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Model G0899 (Mfd. Since 10/20)
Symptom
Possible Cause
Possible Solution
Rip fence does not
move smoothly.
1. Rip fence mounted/adjusted incorrectly.
2. Rails dirty or sticky.
1. Remount rip fence. Adjust fence to ensure
adjustment screws are not too tight (
Page 71).
2. Clean and wax rails.
Material moves
away from fence
when ripping.
1. Improper feeding technique.
2. Fence not parallel with blade.
1. Review proper feeding technique (
Page 29).
2. Adjust fence parallel with blade (
Page 72).
Blade not aligned
with miter slot or
fence.
1. Blade warped/damaged/dull.
2. Fence not parallel with blade.
3. Miter slot not parallel with blade.
1. Replace blade (
Page 33).
2. Adjust fence parallel with blade (
Page 72).
3. Adjust miter slot parallel with blade (
Page 67).
Blade tilt does not
stop at 45°/90°.
1. Sawdust built up in/on trunnions.
2. 45°/90° stops out of adjustment.
1. Remove sawdust from trunnions. Clean and re-
lubricate as necessary (
Page 62).
2. Adjust 45°/90° stops (
Page 65).
Blade hits table
insert when tilting
to 45°.
1. Sawdust/debris stuck in trunnion slides.
2. 45° stop out of adjustment.
3. Table/trunnion assembly out of alignment.
4. Miter slot not parallel with blade.
5. Blade incorrectly installed.
1. Clean sawdust/debris out of trunnion slides.
2. Adjust 45° stop (
Page 65).
3. Adjust table/trunnion mounting position (
Page 67).
4. Adjust miter slot parallel with blade; shim table
(
Page 67).
5. Re-install blade (
Page 33).
Board binds or
burns when feeding
through table saw.
1. Blade warped/damaged/dull.
2. Too many teeth on blade for cutting type.
3. Fence not parallel to blade.
4. Miter slot not parallel with blade.
5. Riving knife or spreader not correctly
aligned with blade.
1. Replace blade (
Page 33).
2. Use correct, sharp blade (
Page 31).
3. Adjust fence parallel with blade (
Page 72).
4. Adjust miter slot parallel with blade (
Page 67).
5. Adjust riving knife or spreader into alignment with
blade (
Page 69).
Handwheel binds or
is difficult to move.
1. Lock knob is tightened.
2. Handwheel shaft pins are wedged.
1. Loosen lock knob.
2. Remove handwheel and adjust shaft pins.
Blade too close to
insert.
1. Blade or arbor washers incorrectly installed
on arbor.
2. Table/trunnion assembly out of alignment.
1. Verify blade and arbor washers are correctly
installed in the required positions (
Page 34).
2. Adjust table/trunnion mounting position (
Page 67).
Blade will not go
beneath table
surface.
1. Roll pin/set screw in worm gear contacting
geared trunnion.
1. Tighten roll pins and set screws in the worm gear.
Blade will not move
up or down.
1. Set screw on worm gear is loose or
missing.
1. Tighten or replace set screw.
Too much sawdust
blown back toward
operator.
1. Blade guard removed.
2. Too many air leaks in cabinet for proper
dust collection.
3. Dust collection system clogged.
4. Dust collection system lacks required CFM
at machine.
5. Fence not parallel with blade (pressure at
blade backside).
6. Miter slot not parallel with blade.
1. Re-install blade guard for maximum safety and dust
control (
Page 34).
2. Seal leaks in cabinet or around blade guard dust
port.
3. Remove clog.
4. Revise ducting layout for improved suction; use a
different dust collector.
5. Adjust fence parallel with blade (
Page 72).
6. Adjust miter slot parallel with blade (
Page 67).
Workpiece catches
on table/dado insert
or table throat
during cutting
operation.
1. Table/dado insert out of adjustment.
1. Adjust table/dado insert so it is perfectly flush with
table surface (
Page 74).
Machine Operation
Summary of Contents for G0899
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