Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Guide - General
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Head assembly does not bevel to | 1. Bevel 33.9° stop engaged. | - Pull out 33.9° stop and rotate it | ||
desired position. |
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| 90°. |
| 2. | Bevel detent override knob | - Change bevel detent override | |
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Blade hits table. | 1. | Misalignment | - | Authorized service. |
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Angle of cut not accurate. | 1. | Misalignment | - | See Adjustments section. |
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Cannot move miter adjustment. | 1. | Lock knob tightened/detent | - Loosen lock knob/move out | |
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| 2. | Sawdust under table. | - Vacuum or blow out dust. | |
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| Wear eye protection. |
| 3. | Blade interferes with fence. | - | Authorized service. |
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Head assembly will not fully rise | 1. | Part failure. | - | Authorized service. |
or blade guard will not fully close. | 2. | Pivot spring or guard spring | - | Authorized service. |
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| not replaced properly after |
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| 3. | Cover plate not tightened | - See Blade Installation page | |
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| 4. | Sawdust accumulation. | - | Clean head assembly. |
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Blade binds, jams, burns wood. | 1. | Improper operation. | - See Basic Saw Operation | |
Rough cuts. |
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| 2. | Dull blade. | - Replace or sharpen blade. | |
| 3. | Improper blade. | - Replace with 12” diameter | |
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| blade designed for the materi- |
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| 4. | Bent blade. | - | Replace blade. |
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Tool vibrates or shakes. | 1. | Saw blade not round. | - | Replace blade. |
| 2. | Saw blade damaged. | - | Replace blade. |
| 3. | Saw blade loose. | - | Tighten arbor screw. |
| 4. | Other. | - | Authorized service. |
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Blade does not completely cut | 1. | Depth stop screw adjusted for | - See Depth Stop Adjustment in | |
workpiece. |
| groove cutting. |
| the Adjustment section. |
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Head assembly does not slide | 1. | Slide rail lock knob tightened. | - Loosen slide rail lock knob. | |
freely when attempting a slide |
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cut. |
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Head assembly slides forward | 2. | Slide rail lock knob not tight- | - Push head assembly com- | |
and back when making a chop |
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| pletely against stop. Tighten |
cut. |
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| slide rail lock knob. |
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Bevel setting does not hold | Bevel lock lever assembly needs | - Tighten bevel lock lever as | ||
position. | to be tightened. |
| shown on page 13. | |
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