RIKON Power Tools 30-251 - Manual (Page 16)

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TR OU B LE P R OB AB LE C AU S E R E ME D Y
Nois y operation 1. Inc orrec t belt tens ion. 1. A djus t tens ion.
2. Dry s pindle. 2. Lubric ate s pindle.
3. Loos e s pindle pulley . 3. Chec k ing tightnes s of retaining nut
on pulley and tighten if nec es s ary .
4. Loos e m otor pulley . 4. Tighten s ets c rews in pulley s .
Drill bit burns 1. Inc orrec t s peed. 1. A djus t s peed.
m aterial 2. Chips not c om ing out of hole. 2. Retrac t drill bit frequently to c lear c hips .
3. Dull drill bit. 3. Res harpen drill bit.
4. Feeding too s low. 4. Fas ter the s peed.
5. Not Lubric ated 5. Lubric ate drill bit.
Drill bit leads off, 1. Hard grain in wood or lengths 1. Res harpen drill bit c orrec tly .
hole not round of c utting lips and/ or angles
not equal.
2. B ent drill bit.
2. Replac e drill bit.
W ood s plinters 1. No "bac k up m aterial" 1. Us e "bac k -up m aterial"
on unders ide of under work piec e.
work piec e
W ood piec e pulled 1. Not s upported or 1. S upport work piec e or c lam p it.
loos e from hands c lam ped properly .
Drill bit binds 1. W ork piec e pinc hing drill bit 1. S upport work piec e or c lam p it.
in work piec e or ex c es s ive feed pres s ure.
2. Im proper belt tens ion, belt s lips .
2. A djus t belt tens ion.
E x c es s ive drill bit 1. B ent drill bit. 1. Us e a s traight drill bit.
runout or wobble 2. W orn s pindle bearings . 2. Replac e bearings .
3. Drill but not properly 3. Ins tall drill bit properly .
ins talled in c huc k .
4. Chuc k not properly ins talled.
4. Ins tall c huc k properly .
Quill Returns too 1. S pring has im proper tens ion. 1. A djus t s pring tens ion.
s low or too fas t
Chuc k will not s tay 1. Dirty , greas e, or oil on the 1. Us ing a hous ehold detergent c lean the
attac hed to s pindle, tapered ins ide s urfac e of tapered s urfac e of the c huc k and s pindle
it falls off when try ing c huc k or on the s pindles to rem ove all dirt, greas e and oil.
to ins tall it tapered s urfac e.
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