PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
Handwheel ishard to turn or
column binds.
1. Sawdust has collected on the
elevating shaft.
1. Remove handwheel; clean and
lubricatethe shaft.
2. Column isout of alignment. 2. See Adjusting the Column
Tube inAssembly section.
Saw bums or scores edges of
wood in cut. 1. Column tube istoo loosein the
column support.
1. See Adjusting the Column
Tube inAssembly section.
2. Blade or teeth are bent or dull. 2. Sharpen or replace the blade.
See the removal procedure in
Assembly section.
3. Blade is out ofalignment. 3. Use blade alignment proce-
dures in Adjustment section.
4. Wrong blade is being used, 4. Change blade. See the removal
procedure in Assembly section.
5. Board is warped. 5. Replace the board.
6, Arm is loose or misaligned. 6. See Setting the Arm Lock
Wheel inthe Assembly section.
7. Yoke is loose on carriage. 7. See Setting the Yoke Clamp
procedure in Assembly section.
8. Arm isout of alignment. 8. See Aligning Arm for Cross
Cutsin Adjustments section.
9. Work is being fed toofast. 9. Feed work into blade slower.
Bevel cutsare not true. 1. Bevel lock lever isloose. 1. See Setting the Bevel Lock
Lever in Assembly section.
2. Blade is not perpendicular to
table top.
2. See Aligning the Blade to the
Table in Adjustments section.
3. Column tube is too loose inthe
column support.
3. See Adjusting the Column
Tubein Assembly section.
4. Table top is not parallel to the
arm. 4, See Leveling Table Supports
and Leveling the Front Table in
the Assembly section.
5. Yoke is loose on carriage. 5, See Setting the Yoke Clamp
procedure in Assembly section.
6. Arm is out of alignment, 6. See Aligning Arm for Cross
Cuts in Adjustments section.
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