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centers, or call the Porter-Cable Customer Care Center at (888) 609-9779.
SAW OPERATION
PROBLEM
PROBLEM CAUSE
SUGGESTED CORRECTIVE ACTION
Blade hits table. 1. Misalignment.
1. Contact Porter-Cable Service Center
or Authorized Service Station.
Angle of cut not
accurate. Can
not adjust miter.
1. Miter table unlocked.
2. Sawdust under table.
1. See OPERATION - Miter Angle
Adjustment section.
2. Vacuum or blow out dust. WEAR EYE
PROTECTION.
Cutting arm
wobbles.
1. Loose pivot points.
1. Contact Porter-Cable Service Center
or Authorized Service Station.
Cutting arm will
not fully raise,
or blade guard
won’t fully close.
1. Pivot spring not replaced properly
after service.
2. Sawdust build-up.
1. Contact Porter-Cable Service Center
or Authorized Service Station.
2. Clean and lubricate moving parts.
Blade binds,
jams, burns
wood.
1. Improper operation.
2. Dull or warped blade.
3. Improper blade size.
4 Wood is moving during cut.
1. See BASIC SAW OPERATION
section.
2. Replace or sharpen blade.
3. Replace with 10 in. (254 mm)
diameter blade.
4. Use hold down clamp to secure
workpiece to table.
Saw vibrates or
shakes.
1. Saw blade not round / damaged /
loose.
2. Arbor bolt loose.
1. Replace blade.
2. Tighten arbor bolt.