Symptom
Possible Cause(s)
Corrective Action
Excessive Blade
1. Material loose in vice.
1. Clamp work securely.
Breakage.
2. lncorrect speed or feed
2. Adjust speed or feed.
3. Blade pitch too large.
3. Replace with finer tooth blade.
4. Material too hard.
4. Select a slower speed and
finer tooth blade.
5. Incorrect blade tension.
5. Adjust blade tension
6. Teeth in contact with mat’l
6. Place blade in contact with
before saw Is started.
work after motor Is started
7. Blade rubs on wheel flange.
7. Adjust wheel alignment.
8. Misaligned guide beatings.
8. Adjust guide bearings.
Premature Blade
1. Teeth too coarse.
1. Use finer tooth blade.
DuIling.
2. Speed to great.
2. Reduce speed.
3. Inadequate feed pressure.
3. Decrease spring tension on
side of saw
4. Hard spots/scale on material
4. Reduce speed, Increase
feed pressure.
5. Work hardening or material.
5. lncrease feed pressure by
reducing spring tension.
6. Blade twist
6. Replace with a new blade.
and adjust blade tension.
Unusual Wear on
1. Blade guides worn.
I.
Replace.
Side/Back at blade
2. Blade guide bearings not
2. Adjust see page xxx
adjusted properly.
3. Blade guide brg bracket is
3. Tighten
loose.
Teeth Ripping from
1. Teeth too coarse for work.
1. Use finer tooth blade.
Blade.
2. Too heavy - too slow speed
2. Decrease pressure, increase
speed
3. Vibrating workpiece.
3. Clamp work piece securely.
4. Teeth clogging.
4. Use coarser tooth blade or
brush to remove chips
Motor running
I.
Blade tension too high.
I.
Reduce tension on blade.
too hot.
2. Drive belt tension too high.
2. Reduce tension on drive belt.
3. Gears need lubrication.
3. Check oil bath.
4. Blade is binding.
4. Decrease feed and speed,
Bad Cuts
1. Feed pressure too great.
1. Reduce pressure by increasing
(cutting not square)
Spring tension on side of saw.
2. Guide bearings not adjusted
2. Adj. guide bearing clearance
properly.
not greater than 0.001”
3. Inadequate blade tension.
3. lncrease blade tension
4. Dull blade.
4. Replace blade.
5. Speed incorrect.
5. Adjust speed.
6. BIade guides too far apart.
6
Adjust guides space.
7. Blade guide assembly loose.
7. Tighten.
8. Blade tracks too for away from
8. Check and adjust Blade tracking
wheel flanges,
see page xxx
Bad Cuts
1. Too great a speed or feed.
1. Decrease speed or feed.
(Rough).
2. BIade is too coarse.
2. Replace with finer blade.
3. BIade tension loose.
3. Adjust blade tension.
Blade is twisting.
1. Blade is binding.
I.
Decrease feed pressure.
2. Too much blade tension.
2. Decrease blade tension.
Trouble Shooting
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