TROUBLE SHOOTING
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Excess Vibration. | 1. Blade is out of balance. | 1. | Remount and recheck blade. | |
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| 2. | Blade is warped or damaged. | 2. | Replace blade immediately. See |
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| 3. | Saw is not mounted securely to a | 3. | Reposition on a level surface and |
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| tighten all mounting hardware |
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Rip fence does not operate | 1. Rip fence not mounted correctly. | 1. | Remount the rip fence. | |
smoothly. |
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| 2. | Rails are dirty or sticky. | 2. | Wax underneath front bar of rip |
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| fence and front rail. |
| 3. | Adjustment nut needs adjusting. | 3. | Adjust nut counterclockwise. |
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Cutting binds or burns work. | 1. | Blade is dull. | 1. | Replace or have blade sharpened. |
| 2. | Work is fed too fast. | 2. | Slow the feed rate. |
| 3. | Wood is warped. | 3. | Replace wood. |
| 4. | Blade is heeling. | 4. | Call Ryobi Technical Service at |
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Wood edges away from rip fence | 1. Blade not properly sharpened. | 1. | Have blade resharpened. | |
when ripping. |
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Saw does not make accurate | 1. | Positive stops need adjusting. | 1. | Adjust positive stops. |
90° or 45° bevel cuts. |
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Saw does not make accurate | 1. Miter gauge is misaligned. | 1. | Recheck setting on miter scale. | |
90° or 45° miter cuts. |
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Blade makes poor cuts. | 1. | Blade is dull or dirty. | 1. | Clean blade or have blade |
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| 2. | Blade is wrong type for cut | 2. | Replace with correct type. |
| 3. | Blade is mounted backwards. | 3. | Remount blade. |
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Blade does not lower when | 1. Saw dust build up underneath | 1. | Clean underside of saw. | |
turning blade control handle. |
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