Use and Care Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Problem

Cause

Solution

Excess vibration. Blade is out of balance.

Blade is damaged.

Saw is not mounted securely.

Work surface is uneven.

Blade is warped.

Replace blade.

Tighten all hardware.

Reposition on flat surface.

Replace blade.

Rip fence does not move smoothly. Rip fence not mounted correctly.

Rails are dirty or sticky.

Clamp screw is out of adjustment.

Remount the rip fence.

Clean and wax rails.

Adjust clamp screw.

Rip fence does not lock at rear. Clamp screw is out of adjustment. Adjust clamp screw.

Cutting binds or burns work. Blade is dull.

Blade is heeling.

Work is fed too fast.

Rip fence is misaligned.

Riving knife is out of alignment.

Workpiece is warped.

Replace or sharpen blade.

See Heeling (Paralleling) the Blade to

the Miter Gauge Groove in the Opera-

tion section.

Slow the feed rate.

Align the rip fence.

See To Check and Align the Riving

Knife and Saw Blade in the Assembly

section.

Replace the workpiece. Always cut with

convex side to table surface.

Wood edges away from rip fence

when ripping.

Rip fence is misaligned. Check and adjust the rip fence.