Irregular Shaping - Grizzly G0510ZW Owner's Manual

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Rub collar above cutter: Cut cannot be

seen during operation when rub collar is

above cutter (see Figure 33). However, this

offers some advantage—stock is not affected

by slight variations in thickness and acciden-

tal lifting will not damage workpiece. Simply

correct any change in height by repeating

operation.

Figure 33. Cutting with rub collar above cutter.

Rub collar between two cutters: Using

rub collar between two cutters offers distinct

advantage of performing two cuts at once or

eliminating a need to change cutters for two

different operations (see Figure 34). Notice

that part of your workpiece edge remains

uncut and rides along rub collar.

Figure 34. Using rub collar between cutters.

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Freehand shaping greatly increases chance

that operator may lose control of workpiece;

therefore, use a starting pin to increase

control while freehand shaping. Loss of

control could result in loss of fingers or

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other serious personal injury.

Above

Cutter

Irregular or freehand shaping takes a high degree

of skill and dexterity. The fence assembly is not

used in irregular shaping, so rub collars must

be used. Refer to Rub Collars on Page 27 for

details.

When doing freehand work, a starting pin

must be used! The purpose of the starting pin

is to support the workpiece during the beginning

of the cut. Your shaper is supplied with two start-

ing pins that can be placed in either of the holes

located in the shaper table. Your work should be

placed in the starting position, using the starting

pin for support, as illustrated in Figure 35.

Rub Collar

Rub

Between

Collar

Cutters

Figure 35. Always feed against cutter rotation.