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TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem Cause Solution
Excess vibration
Blade is out of balance Replace blade
Blade is damaged Replace blade
Saw is not mounted
securely
Tighten all hardware
Work surface is uneven Reposition on flat surface
Blade is warped Replace blade
Rip fence does not
move smoothly
Rip fence is not mounted
correctly
Remount the rip fence
Rails are dirty or sticky Clean and wax rails
Clamp screw is out of
adjustment
Adjust clamp screw
Rip fence does not
lock at rear
Clamp screw is out of
adjustment
Adjust clamp screw
Cutting binds or
burns work
Blade is dull Replace or sharpen blade
Blade is heeling
See the section entitled
“Aligning the blade to the
mitre gauge groove”
Work is fed too fast Slow the feed rate
Rip fence is misaligned Align the rip fence
Spreader is out of
alignment
See the section entitled
“Checking and aligning
the spreader/riving knife
and saw blade”
Wood is warped
Replace the wood.
Always cut with convex
side to table surface.
Wood edges away
from the rip fence
when ripping
Rip fence is misaligned
Check and adjust the rip
fence
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