° cut not accurate | 1. | Saw Blade not perpendicular to worktable | 1. | Adjust Saw Blade |
| 2. | Too much play between arm and column | 2. | Tighten column sleeve bolt |
| 3. | Yoke is too loose when clamped to carriage | 3. | Adjust Yoke Clamp Handle |
| 4. | Bevel Lock Knob is loose | 4. | Adjust Bevel Lock Knob |
| 5. | Table is not parallel with arm | 5. | Adjust Table A |
Workpiece has a tendency | 1. | Saw Blade is not parallel with the fence. | 1. | Adjust Saw Blade |
to walk away from the fence | 2. | Arm is not perpendicular to the rip fence. | 2. | Adjust cross cut travel with rip fence |
when ripping |
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Saw Blade tends to advance | 1. | Dull Saw Blade | 1. | Replace or sharpen blade |
over the stock too fast | 2. | Not pulling the Saw Blade properly | 2. | Draw Saw Blade across stock with a slow |
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Cut depth varies from one end | Too much play between the arm and column | Tighten column sleeve bolt | ||
to the other |
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Saw does not travel smoothly | 1. | Dirty tracts | 1. | Clean tracts |
in arm tracks | 2. | Bad Bearings | 2. | Replace Bearings |
Elevating Handle slips when | Screw loose on Elevating Handle | Tighten Screw | ||
elevating or lowering the Saw |
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Clamping knobs do not hold | Treads stripped on knob(s) | Replace knob(s) | ||
motor assembly to the set |
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Saw Blade scores workpiece, | 1. | Saw Blade is leaning to one side | 1. | Adjust Saw Blade square to rip fence |
not giving a good finished cut | 2. | Too much play between arm and column | 2. | Tighten column sleeve bolt |
| 3. | Yoke too loose when clamped to carriage | 3. | Adjust Yoke Clamp Handle |
| 4. | Saw Blade bent or dull | 4. | Replace Saw Blade |
| 5. | Not feeding saw properly | 5. | Draw the Saw Blade across stock with a |
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| 6. | Using improper Saw Blade for finish cut | 6. | Replace Saw Blade |
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Saw Blade or dado blades | 1. | Saw Blade is heeling | 1. | Adjust Saw Blade square to the rip fence |
tend to push stock to one side | 2. | Too much play between arm and column | 2. | Tighten column sleeve bolt |
when | 3. | Yoke too loose when clamped to carriage | 3. | Adjust Yoke Clamp Handle |
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| 4. | Rip fence not straight | 4. | Replace rip fence |
| 5. | Dull Saw Blade | 5. | Replace or sharpen Saw Blade |
Saw Blade Stalls when ripping | 1. | Arbor Nut loose | 1. | Tighten |
| 2. | Dull Saw Blade | 2. | Replace or sharpen |
| 3. | Saw Blade not parallel to fence | 3. | Adjust Saw Blade or fence to parallel |
Motor will not reach full speed | 1. | Faulty ON/OFF Switch | 1. | Have the Switch unit checked by a qualified |
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| 2. | Circuit overloaded with other appliances | 2. | Use a different circuit for the machine |
| 3. | Motor windings burned out | 3. | Replace motor |
| 4. | Circuit used is under rated for this | 4. | Use a different circuit with sufficient power |
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Motor overheats, stalls, trips | 1. | Overloaded motor | 1. | Feed stock into Saw Blade more slowly |
the circuit breakers or fuses | 2. | Improper cooling caused by excessive | 2. | Clean motor housing with compressed air |
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| 3. | Motor winding burned out or open | 3. | Replace motor using a qualified technician |
| 4. | Power source circuit breakers do not have | 4. | Install proper size circuit breakers or change |
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| sufficient power capacity |
| circuits to one with more capacity |
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