Dake Corporation
1809 Industrial Park Dr
Grand Haven, MI 49417
985017/985018
14
REV122021
TROUBLESHOOTING
Blade not cutting straight
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Blade breaking/teeth stripping
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Premature blade dulling
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Back of blade swaging over
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Pieces breaking away from the back of the blade
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Improper blade tensions
Adjust tension screw
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Excessive feed rate/cutting
pressure
Turn cylinder control knob to
decrease head descent speed
and/or move slide weight to
right
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Guide arms too far from work
or cutting pressure all on one
guide
Move guide arm
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Improper contact to cleaning
brushes with blade
Clean brushes and adjust
holder; replace brushes if worn
out
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Damaged or worn blade
Replace blade
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Material insecurely held in vice Adjust vice handwheel
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Improper guide roller
adjustment
Readjust rollers
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Blade guides improperly
adjusted
Readjust guides
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Head approaching work piece
too fast
Turn cylinder control knob to
decrease head descent speed
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Blade too coarse
Install proper blade
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Excessive blade tension
Readjust blade tension
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Insufficient feed pressure
Turn cylinder head control knob
to increase head descent aped
and/or move slide weight to left
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Blade riding up on wheel
flanges
Re-adjust blade tracking
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Blade tracking too high on
wheels
Adjust drive and idle wheels for
proper blade tracking.
