I’ve had the same problem (Ridgid TP1300LS). Cleaning the two rubber feed rollers using a rag soaked with denatured alcohol fixed it. It’s kind of a pain to get at the rollers, since you can only reach about 1/4 of the circumference at a time; you have to clean what you can, power the machine on for just a second to rotate the rollers a bit, clean the next segment, and so on. I suspect that the rollers will eventually need replacing, since rubber loses its elasticity over time.
Keeping the bed and extension tables clean and waxed also helps (I use TopCote).
-Steve
Edited 10/2/2007 9:31 pm ET by saschafer
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wax the infeed and outfeed tables, i bet that will work
Capper,
I deleted my first posting to you,, I had asked what machine you had and then noticed you said it was a Ridgid. For some reason deleting my post also deleted your message with the question.
In any case, the two postings that were put up ahead of mine both contain good advice (thank you gentlemen). Clean the tables and the rollers and then wax the table's surface. If you use one of the spray on dry lubes for woodworking machine tables spray it on a towel and then wipe the tables with the towel. Don't spray the tables directly, the spray will kick back and get up on the rollers making them slippery.
On larger machines the rollers occasionally harden over time and become slick, but I haven't seen that happen yet on bench top machines. A quick test is to press your thumbnail into the rubber, it should have some give and the dent should disappear as soon as you stop pressing.
A last item to consider is are the blades sharp? Dull blades make the machine work harder to feed the stock and can lead to feed stalling.
Hope this helps,
John White
Yestermorrow School, Waitsfield, Vermont
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