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PROBLEM
CAUSE
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Head assembly does not
bevel to desired position.
1.
Bevel detent pin is engaged. and
locks bevel angle at 33.9°.
2.
Bevel range selector knob setting
limits movement.
Pull out 33.9° bevel detent
pin, then rotate pin 1/4 turn
to keep out.
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Change bevel range selector
knob position (see page 45).
Blade hits table.
1.
Misalignment.
-
Authorized service.
Angle of cut not accurate.
1.
Angle stops at 0° or 45° need
adjustment.
-
See Adjustments section
(pages 21–29).
Cannot rotate table to
change miter angle.
1.
Miter lock knob is tightened.
2.
Miter detent lever is engaged
with a detent (slot) in detent
plate.
3.
Sawdust accumulation.
-
Turn miter lock knob
counterclockwise to loosen.
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Pull up on miter detent lever
to disengage from detent slot
(see page 38).
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Vacuum or blow out dust
around turntable; wear eye
protection.
Head assembly will not
fully raise or blade guard
will not fully close.
1.
Head assembly lock pin is
engaged.
2.
Cover plate not tightened after
replacing blade.
3.
Sawdust accumulation.
4.
Sawdust accumulation.
-
Pull out lock pin, allowing
head assembly to go up (see
page 21).
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See Removing and Installing
Blades on pages 17–18.
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Clean head assembly.
-
Authorized service.
Blade binds, jams, burns
wood. Rough cuts.
1.
Improper operation.
2.
Dull blade.
3.
Improper blade.
4.
Bent blade.
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See Saw Operations section.
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Replace or sharpen blade.
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Replace with 10” diameter
blade designed for material
being cut.
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Replace blade.
Head assembly slides
forward and back when
making a chop cut.
1.
Mechanism lock lever is
disengaged.
2.
Chop/Crown Lock is disengaged.
-
Pull up on mechanism lock
lever tab to engage (see page
22).
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Engage the Chop/Crown Lock
by lifting into desired position
position (See page 37).
Bevel angle is not securely
held when bevel lock lever
is pushed.
1.
Bevel lock lever needs tension
adjustment.
-
Increase bevel lock lever force
by adjusting tension nut (see
page 29).
Glide mechanism is
difficult to move forward
and back.
1.
Glide movement controller is set
too tight.
-
Loosen two screws on the
movement controller (see
page 21).
Troubleshooting
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