failure mode

FM-30: FM-30 SAW CUTS OUT OF SQUARE WITH THE BEVEL SET TO ZERO

FM-30 SAW CUTS OUT OF SQUARE WITH THE BEVEL SET TO ZERO

Diagnostic overview

FM-30 SAW CUTS OUT OF SQUARE WITH THE BEVEL SET TO ZERO

Likely Root Causes

  • Zero stop is out of adjustment
  • Pitch or debris affects the foot or blade reference
  • Blade is warped or mounted incorrectly
  • Foot, shaft, or bevel parts are damaged

Quick Checks

  1. The blade is square to the foot at 0 degrees and a scrap cut verifies 90-degree accuracy.

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Related symptoms

  • At a locked 0-degree bevel, a sound blade is not square to the foot.

    At a locked 0-degree bevel, a sound blade is not square to the 1. Remove the battery and verify a known-straight blade is correctly mounted and the

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