Dake Corporation
1809 Industrial Park Drive
Grand Haven, MI 49417
23
983113
REV112020
TROUBLESHOOTING
Symptom
Possible Cause
Corrective Action
Excessive Blade
Breakage
1) Materials loosen in vise.
2) Incorrect speed or feed.
3) Blade teeth spacing too large.
4) Material too coarse.
5) Incorrect blade tension.
6) Teeth in contact with material
before saw is started.
7) Blade rubs on wheel flange.
8) Miss-aligned guide bearings.
9) Blade too thick 10 Cracking at
weld.
1) Clamp work securely.
2) Adjust speed or feed.
3) Replace with a small tooth spacing
blade.
4) Use a blade of slow speed and small
teeth spacing.
5) Adjust to where blade just does not slip
on wheel.
6) Place blade in contact with work after
motor is started.
7) Adjust wheel alignment.
8) Adjust guide bearings.
9) Use thinner blade.
Premature Blade
Dulling
1) Teeth too coarse.
2) Too much speed.
3) Inadequate feed pressure.
4) Hard spots or scale on
material.
5) Work hardening of material.
6) Blade twist.
7) Insufficient blade.
8) Blade slide.
1) Use finer teeth
2) Decrease speed
3) Decrease spring tension on side of saw
4) Reduce speed, increase feed pressure
5) Increase feed pressure by reducing
spring tension
6) Replace with a new blade and adjust
blade tension.
Unusual Wear on
Side/Back of Blade
1) Blade guides worn.
2) Blade guide bearings did not
adjust properly
1) Replace.
2) Adjust as per operator’s manual.
