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
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