Troubleshooting
WARNING: For your own protection, turn switch “OFF” and always remove plug from power source outlet before troubleshooting.
General
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Excessive | 1. Blade out of balance or | 1. | Replace blade. |
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Vibration | damaged |
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Cannot make | 1. | Miter gauge not | 1. | See “Adjustments” section “Miter |
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square cut when |
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crosscutting. |
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Cut binds, burns | 1. | Dull blade or improper | 1. | Sharpen or replace blade. |
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or stalls motor | tooth set. |
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when ripping. | 2. | Blade is heeling. | 2. | See “Alignment” section, “Heeling |
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| 3. | Warped board | 3. | Make sure concave or hollow side is |
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| facing “down” feed slowly. |
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| 4. | Rip fence not parallel | 4. | See “Alignment” section, “Aligning |
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| to blade. | Rip Fence.” |
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| 5. | Spreader out of align- | 5. | See “Alignment” section, “Installing |
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Cut not true at | 1. | Indexes not properly | 1. | See “Alignment” section, “Blade Tilt, | ||
90° or 45° bevel |
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Elevating hand- | 1. | Sawdust on threads of | 1. See “Maintenance” and “Lubrication” | |||
wheel turns |
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hard. |
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