it wasn't smoking due to heavy ripping. I get the smoke even with no load.
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, subprong <subprong@...> wrote:
>
> Anyone who does a lot of ripping should buy a rip blade. These have fewer
> teeth and a slightly more narrow kerf than your average stock blade or
> crosscut blade. I'd suggest a rip blade with coating on it (usually seen
> in red or yellow). That makes a huge difference in my opinion. I have a
> simple Diablo rip blade that can be found at Home Depot.
>
> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 8:48 PM, S_Wilson <virtualwilz@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Cutting with the grain requires less teeth. Too many teeth ripping will
> > cause smoking. It all depends on what size your blade is.
> > Binding when the cut is being done can cause smoking too. That can be
> > caused by a rip fence being out of parallel with the blade. The worst
> > condition is the the distance at the far end of the fence is smaller than
> > the near end from the blade to the fence.
> > Most likely its a dull blade. A sharp blade will hide many other faults.
> > Some woods when ripped will warp from the grain releasing built up tension
> > when they are cut. I've seen that cause some binding and smoking. It can
> > cause the cut to pinch on the blade. Seems weird but its happened to me.
> > Of all the blades I've bought, one of the best that wasn't carbide tipped
> > was a Marathon, it wasn't all that expensive either. Its held up for quite
> > a few years now.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > On 3/7/2012 11:30 AM, Tom wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Gentlemen, thank you.
> >
> > I will try to clean out the, even though at first glance, it did not
> > appear to be overly dirty.
> > --- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, Ron Johnson <l0c0l0b0@><l0c0l0b0@>wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > I was using mine just an hour or so and it was smoking, too. But I knew
> > what the problem was: I'm burning the wood. I guess I need a sharper blade.
> > >
> > > If not that, like the others said, check the motor and clean out the
> > machine.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
> > > From: chtom@
> > > Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 19:50:36 +0000
> > > Subject: [DIY] table saw smoking
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I was using my table saw the other day. It started smoking, even though
> > the blade was still turning. I have looked for jams, extraneous stuff stuck
> > somw where and can;t find any. It is a direct drive Craftsman.
> > >
> > > Any idea to help diagnose the situation?
> > >
> > > Tom C.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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