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Symptom
Possible Cause (s)
Corrective Action
Teeth Ripping from
Blade
1. Tooth too coarse for work
2. Too heavy pressure, too slow
speed
3. Vibrating work piece
4. Gullets loading
1. Use finer tooth blade
2. Decrease pressure,
increase speed
3. Clamp work piece securely
4. Use coarse tooth blade or
brush to remove chips
Motor running too hot
1. Blade tension too high
2. Drive belt tension too high
3. Gears need lubrication
4. Cut is binding blade
5. Gears aligned improperly
1. Reduce tension on blade
2. Reduce tension on drive
belt
3. Check oil bath
4. Decrease feed and speed
5. Adjust gears so that worm
is in center of gear
Bad Cuts
1. Feed pressure too great
2. Guide bearing not adjusted
properly
3. Inadequate blade tension
4. Dull blade
5. Speed incorrect
6. Blade guide spaced out too
much
7. Blade guide assembly loose
8. Blade truck too far away from
wheel flanges
1. Reduce pressure by
increasing spring tension
on side of saw
2. Adjust guide bearing, the
clearance can not be
greater than 0.001mm
3. Increase blade tension by
adjust blade tension
4. Replace blade
5. Adjust speed
6. Adjust guides space
7. Tighten
8. Re-track blade according to
operating instructions
Bad Cuts
(Rough)
1. Too much speed or feed
2. Blade is too coarse
3. Blade tension loose
1. Decrease speed or feed
2. Replace with finer blade
3. Adjust blade tension
Blade is twisting
1. Cut is binding blade
2. Too much blade tension
1. Decrease feed pressure
2. Decrease blade tension
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