Troubleshooting

Trouble

 

 

Possible Cause

 

Solution

 

 

1.

Overload tripped on motor

1.

Allow motor to cool and reset

 

 

2.

Saw unplugged from wall or

 

overload switch on motor

Saw stops or will not start

 

 

motor

2.

Check all plug connections

 

3.

Fuse blown or circuit breaker

3.

Replace fuse or reset circuit

 

 

 

 

 

tripped

 

breaker

 

 

4.

Cord damaged

4.

Replace cord

 

 

1.

Stops not adjusted correctly

1.

Check blade with square and

Does not make accurate 45°

or

2.

Angle pointer not set

 

adjust stops

 

accurately

2.

Check blade with square and

90° cuts

 

 

 

3.

Miter gauge out of

 

adjust pointer

 

 

 

 

 

 

adjustment

3.

Adjust miter gauge

 

 

1.

Fence not aligned with blade

1.

Check and adjust fence

Material binds blade when

 

2.

Warped wood

 

2.

Select another piece of wood

 

3.

Excessive feed rate

ripping

 

3.

Reduce feed rate

 

4.

Splitter not aligned with

 

 

4.

Align splitter with blade

 

 

 

blade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Dull blade

1.

Sharpen or replace blade

Saw makes unsatisfactory

 

2.

Blade mounted backwards

2.

Turn blade around

 

3.

Gum or pitch on blade

3.

Remove blade and clean

cuts

 

 

4.

Incorrect blade for cut

4.

Change blade to correct type

 

 

 

 

5.

Gum or pitch on table

5.

Clean table

 

 

1.

Extension cord too light or to

1.

Replace with adequate size

Blade does not come up to

 

 

long

 

cord

 

2.

Low shop voltage

2.

Contact your local electrical

speed

 

 

3.

Motor not wired for correct

 

company

 

 

 

 

 

 

voltage

3.

Refer to motor junction box

 

 

1.

Stand on uneven floor

1.

Reposition on flat, level

 

 

 

surface

 

 

2.

Damaged saw blade

 

 

 

2.

Replace saw blade

 

 

3.

Bad V-belts

 

 

3.

Replace V-belts

Saw vibrates excessively

 

4.

Bent pulley

 

4.

Replace pulley

 

5.

Improper motor mounting

 

 

5.

Check and adjust motor

 

 

6.

Excessive play in raising

 

 

6.

Adjust worm and arbor

 

 

 

mechanism

 

 

 

 

bracket

 

 

7.

Loose hardware

 

 

 

7.

Tighten hardware

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Guide rails or extension wing

1.

Reassemble guide rails, refer

Rip fence binds on guide rails

 

not installed correctly

 

to fence manual

2.

Guide of rip fence not

2.

Adjust guides, refer to fence

 

 

 

 

 

adjusted properly

 

manual

 

 

1.

Rip fence out of alignment

1.

Align rip fence with miter slot

 

 

2.

Align splitter with blade

 

 

2.

Splitter not aligned with

 

 

3.

Install and use rip fence

 

 

 

blade

 

 

 

4.

Install and use splitter (with

 

 

3.

Feeding stock without rip

Material kicked back from

 

 

guard)

 

 

fence

 

 

 

5.

Replace blade

blade

 

4.

Splitter not in place

 

6.

Push material all the way

 

 

5.

Dull blade

 

 

 

past blade before releasing

 

 

6.

Letting go of material before

 

 

 

 

work

 

 

 

it is past blade

 

 

 

 

7.

Replace or sharpen anti-kick

 

 

7.

Anti-kick back plates dull

 

 

 

back plates

 

 

 

 

 

Blade does not raise or tilt

 

1.

Too much tension in raising

1.

Adjust raising worm and

 

 

mechanism

 

 

 

arbor bracket

freely

 

2.

Sawdust and debris in raising

 

 

2.

Clean and regrease

 

 

 

and tilting mechanisms

 

 

 

 

 

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