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Loud repetitious noise coming | 1. | Pulley setscrews or keys are missing | 1. | Inspect keys and setscrews. Replace |
from machine. |
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| or tighten if necessary. |
| 2. | Motor fan is hitting the cover. | 2. | Adjust fan cover mounting position, tighten fan, |
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| or shim fan cover. |
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Vibration when running or cut- | 1. | Loose or damaged blade. | 1. | Tighten or replace blade. |
ting. | 2. | Worn arbor bearings. | 2. | Check/replace arbor bearings. |
| 3. | Worn or damaged belts. | 3. | Replace belts. |
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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 29). |
| 2. | Riving knife is not aligned with the | 2. | Shim the riving knife to align it with the main |
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| 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 2mm |
bottom edge. |
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| 2. | Scoring blade is not aligned with the | 2. | Align the scoring blade (Page 27). |
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| 3. | Scoring blade kerf does not match | 3. | Adjust the scoring blade kerf (Page 26). |
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Sliding table saw does not cut | 1. | Sliding table is not parallel to blade. | 1. | Adjust the sliding table (Page 29). |
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 48). |
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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 blade | 1. | Blade stop nuts are out of adjust- | 1. | Adjust the stop nuts (Page 47). |
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 31). |
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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Disconnect power to the machine when perform- ing any troubleshooting. Failure to do this may result in serious person- al injury.
G0588/G0591 12" Sliding Table Saws |
