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TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Excess vibration. Cause Blade is out of balance. Blade is damaged. Saw is not mounted securely. Work surface is uneven. Blade is warped. Solution Replace blade. Replace blade. Tighten all hardware. Reposition on flat surface. Replace blade. Rip fence does not move smoothly. Rip fence 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. Blade is heeling. Work is fed too fast. Rip fence is misaligned. Spreader is out of alignment. Wood is warped. Replace or sharpen blade. See "Heeling (paralleling) the blade to the miter gauge groove" in the Operation section. Slow the feed rate. Align the rip fence. See "To check and align the spreader/riving knife and saw blade" in the Assembly section. Replace the wood. Always cut with convex side to table surface. Wood edges away from rip fence when ripping. Rip fence is misaligned. Check and adjust the rip fence. 51

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