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   dgreen | Nov 27, 2007 05:18am | #1

   First and foremost are your blades sharp and have you cleaned the feed roller?

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   user-196900 | Nov 27, 2007 05:30am | #2

   The machine is relatively new  and used sparingly , when you say clean the rollers doyou mean of woodchips and is there something they should be wiped down with?

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   KeithNewton | Nov 27, 2007 05:39am | #3

   Sometimes you need to clean the bed, and lubricate it. The drag against a contaminated surface can cause this. I like to use a paste wax.

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   user-196900 | Nov 27, 2007 05:48am | #4

   Thanks I'll go over the bed and rollers ,the last thing I ran was about 10or so 2 foot 2x4s could they have contributed to the problem because before that It was working fine?

    

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   KeithNewton | Nov 27, 2007 04:46pm | #5

   They probably left a little pitch on the bed. Don't get the wax on your feed rollers.

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   KiddervilleAcres | Nov 27, 2007 04:58pm | #6

   If there is pitch on the bed you should be able to see it.  Best bet, clean the bed first with mineral spirits, then wax it.  Don't wax it without first cleaning it.  You don't want a mix of pitch and wax.

   Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

    

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   forestgirl | Nov 27, 2007 05:46pm | #7

   Seems like 99% of the time when this problem comes up it's due to dirty feed rollers.  A mild household cleaner should work, I've even used Kirkland or Mr. Clean "household surface wipes".  Be sure to wipe off the cleaner afterward. 

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)