Troubleshooting
Trouble
Saw stops or will not start
Does not make accurate 45° or 90° cuts
Material binds blade when ripping
Saw makes unsatisfactory cuts
Blade does not come up to speed
Saw vibrates excessively
Material kicked back from blade
Blade does not raise or tilt freely
Sliding Table does not move smoothly
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| Solution |
1. | Overload tripped | 1. | Allow motor to cool and push reset |
2. | Saw unplugged from wall or motor |
| button found on “On/Off” Assembly |
3. | Fuse blown or circuit breaker | 2. | Check all plug connections |
| tripped | 3. | Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker |
4. | Cord damaged | 4. | Replace cord |
5. | Starting Capacitor is bad | 5. | Replace Starting Capacitor |
6. | Centrifugal Switch bad or out of | 6. | Replace or adjust Centrifugal Switch |
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1. | Stops not adjusted correctly | 1. | Check blade with square; adjust stops |
2. | Angle pointer not set accurately | 2. | Check blade with square adjust |
3. | Miter gauge stops out of |
| pointer |
| adjustment | 3. | Adjust miter gauge stops |
1. | Fence not aligned with miter slot | 1. | Check and adjust fence parallel to |
2. | Warped wood |
| miter slot |
3. | Excessive feed rate | 2. | Select another piece of wood |
4. | Splitter not aligned with blade | 3. | Reduce feed rate |
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| 4. | Align splitter with blade |
1. | Dull blade | 1. | Sharpen or replace blade |
2. | Blade mounted backwards | 2. | Turn blade around |
3. | Gum or pitch on blade | 3. | Remove blade and clean |
4. | Incorrect blade for cut | 4. | Change blade to correct type |
5. | Gum or pitch on table | 5. | Clean table |
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1. | Extension cord too light or too long | 1. | Replace with adequate size cord |
2. | Low shop voltage | 2. | Contact your local electric company |
3. | Motor not wired for correct voltage | 3. | Refer to motor junction box |
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1. | Stand on uneven floor | 1. | Move to an even level floor |
2. | Damaged saw blade | 2. | Replace saw blade |
3. | Bad Poly | 3. | Replace Poly |
4. | Loose hardware | 4. | Tighten hardware |
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1. | Rip fence out of alignment | 1. | Align rip fence with miter slot |
2. | Splitter not aligned with blade | 2. | Align splitter with blade |
3. | Feeding stock without rip fence | 3. | Install and use rip fence |
4. | Splitter not in place | 4. | Install and use splitter (with guard) |
5. | Dull blade | 5. | Replace blade |
6. | Letting go of material before it is | 6. | Push material all the way past blade |
| past blade |
| before releasing work |
7. | 7. | Replace or sharpen | |
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| plates |
1. | Sawdust in raising and tilting | 1. | Clean and regrease |
| mechanisms |
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1. | Saw dust in the bearing sliders. | 1. | Wipe out any sawdust that may have |
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| made it past the wipers. The |
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| important part of the bearing sliders is |
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| the mating grooves that the bearings |
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| ride along |
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