I should have secured it but didn’t. Its a, don’t laugh too hard, 15 amp 10” Craftsman.
Actually been a pretty good saw, ripping many feet of old growth fir for the last 4 years The fence is a joke but a clamp on the far side works.
Anyway, got on the freeway on ramp kinda hot and the thing tipped over. Plugged it in a few minutes later and no go.
I haven’t torn into the motor yet. Think its toast or maybe any easy fix? Thanks for any thoughts.
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Maybe the shock released the thermal reset button. If so, push it in. Another possible easy fix is a loose plug where motor plugs into switch. Not sure if your saw has this feature. It is probably something simple. Start windings in motor may be wedged funny.
Bill
Just a little help in troubleshooting, does everything spin or move by hand? Just trying to dismiss anything mechanically keeping it from spinning.
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Do you have any kind of a bulkhead in that van or are you trying to commit suicide? It doesn't take much for a toolbox or a saw free wheeling from behind and hitting you in the back or the head to cripple you if you stop quick!
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My young cousin was killed hauling alternators and starters in a step van for an auto parts distributor. It was a very bad crash (he ran into a jackknifed semi in heavy fog near Knoxville TN). The load was not secured well enough, and may not have helped if it were, but the load shift did make survival impossible.
Turn in your man-card...
You should be at the tool store buying a replacement...
not here!!!
I will tell your wife the saw was unrepairable if you need me to...
:)
Peace
My guess is that you pulled a wire loose or even cut one, could be at the motor terminals, plug, or in between.
Make sure your ground is good, a possibility that the case of the motor is at 115V. New cord and plug set maybe needed.
I too would check the cicuit breaker switch.... and also inspect the safety insert for the power switch. IIRC it is the yellow thing that sticks into the power switch.
I ran mine over once and it still works fine.... well, as fine as it can. I had set it behind the truck to load it in and got distracted and backed out of my drive. Luckily I noticed all the racket before I went more than 5 feet.
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The saw tipped over sideways behind the front seat.I cleaned the grounds, tryed to remove the switch housing, but didn't get it all the way off.Trying to keep things familiar, I went out, (curse) and bought the same saw again. I didn't want to fuss with the pros and cons of all the other saws out there. I would have wasted the whole day pricing and comparing.I've hit the reset button several times and the motor spins freely by hand.It seems like it should be fixable, then I could just have it for around the house.
Go buy one of those new generation portables, I have a bosch Its easier to move around and it really does generate 3 hp at least it feels that way. saves your back as your getting older too.
There was a painter here that was killed by paint in a van.
You gotta think about securement .
Since you replaced it with the same , we will take a moment of silence.
You shoulda asked us here before you bought it .
Tim
Yes, because we could have certainly made a potentially time-wasting and confusing endevor even more so.
The day we can get half of us to agree on one thing is the day I might recommend waiting for a concensus here before making a purchase....LOL
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Pete,
You just might get half the people here to agree with this statement.
""The day we can get half of us to agree on one thing is the day I might recommend waiting for a concensus here before making a purchase....LOL"" ;-)
I feel your pain.
3 yrs ago my 3hp cabinet saw fell over in the back of a moving van. It was "secured" by my friend. Luckily the fence rail just shifted slightly on it's bolts when it hit. I remounted the rail and it was as right as rain.
Said friend was sweating bullets awhile till we knew it worked.
Friends don't let friends secure their tools....
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I was following a pickup with a newish shopsmith in the back , he turned the corner and the whole thing rolled out over the side in the street . I felt kinda bad for him . I had a cast on my foot and was on crutch's at the time so I didn't stop to help
This is a five month old thread, but I thought I'd mention I finally tore the saw apart.Apparently, all that happened was the copper contact plate inside the switch shifted or jarred some sawdust between the contact point.I had removed the entire motor etc from the table only discover it was just the switch contact plate.Works fine now.