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Cutting Problem Possible Cause(s) What to Do
Workpiece strikes riving knife
during ripping
Riving knife not in line with
blade
Align riving knife to blade
Workpiece binds, smokes,
and motor slows or stops
when ripping
Saw blade out of alignment
Warped workpiece
Feed rate too fast
Carriage assembly loose
Fence not straight
Dull or incorrect blade
Re-align
Do not cut severely warped
pieces
Slow feed rate
Adjust carriage bearings, then
realign saw
Replace fence
Sharpen or replace blade
Board pulls away from fence
during ripping
Saw blade out of alignment
May occur as normal result of
applying feed pressure
Re-align
Use featherboard on infeed
side
Saw Problem Possible Cause(s) What to Do
Radial arm moves when
locked in a non-indexed miter
position
Miter not locked firmly Adjust miter lock for wear
Motor moves when bevel lock
is locked
Bevel not locked firmly Adjust bevel lock for wear
Yoke moves when rip lock is
locked
Rip lock not locked firmly Adjust rip lock for wear
Blade carriage does not travel
smoothly on arm
Dirty track
Carriage bearings set too tight
Rip lock rubbing track
Worn steel track
Bad carriage bearing
Clean and lubricate track
Adjust carriage bearings, then
realign saw
Loosen Rip Lock
Replace track
Replace carriage bearing
Blade does not stop spinning
within 15 seconds after saw is
turned off
Blade nut loose
Internal damage
Tighten blade nut
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