Troubleshooting – Sealey SM354CE User Manual
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PROBLEM
CAUSE
SOLUTION
Excessive
blade breakage
and/or teeth
ripping from the
blade.
1. Workpiece is loose in the vice.
1. Clamp the workpiece securely.
2. Incorrect feed.
2. Check bow weight and hydraulic feed.
3. Blade is too coarse.
3. See Section 4.9 for available blade types.
4. Workpiece material is too coarse.
4. Use the saw with a smaller tpi blade.
5. Incorrect blade tension.
5. Adjust blade tension so that it does not slip on the wheel.
6. Blade is in contact with workpiece before saw is started.
6. Place blade in contact with the workpiece only after the saw has started.
7. Blade is rubbing on the wheel flange.
7. If blade tracking needs adjustment, contact your local Sealey dealer.
8. Blade guides are misaligned.
8. If blade guides need adjustment, contact your local Sealey dealer.
9. Blade is too thick.
9. Use correct thickness blade.
10. Bad weld on blade.
10. Replace blade.
Premature
blade dulling.
1. Blade tpi is too high.
1. Replace with a smaller tpi blade.
2. Inadequate feed pressure.
2. Increase feed pressure by decreasing bow weight.
3. Hard spots or scale on the workpiece.
3. Increase feed pressure by decreasing bow weight.
4. Blade installed backwards.
4. Remove blade, twist inside out and reinstall.
5. Insufficient blade tension.
5. Increase blade tension.
5. Work hardened material especially stainless.
6. Increase feed pressure by decreasing bow weight.
Unusual wear
on side or back
of blade.
1. Blade guides are worn.
1. Replace blade guides.
2. Blade guides not properly adjusted.
2. Adjust as described in manual.
3. Blade guide brackets are loose.
3. Tighten blade guide brackets.
Motor
overheating.
1. Blade tension too high.
1. Reduce blade tension.
3. Blade too coarse or too fine.
3. Use a blade more suitable for the material being cut.
4. Gears need lubrication.
4. Top up gearbox.
5. Blade is binding in the cut.
5. Decrease feed.
Bad, crooked or
rough cuts.
1. Feed pressure too great.
1. Reduce feed pressure by increasing bow weight.
2. Blade guide bearings not properly adjusted.
2. Contact your Sealey dealer.
3. Inadequate blade tension.
3. Increase blade tension a little at a time.
4. Blade is dull.
4. Replace the blade.
6. Blade guide too far away from workpiece.
6. Move guide closer to workpiece.
7. Blade guide assembly is loose.
7. Tighten the guide assembly.
8. Blade is too coarse.
8. Use a finer blade.
Blade is
twisting.
1. Blade is binding in the cut.
1. Decrease feed pressure.
2. Blade tension is too high.
2. Decrease blade tension.
Original Language Version
SM354CE Issue: 3(SP) - 29/09/14
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