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Machine has vibration or
noisy operation.
1. Motor or component is loose.
2. Blade is at fault.
3. Belt(s) worn or loose.
4. Pulley is loose.
5. Motor mount loose/broken.
6. Machine is incorrectly mounted or
sits unevenly.
7. Arbor pulley is loose.
8. Motor fan is rubbing on fan cover.
9. Arbor bearings are at fault.
10. Motor bearings are at fault.
1. Inspect/replace stripped or damaged bolts/nuts,
and re-tighten with thread locking fluid.
2. Replace warped, bent, or twisted blade; resharpen
dull blade.
3. Inspect/replace belts (refer to Page 54).
4. Realign/replace shaft, pulley, setscrew, and key as
required.
5. Tighten/replace.
6. Tighten/replace anchor studs in floor; relocate/shim
machine.
7. Retighten/replace arbor pulley with shaft and thread
locking liquid.
8. Replace dented fan cover; replace loose/damaged
fan.
9. Replace arbor housing bearings; replace arbor.
10.
Test by rotating shaft; rotational grinding/loose
shaft requires bearing replacement.
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Workpiece has burned
edges, binds, or kicks
back.
1. Sliding table is not parallel to
blade.
2. Riving knife is not aligned with the
blade.
3. Blade is warped.
1. Make sliding table parallel to the
blade
(Page 56).
2. Shim the riving knife to align it with the main
blade.
3. Replace the blade.
Workpiece has chip out on
the bottom edge.
1. Scoring blade height is incorrect.
2. Scoring blade is not aligned with
the main blade.
3. Scoring blade kerf does not match
the main blade.
1. Adjust the height of the scoring blade.
2. Align the scoring blade (Page 37).
3. Adjust the scoring blade kerf (Page 37).
Sliding table saw does not
cut square.
1. Sliding table is not parallel to
blade.
2. Rip fence is not parallel to blade.
3. Crosscut fence is not perpendicular
to the blade.
1. Adjust the sliding table (Page 56).
2. Adjust the rip fence parallel to blade.
3. Adjust the crosscut fence perpendicular to the blade
(Page 58).
Fence hits table top when
sliding across table.
1. Front rail is too low.
2. Rip fence roller is too low.
1. Raise the front rail.
2. Adjust the rip fence roller.
Blade does not reach 90˚,
or blade does not reach
45˚.
2. Blade stop bolts are out of adjust-
ment.
2. Adjust the stop bolts (Page 55).
The rip fence scale is not
accurate.
1. The rip fence scale is out of calibra-
tion or was not set up correctly.
1. Adjust the rip fence scale.
Handwheels for blade
adjustments will not turn
or are difficult to turn.
1. Shipping braces still attached.
2. Lock knob is tight.
3. Gears caked with dust.
1. Remove shipping braces.
2. Release the lock knob.
3. Clean out dust and grease the gears.