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Saw vibrates excessively
1. Stand on uneven floor
2. Damaged saw blade
3. Bad
V-belts
4. Bent
pulley
5. Improper motor mounting
6. Loose
hardware
1. Reposition on flat, level
surface
2. Replace saw blade
3. Replace
V-belts
4. Replace
pulley
5. Check and adjust motor
6. Tighten
hardware
Material kicked back from blade
1. Rip fence out of alignment
2. Splitter not aligned with blade
3. Feeding stock without rip
fence
4. Splitter not in place
5. Dull
blade
6. Letting go of material before it
is past blade
7. Anti-kick back paws dull
1. Align rip fence with miter slot
2. Align splitter with blade
3. Install and use rip fence
4. Install and use splitter (with
guard)
5. Replace
blade
6. Push material all the way past
blade before releasing work
7. Replace or sharpen anti-kick
back paws
Blade does not raise or tilt freely
Sawdust and debris in raising
and tilting mechanisms
Clean and regrease