Grindomatic
Grindomatic 201708 EN 31
Troubleshooting
7.3 Issues
Issues
Possible cause
Corrective procedure
The grinding head “falls” without
slowing down before it touches the
cutter.
The wire is worn and needs to be
adjusted.
See section 6.5, “Checking and adjusting
the wire”
.
The lengths of the right and left cutters
are not the same.
The equal cutting teeth knob is
incorrectly set.
See step 13 of section 5.2.5, “Making the
grinding settings”.
The chain is not fixed during
sharpening.
The chain vise is loose.
See section6.4, “Fastening the chain vise” .
The air pressure is too low.
Check and adjust the air pressure.
The wrong cutter is sharpened.
The chain was in the incorrect
position when the machine was
started.
Find the cutter to be sharpened and make
sure that it is in the correct position before
the machine is operated. See section
5.2.5, “Making the grinding settings”.
The top-plate angles are not the same
(e.g. 35° in one direction and 25° in the
other) when the grinding head turns in
the 2 different directions.
The M6 nuts needs to be adjusted.
See section 3, “Tighten the head-tilt angle
knob.”
.
Wrong parts of the cutters are
sharpened.
The pitch adjustment wing is not in
the correct position for the type of
chain used.
See section 5.2.5, “Making the grinding
settings”
.
A cutter was caught on the chain
pusher, because the chain pusher
is worn out and the material is
uneven.
• Loosen the screw that holds the chain
pusher in its position.
• Discard the chain pusher in accordance
with local, state, and national laws and
regulations.
• Attach a new chain pusher and fasten
the screw.
File the chain pusher until the material
is even.
The cutters are not correctly
sharpened.
Incorrect settings are used.
See section 5.2.5, “Making the grinding
settings”
.
The top-plate angle is too aggressive.
The top-plate angle setting is
incorrect.
See section 5.2.5, “Making the grinding
settings”
.
The metal of a cutter turns blue during
grinding, which is an indication of
damaged or weakened metal.
The grinding speed is set too high
and the metal is overheated.
Replace the damaged cutter or discard the
chain. Lower the speed on the grinding
speed knob, see section 3.5.1, “Grinding
speed knob”
.
The depth of the gullets on the
left and right cutters are unevenly
sharpened
.
The grinding wheel is not
centered between the cutters.
See the instructions in step 14 of
section 5.2.5, “Make the grinding
settings”.