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Machine has vibration or noisy | 1. | Motor or component is loose. | 1. | Inspect/replace stripped or damaged bolts/ |
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| 2. | Motor fan is rubbing on fan cover. | 2. | Replace dented fan cover; replace loose/dam- |
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| 3. | Blade is at fault. | 3. | Replace warped, bent, or twisted blade; |
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| resharpen dull blade. |
| 4. | 4. | Inspect/replace belts with a new matched set. | |
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| 5. | Realign/replace shaft, pulley, setscrew, and |
| 5. | Pulley is loose. |
| key as required. |
| 6. | Motor mount loose/broken. | 6. | Tighten/replace. |
| 7. | Arbor pulley is loose. | 7. | Retighten/replace arbor pulley with shaft and |
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| thread locking liquid. |
| 8. | Arbor bearings are at fault. | 8. | Replace arbor housing bearings; replace |
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| 9. | Motor bearings are at fault. | 9. | Test by rotating shaft; rotational grinding/loose |
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| shaft requires bearing replacement. |
| 10. Blade is at fault. | 10. Replace/resharpen blade. | ||
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Main blade runs backwards | 1. Two of the power wires are reversed | 1. Exchange wires R & T in the terminal box | ||
(Model G0461 only). |
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Cutting Operations
Symptom |
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Workpiece has burned edges, | 1. | Sliding table is not parallel to blade. | 1. | Make sliding table parallel to the |
binds, or kicks back. |
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| blade (Page 48). |
| 2. | Riving knife is not aligned with the | 2. | Shim the riving knife to align it with the main |
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| blade. |
| 3. | Blade is warped. | 3. | Replace the blade. |
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Workpiece has chip out on the | 1. | Scoring blade height is incorrect. | 1. | Adjust the height of the scoring blade to |
bottom edge. |
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| 2. | Scoring blade is not aligned with the | 2. | Align the scoring blade (Page 28). |
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| main blade. |
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| 3. | Scoring blade kerf does not match | 3. | Adjust the scoring blade kerf (Page 27). |
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Sliding table saw does not cut | 1. | Sliding table is not parallel to blade. | 1. | Adjust the sliding table (Page 48). |
square. | 2. | Rip fence is not parallel to blade. | 2. | Adjust the rip fence (Page 23). |
| 3. | Crosscut fence is not perpendicular | 3. | Adjust the crosscut fence perpendicular to the |
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| blade (Page 47). |
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Fence hits table top when sliding | 1. | Front rail is too low. | 1. | Raise the rail (Page 23). |
across table. | 2. | Rip fence roller is too low. | 2. | Adjust the roller (Page 23). |
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Blade does not reach 90°, or | 1. | Blade stop nuts are out of adjust- | 1. | Adjust the stop nuts (Page 46). |
blade does not reach 45°. |
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The rip fence scale is not accu- | 1. | The rip fence scale is out of calibra- | 1. | Adjust the rip fence scale (Page 30). |
rate. |
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Tilt or blade height handwheels | 1. | Lock knob is tight. | 1. Release the lock knob. | |
difficult to turn. | 2. | Gears caked with dust. | 2. Clean out dust and grease the worm shafts. | |
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G0460/G0461 12" Sliding Table Saw |