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8. TROUBLE SHOOTING
Symptom Possible Cause (s) Corrective Action
Excessive
Blade Breakage
1. Material loose in vise
2. Incorrect speed or feed
3. Blade teeth spacing too large
4. Material too coarse
5. Incorrect blade tension
6. Teeth in contact with material
before saw is started
7. Blade rubs on wheel flange
8. Misaligned guide bearings
9. Cracking at weld
1. Clamp work securely
2. Adjust speed or feed
3. Replace with a small teeth
spacing blade
4. Use a blade of slow speed
and small teeth spacing
5. Adjust where blade just does
not slip on wheel
6. Place blade in correct with
work after motor is started
7. Adjust wheel alignment
8. Adjust guide bearings
9. Weld again, note the weld skill
Premature
Blade Dulling 1. Teeth too coarse
2. Too much speed
3. Inadequate feed pressure
4. Hard spots or scale on
material
5. Work hardening of material
6. Blade twist
7. Insufficient blade
1. Use finer teeth
2. Decrease speed
3. Decrease spring tension on
side of saw
4. Reduce speed, in crease feed
pressure
5. Increase feed pressure by
reducing spring tension
6. Replace with a new blade,
and adjust blade tension
7. Tighten blade tension
adjustable knob