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   JohnWW | May 10, 2008 08:50pm | #1

   Do you mean that the blade is rattling against the sides of the blade guard that runs next to the frame?

   John White

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   woodchopper3 | May 11, 2008 03:23am | #2

   YES, THAT IS WHATS HAPPENING, SO MUCH THAT IT IS CUTTING UP ALUMINUM GUARD

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   JohnWW | May 11, 2008 03:56am | #3

   Put a good blade on the wheels and tension it properly and adjust the guides as though you were getting ready to saw. Now rotate the wheels by hand and watch what is happening inside of the guard.Ideally the blade should be centered in the guard and not waver back and forth. If the blade isn't centered you should be able to loosen the top and bottom mounting bolts and shift the guard side to side to get the blade in the middle. Occasionally the manufacturers will get the hole locations in the longer guide wrong and you will have to bend the mounting clips or file out the mounting holes to get the guard in the right place. I seem to recall having that problem with a Delta machine a few years ago, I think I had to grind a bit off one side of a washer on the mounting bolts to get the clearance needed to center up the guard.If the blade is shifting back and forth quite a bit then you may have an out of round wheel or more likely a worn or poorly fitted tire, that will need to be fixed.On a machine with a riser block the blade at the back has a long run between the wheels and that section will have some flutter when running under power, enough to cause the blade to rub on a closely fitting guard. Quite often a slight adjustment to the blade tension and tracking will reduce the flutter and stop the blade from rubbing.John White

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   woodchopper3 | May 11, 2008 02:34pm | #4

   THANKS....LOTS TO CHECK, I WILL GET BACK TO YOU...JACK