MAY/JUN
2004
Volume 47/Issue 3
IN
THIS ISSUE
Project
Articles
•
Hanging Glass Door Cabinets
• Outdoor Duckboards
• Adjustable Plant Shelf
DEPARTMENTS
•
Ask Smitty
• Owner’s Gallery
• Letters from Owners
•
New Baby Workshop Calendar
Academy Notes
The
Ins and Outs of Using Woodturning Chisels
Service Pointers
Shopsmith
Jigsaw Troubleshooting
Safety Tips
All about Respirators and Dust Masks
What's
New
Check
out our New Online Accessory Catalog
EDUCATION
• Find
A Shopsmith Woodworking Academy Near You
•
National
Woodworking Academy in Dayton, OH
ONLINE
CATALOGS
• Online Accessory Catalog
•
Request
Printed Accessory Catalog
• Online
Replacement Parts Catalog
MARK
V INFORMATION
•
Find
A Shopsmith
MARK V Demo Near You
•
Request
MARK V Information Package
LINKS
•
Links Worth Visiting
•
Free Woodworking
Tips
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Shopsmith
Copyright
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Shopsmith, Inc.
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Service
Pointers
Shopsmith Jigsaw Troubleshooting
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Due to the complexity of older-style jigsaws (ss compared to today's modern Scroll Saws), our Shopsmith Jigsaws are susceptible to a number of problems. For that reason, we are going to be covering General Operaional problems, as well as problems with the Table System, Blades and Blade Guides in this issue.
GENERAL PROBLEMS
|
Problem
|
Possible
Cause
|
Solution |
| Drive shaft heats-up &/or head vibrates |
Bearings worn
If driven by V-belt, belt may be too tight Drive shaft pulley loose Oil level low |
Replace bearings (factory job) Tighten drive hub Loosen belt tension
Add oil to reservoir |
| Tool won't start or starts slow |
Machine stiff from cold
Motor defective |
Slow MARK V speed setting to "A" Warm shop to 55-degrees or above Replace capacitor (factory job) Replace or rebuild (factory job) motor |
| Power coupler difficult to install |
Drive hubs out of alignment |
Re-align drive hubs |
| Mounting tubes difficult to insert in power mount |
Tubes out of alignment |
Re-align tubes |
TABLE PROBLEMS
|
Problem
|
Possible
Cause
|
Solution |
| Table hard to tilt |
Foreign material between trunion & base Burrs on trunion or in slots in base Tilt lock too tight |
Remove table, clean trunion
Remove burrs with fine file
|
| Table not tilted as indicated |
Vernier scale out of alignment Table warped |
Re-align vernier
scales Replace table |
| Table wobbles or moves |
Tilt lock not secure Trunion bolts not secure |
Tighten tilt lock Tighten trunion bolts |
| Table insert rubs blade |
Insert not properly oriented Lower blade chuck jaws not properly centered |
Turn table insert until blade operates freely Center lower blade chuck jaws |
