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Troubleshooting – Wilton 7020/7040 User Manual

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Troubleshooting

Fault

Excessive blade
breakage

Premature blade
dulling

Bad cuts
(out-of-square)

Bad cuts (rough)

Probable cause

1. Material loose in vise.
2. Incorrect speed or feed.

3. Teeth too coarse for material.

4. Incorrect blade tension.

5. Saw blade is in contact with

workpiece before the saw is started.

6. Blade rubs on the wheel flange.
7. Misaligned guides.
8. Cracking at weld.

1. Blade teeth too coarse.
2. Blade speed too high.
3. Inadequate feed pressure.
4. Hard spots in workpiece or scale on/

in workpiece.

5. Work hardening of material (espe-

cially stainless steel).

6. Insufficient blade tension.
7. Operating saw without pressure on

workpiece.

1. Workpiece not square with blade.
2. Feed pressure too fast.
3. Guide bearings not adjusted prop-

erly.

4. Inadequate blade tension.
5. Span between the two blade guides

too wide.

6. Dull blade.
7. Incorrect blade speed.

8. Blade guide assembly is loose.
9. Blade guide bearing assembly

loose.

10.

Blade track too far away from

wheel flanges.

11.

Guide bearing worn.

1. Blade speed too high for feed pres-

sure.

2. Blade is too coarse.

Suggested remedy

1. Clamp work securely.
2. Check Machinist’s Handbook for

speed/feed appropriate for the ma-
terial being cut.

3. Check Machinist’s Handbook for

recommended blade type.

4. Adjust blade tension to the point

where the blade just does not slip
on the wheel.

5. Start the motor before placing the

saw on the workpiece.

6. Adjust blade tracking.
7. Adjust guides.
8. Longer annealing cycle.

1. Use a finer tooth blade.
2. Try a lower blade speed.
3. Decrease spring tension.
4. Increase feed pressure (hard

spots). Reduce speed, increase
feed pressure (scale).

5. Increase feed pressure by reduc-

ing spring tension.

6. Increase tension to proper level.
7. Do not run blade at idle in/on mate-

rial.

1. Adjust vise so it is square with the

blade. (Always clamp work tightly
in vise.)

2. Decrease pressure.
3. Adjust guide bearing clearance to

0.001 inch (0.002 inch maximum).

4. Gradually increase blade tension.
5. Move blade guide bar closer to work.
6. Replace blade.
7. Check blade speed

(see Figure 3).

8. Tighten blade guide assembly.
9. Tighten blade guide bearing assem-

bly.

10.

Adjust blade tracking.

11.

Replace worn bearing.

1. Reduce blade speed and feed pres-

sure.

2. Replace with finer blade.