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TROUBLESHOOTING
SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Excessive blade breakage
Work piece is loose in vise
Clamp work securely
Incorrect speed or feed
Adjust blade speed or feed rate
Blade tooth spacing too great
Use a slower blade speed and higher
TPI blade
Incorrect blade tension
Adjust tension to just where blade does
not slip on wheel
Blade is in contact with workpiece before
starting saw
Allow saw to come up to speed before it
comes into contact with material
Blade rubs on wheel flange
Adjust wheel alignment
Mis-aligned guide bearings
Adjust bearings
Premature blade dulling
Teeth too coarse
Use finer tooth count
Speed is too high
Decrease speed
Inadequate feed pressure
Decrease spring tension (turn rod
counter-clockwise)
Hard spots or scale on material
Reduce speed, increase feed pressure
Blade twist
Replace with a new blade, and adjust
blade tension
Unusual wear on side or back of blade
Blade guides are worn
Replace
Blade guide bearings not adjusted
properly
Adjust
Blade guide bearing bracket is loose
Tighten
Tooth loss on blade
Teeth are too coarse for the work
Use finer tooth count
Too heavy pressure & too slow speed
Decrease pressure, increase cutting
speed
Vibrating or chattering work piece
Clamp work securely
Teeth clogging
Use coarser blade, use a brush to clear
away chips
Motor runs hot
Blade tension too high
Reduce tension on blade
Drive belt tension too high
Reduce tension on belt
Gears need lubrication
Check oil bath
Cut is binding the blade
Decrease feed pressure and blade
speed
Bad cuts (off square)
Feed pressure too high
Increase spring tension with adjusting
rod
Guide bearings improperly adjusted
Adjust bearing clearance to 0.001 inch
or less.
Inadequate blade tension
Increase blade tension
Dull blade
Replace blade
Speed incorrect
Adjust speed
Blade guides spaced out too much
Tighten blade guides gap
Blade guide assembly loose
Tighten
Blade track too far away from wheel
flanges
Retrack blade
Bad cuts (too rough)
Too much speed or feed
Decrease
Blade is too coarse
Replace with finer blade
Blade tension is loose
Tighten
Blade is twisting
Cut is binding the blade
Decrease feed pressure
Too much blade tension
Decrease
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