Grizzly EXTREME Series Owner's Manual page 42

Black Lines Represent
Straightedge Positions
From Overhead View
Straightedge
Outfeed
Figure 60. Checking knife height with a
straightedge.
Tools Needed
Precision Straightedge ...................................... 1
Hex Wrench 4mm .............................................. 1
Wrench 10mm ................................................... 1
To adjust or replace the knives:
DISCONNECT JOINTER FROM POWER!
1.
Note: Since the height of the knives is set
from the outfeed table height, the next step is
crucial to correctly adjusting the knives.
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Make sure the outfeed table is parallel to
2.
the cutterhead body and the table height is
correct (refer to Adjusting Outfeed Table
Parallelism on Page 44 for detailed instruc-
tions).
Infeed
Remove the cutterhead guard, fence assem-
3.
bly, and rear motor access cover to access
the cutterhead pulley.
Use the cutterhead pulley to rotate the
4.
cutterhead and gain access to one of the
knives, then lock the cutterhead in place with
the cutterhead lock pin (refer to Page 20 for
Qty
detailed instructions).
Turn the cutterhead gib bolts clockwise, start-
5.
ing in the middle, then alternating back and
forth until the gib is loose (see Figure 61).
Jack Screw
Figure 61. Knife correctly positioned in the
Cutterhead knives are
extremely sharp and can
quickly slice your hands
or fingers. ALWAYS wear
heavy leather
when handling these cut-
ters to avoid personal
injury.
Beveled Edge
Gib
cutterhead.
Extreme Series Jointer (Mfd. Since 10/20)
gloves
Gib Bolt