"Toller" wrote in message
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My Dewalt DW680 started smoking. I stopped, opened it up, and found it
had destroyed the belt.

Did I do anything wrong? Is it defective? Or is the belt a consumable?

If the blades are dull and you take too big of a bite, things like that can
happen (especially if you hit a knot) . Or the belt just may have been worn
anyway.