Owner`s manual

Troubleshooting
Cutting Problem
Workpiece str_es riving knife dur-
ing ripping
Workpiece binds, smokes, and
motor slows or stops when ripping
Possible Cause(s)
Riving knife notin line with blade
Saw blade out of alignment
Warpedworkpiece
Feed rote too fast
Carriage assembly loose
Fence not straight
Dull or incorrect blade
What to Do
Alignrivingknifeto blade
Re-align
Do not cut severely warped pieces
Slow feed rate
Adjust carriage bearings, then
realign saw
l_place fence
Sharpen or replace blade
Board pulls away from fence dur-
ing ripping
Saw blade out of alignment
May occur as normal resdt of
applying feed pressure
Re-align
Use fea_d on infeed side
Saw Problem
Radial arm moves when locked in
a non-indexed miter position
Motor moves when bevel lock is
locked
Yoke moves when rip lock is
locked
Blade carriage does not travel
smoothly on ann
Possible Cause(s)
Miler not locked firmly
Bevel not locked firmly
Rip lock not locked firmly
Dirty track
Carriage bearings set too fight
Rip lock rubbing track
Worn steel track
Bad carriage bearing
What to Do
Adjust miter lock for wear
Adjust bevel lock for wear
Adjust rip lock for wear
Clean and lubricate mack
Adjust carriage bearings, then re-
align saw
Loosen Rip Lock
Replace track
Replace carriage bearing
Blade does not stop spinning with-
in 15 seconds after saw is turned
off
Blade nut loose
Intea-naldamage
Tighten blade nut
Take saw back to Sears for service
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