The Blade Stalls, Binds, Pinches, Or The Saw Kicks Back In The Cut

The blade is physically trapped or slowed by the kerf, the saw lifts or drives back toward the operator, or a restart is attempted with teeth jammed in the material.

• Workpiece is supported so the kerf closes and pinches the blade
• Blade is dull, dirty, bent, wrong, too deep, or twisted off the line
• Saw was started against the work or forced, turned, or backed in the cut
• Wet, knotty, treated, or unstable wood is loading the blade

1. The saw enters at full speed and completes a supported straight scrap cut without kerf closure, stall, twist, lift, or kickback.

1. Release the trigger immediately, hold the saw firmly until the blade stops and guard closes, then remove the battery before freeing the blade.
2. Support the work close to the cut so the cutoff cannot sag into the kerf, and remove nails, wire, unstable pieces, and binding forces.
3. - Inspect and replace a dull, dirty, bent, damaged, or wrong blade - set depth to about one-half tooth below the material and secure both adjustment levers.
4. Reposition the shoe flat and straight, bring the blade to full speed before contact, and feed at a rate that lets the blade cut without laboring or turning
5. - Make one supported scrap cut - if binding occurs with correct support, blade, depth, alignment, and feed, stop and route guard, shoe, spindle, and drive ali

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• FM-18: Fm Dcs578 18

• root cause analysis
• tools needed
• step-by-step repair procedure
• diagrams
• exploded views
• post-repair checks

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