Powermatic 2000 - Manual (Page 26)

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Maintenance
Always disconnect power to the machine before performing maintenance. Failure
to do this may result in serious personal injury.
Cleaning
Note: The following maintenance schedule
assumes the saw is being used every day.
Daily:
• Wipe down the table surface and grooves
with a rust preventive.
• Clean the pitch and resin from the saw
blade.
Weekly:
• Table surface must be kept clean and free of
rust for best results. Apply a coat of paste
wax to the surface to facilitate this. An
alternative is to apply white talcum powder,
rubbed in vigorously once a week with a
blackboard eraser; this will fill casting pores
and form a moisture barrier. This method
provides a table top that is slick and allows
rust rings to be easily wiped from the
surface. Important also is the fact that
talcum powder will not stain wood or mar
finishes as wax pickup does.
• Clean the motor housing with compressed
air.
• Wipe down the fence rails with a dry silicon
lubricant.
Periodic:
• Keep the inside of the cabinet and trunnion
area clean.
• Check for excessive play in the tilting and
raising mechanism and in the saw arbor and
re-adjust as required.
• Check for belt tension and wear. Readjust or
replace belt as required.
Lubrication
• Grease the tilting worm gear, raising worm
gear, castor system worm gear and the
trunnion areas with a good grade non-
hardening grease.
• Check all adjustments after lubricating.
Miscellaneous
Always be aware of the condition of your
machine. Routinely check the condition of the
following items and repair or replace as
necessary:
• Mounting bolts
• Power switch
• Saw blade
• Blade guard assembly