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PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION
Excess vibration. 1. Blade is out of balance.
2. Blade is damaged.
3. Legs are not properly
attached to saw.
4. Work surface is uneven.
5. Blade is warped.
1. Replace blade.
2. Replace blade.
3. Tighten all hardware.
4. Reposition on at surface.
Adjust legs of leg stand.
5. Check saw blade installation.
Replace blade if necessary.
Rip fence does not
move smoothly.
1. Rip fence not mounted
correctly.
2. Rails are dirty or sticky.
1. Remount the rip fence.
2. Clean and wax rails.
Cutting binds or burns
work.
1. Blade is dull.
2. Work is fed too fast.
3. Wood is warped.
4. Rip fence is misaligned.
5. Riving knife is out of
alignment.
1. Replace or sharpen blade.
2. Slow the feed rate.
3. Replace the wood.
4. Check and adjust the rip fence. Align
the rip fence.
5. See Checking and Aligning Riving
Knife and Saw Blade, page 41.
Wood edges away
from rip fence when
ripping.
1. Blade not properly sharpened
or set.
1. Re-sharpen or replace dull blade.
Saw does not make
accurate 90º or
45º cuts.
1. Positive stops inside cabinet
need adjusting (Bevel Cuts).
2. Miter gauge is misaligned
(Miter Cuts).
1. Adjust positive stops.
2. Adjust the miter gauge.
Height adjust wheel is
hard to turn.
1. Gears or screw post inside
cabinet are clogged with
saw dust.
1. Clean the gears.
Saw does not start. 1. Power cord or wall cord is not
plugged in.
2. Circuit fuse is blown. Circuit
breaker is tripped.
3. Cord or switch is damaged.
1. Plug in power cord or wall cord.
2. Replace circuit fuse. Reset circuit
breaker.
3. Have the cord or switch replaced
at your nearest authorized service
center.
Blade makes poor
cuts.
1. Blade is dull or dirty.
2. Blade is wrong type for cut
being made.
3. Blade is mounted backwards.
1. Clean, sharpen, or replace blade.
2. Replace with correct type.
3. Remount blade.
Motor labors in rip cut. 1. Blade not proper for rip cut. 1. Change blade; rip blade typically has
fewer teeth.
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