Subject: Problem with Saw

From: Dale King <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 1997 13:13:20 -0500

All,

I'm having a frustrating time with my Sears Craftsman 10in Radial Arm
Saw. The blade cuts but only barely. It bogs down to a stop when cutting
anything other than a straight cut thru pine.  The starting capacitor
was bad so I replaced it and it checks out good. There is a relay in the
circuit and that's been replaced. I've had Sears on the phone and they
can't figure it out. I took the motor with the starting capacitor and
relay to a motor shop and had it bench tested and it tested good. The
saw is about 10 years old but hasn't been used much in the last 5 years
and wasn't used much before that. I've got a new blade, so that's not
it. Any ideas out there? I hate to dump the thing since it looks brand
new but I do need it to cut wood. Any help would be muchly appreciated.
You can reply to me directly if you prefer at [email-masked].

Thanks,

Dale King

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From: F&ML Butzi <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 1997 15:34:46 -0500

> You can reply to me directly if you prefer at [email-masked].

	Does it run freely under no-load?  Might be bad bearings.

			Fred

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From: "F and ML Butzi" <[email-masked]>
Date: 9 Feb 97 20:05:33 GMT

I just had another thought---have you checked the voltage on your
electrical supply?  It might be that you're not getting enough horsies to
do the job.

			Fred

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From: [email-masked] (Jim Levie)
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 03:57:46 GMT

>You can reply to me directly if you prefer at [email-masked].
Since you had the motor tested it is unlikely to be the problem. Other
possibilities include (in no particular order) faulty wiring to the
saw (check the voltage at the motor under load), blade installed
backwards (don't laugh, I did it once on my table saw), or misaligned
saw (the plane of the blade has to be perpendicular to both the table
and the fence or it will bind in the cut). Misalignment of the arm
just means that you'll make angled cuts.