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   lwj2 | Dec 18, 2005 02:01am | #1

   You might want to check your feed rollers and see if the surfaces are glazed.

   Leon
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   forestgirl | Dec 18, 2005 02:29am | #2

   Yep, clean the rollers and wax the table.  99.9% of the time when this comes up on the forums, that takes care of the problem (yes, I might be exaggerating, in case the Accuracy Police are lurking). 

   To clean the rollers, I use 409 or Simple Green, household cleaners, and a nylon scrub pad, well wrung-out.  Unplug, clean the exposed surface, plug the machine back in and do a quick-flip on the switch, unplug and clean that exposed surface until you get it all.  Wipe with a wrung out towel and then a dry towel.

   With my Delta planer, I don't actually wax the tables very often.  Mostly keeping the rollers clean does the trick.  Another thing you can use to clean with is Painters Wipes found at Lowest.  Pop-up wipe thingies in a red-and-white tall tub in the paint section.  More expensive but less of a hassle than using the other stuff.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   Glaucon | Dec 18, 2005 05:40pm | #4

   Thanks all.  I cleaned the rollers and they are functioning again.  It seems that when they get dirty they don't turn (freeze up). I'll keep am eye on them,Glaucon

   If you don't think too good, then don't think too much...

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   sailalex | Dec 18, 2005 04:20pm | #3

   It is definitely not the sprocket (bearings according to FG) problem; that problem causes the feed to stop entirely. Probably ,like has been said before , the rollers need cleaning.

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   forestgirl | Dec 19, 2005 08:29pm | #6

   Bearings not according to me but according to ToolGuy (where is he anyway??).  IIRC, he is a tool dealer.  He posted the info as to the specific cause of the sprocket failures some time ago.  As you say, has nothing to do with this particular problem, as he cleaned the rollers and everything's runnin' fine!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   sailalex | Dec 19, 2005 09:24pm | #7

   Your right, haven't seen anything from Toolguyin a long time. The bearings may also have been a problem but when I tooki my first machine in to a DW repair center, he showed me the sprockets for the older model and they were significantly beefier than the ones for the 735. Also when they finally fixed the sprockets, they changed the metal significantly, they didn't look anything like the intial sprockets. They may have ALSO done something to the bearings, but the sprockets were definitely changed.

    Looks like the old forum is coming back; I respect them (Taunton) for stepping up and recognizing the change was needed.

   Have a nice holiday!  

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   jquinn | Dec 18, 2005 05:55pm | #5

   flip the blades or put in a new set.  this machine is VERY sensitive to dulled blades.

   I have had same problems and my bet is you will see a difference with a fresh cutting edge.