TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART
1.
Material loose in vise
2.
Incorrect speed or feed
3.
Blade teeth spacing too large
4.
Material too coarse
1. Clamp work securely
2. Adjust speed or feed
3. Replace with a small teeth
spacing blade
4. Use a blade of slow speed
and small teeth spacing
5. Adjust where blade just
does not slip on wheel
6. Place blade in correct with
work after motor is started
7. Adjust wheel alignment
8. Adjust guide bearings
9. Weld again, note the weld
skill
5.
Incorrect blade tension
6.
Teeth in contact with
material before saw is
started
7.
Blade rubs on wheel flange
8.
Misaligned guide bearings
9.
Cracking at weld
1.
Teeth too coarse
2.
Too much speed
3.
Inadequate feed pressure
1. Use finer teeth
2. Decrease speed
3. Decrease spring tension on
side of saw
4. Reduce speed, in crease
feed pressure
5. Increase feed pressure by
reducing spring tension
6. Replace with a new blade,
and adjust blade tension
7. Tighten blade tension
adjustable knob
4.
Hard spots or scale on material
5.
Work hardening of material
6.
Blade twist
Unusual Wear on
Side/Back of Blade
1.
Blade guides worn
2.
Blade guide bearings not
adjusted properly
3.
Blade guide bearing bracket is
loose
1.
Replace
2.
Adjust as per operators
manual
3.
Tighten
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