MAINTENANCE
WARNING:
To prevent accidental starting that could cause possible serious personal injury, turn off and unplug the saw before maintaining or lubricating your scroll saw.
WARNING:
Failure to unplug your saw could result in accidental starting causing serious injury.
TROUBLESHOOTING
WARNING:
For your own safety, turn switch OFF and remove plug from power outlet before adjusting or aligning your scroll saw.
PROBLEM | CAUSE |
| SOLUTION |
| ||
Motor will not run. | 1. | Problem with | 1. | Have worn parts replaced before using |
| |
|
|
| power cord, or outlet. |
| Scroll Saw again. Have the proper |
|
|
|
|
|
| outlet installed by a qualified electri- |
|
|
|
|
|
| cian. |
|
|
| 2. | Motor defective. | 2. | Do not attempt any repair. Have |
|
|
|
|
|
| repaired by a qualified service |
|
|
|
|
|
| technician. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blades breaking. | 1. | Too much tension. |
| 2. | Feeding too quickly. |
| 3. | Wrong blade. |
1.Adjust tension.
2.Reduce feed rate.
3.Narrow blades for cutting thin wood or tight corners and turns, wide blades for thicker wood or wide turns.
| 4. | Blade twisting in wood. | 4. | Reduce side pressure on blade, check |
|
| blade tension. | ||
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Vibration (there is always | 1. | Improper mounting of saw. | 1. | Check mounting. |
some vibration when the saw | 2. | Mounting surface. | 2. | Check mounting in manual. |
is running). | 3. | Loose table or table resting | 3. | Tighten table lock knob. |
| ||||
|
| against motor. |
|
|
| 4. Loose motor mounting. | 4. | Tighten mounting screws. | |
|
|
|
|
|
Blade runout (blade not properly aligned with arm motion).
1. Blade holders out of line. | 1. Realign blade. |
Page 18