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Potential
Problem
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Possible Cause
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Remedy
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Table
will not or is difficult to raise & lower
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Racks
& pinions clogged with foreign materials
Table
height lock secured
Pinion
gears damaged
Burrs
on support tubes or in carriage holes
Table
support tubes damaged
Table
not level in carriage or front & back table post racks not
in alignment with each other
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Clean
racks & pinions. Wax table support tubes.
Loosen
lock
Replace
pinion gears
Remove
burrs with a fine file
Replace
support tubes
Turn
table height handle counter-clockwise while lifting up on
table tie bar. Once table is free of carriage, adjust table
until it's level or until both racks engage pinions simultaneously
Replace table in carriage.
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Table
wobbles
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Tilt
lock loose
Trunion
bolts loose
Carriage
lock loose
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Secure
tilt lock
Tighten
bolts
Secure
carriage lock
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Table
won't fit in carriage
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Racks
& pinions clogged with foreign materials
Table
height lock secured
Tie
bar assembly bent
Table
in backwards
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Clean
racks & pinions. Wax table support tubes.
Loosen
lock
Push
support tubes together or spread them apart slightly.
If this
doesn't work, replace tie bar.
Turn
table around
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Table
insert not flush with table surface
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Back
setscrew not adjusted properly (Model 500 only)
Sawdust
under table insert
Table
insert not bowed (Model 500 only)
Wood
catches (Model 510/520)
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Adjust
setscrew
Remove
insert & clean out sawdust
Replace
insert
Place
a piece of masking tape under insert until it is even with
table surface
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Table
leaves black marks on stock
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Dirty
table surface
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Clean
table surface
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Table
won't tilt to drill press position
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Tilt
lock secured
Tilt
lock auto-stop is engaged
Impacted
sawdust in trunions
Front
& back shields in the way
Table
trunion bolts not properly located, causing binding
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Loosen
tilt lock
Disengage
tilt lock auto-stop
Clean
trunions (Do Not Wax)
Remove
shields
Loosen
trunion bolts and re-align
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Table
won't lower to boring position
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Impacted
sawdust on support tube racks & pinions
Side
shield in the way
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Clean
racks and/or pinions
Remove
the side shield
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Carriage
lock sticks
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Foreign
material in mechanism
Lock
too tight
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Clean
carriage lock mechanism
Loosen
lock
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Table
will not lock at desired height
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Table
height lock not secure
Table
height lock not supplying enough pressure (Model 500)
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Secure
lock
Remove
lock handle and add another 3/8" flat washer on pinion shaft
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Carriage
shifts on way tubes after being locked into position
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Carriage
lock handle improperly adjusted
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Tighten
nut on back of carriage lock handle shaft
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Slight
variations in cuts made in two table slots
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Miter
gauge face not flat
Table
warped Table not properly aligned
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Replace
miter gauge face
Replace
table Align table
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