My steel city mortising machine seems to be locking upon startup. The motor hums and will not spin. I have tried lubricating the area between the bit and the cutter, adjusting the depth of the bit inside the cutter etc. everything is free turning by hand
i purchased the unit used so I have no manuals. I have had it about 5 years and just recently started having the issue.
the problem seems to be very random. Sometimes when I then it on it works fine, the next time it has the issue. If I turn by hand a few rounds,turn of and on a few times eventually it works fine. This happens about 1 out of every 10 times using.
Any ideas what I am doing wrong?
i purchased the unit used so I have no manuals. I have had it about 5 years and just recently started having the issue.
the problem seems to be very random. Sometimes when I then it on it works fine, the next time it has the issue. If I turn by hand a few rounds,turn of and on a few times eventually it works fine. This happens about 1 out of every 10 times using.
Any ideas what I am doing wrong?