Moving & Placing Machine; Leveling - Grizzly G0760 Manual

moving & placing
machine
to move your machine into position:
1.
Move the shipping crate next to the work-
bench or cabinet.
2.
adjust the y-axis handwheel to position the
table as close to the column as possible to
help balance the machine during moving.
3. place lifting straps under the head of the
machine, as shown in figure 21, then con-
nect them to a forklift. Be sure that the straps
connect to the forklift far enough apart that
they are not putting pressure on the belt
cover.
figure 21. typical lifting strap position.
When using power lifting equipment, make
sure the equipment is safe, fully operational,
and adequately rated for the weight being
lifted. the operator of the equipment must
be experienced and able to use safe meth-
ods during these processes. failure to heed
these warnings could result in serious per-
sonal injury or death.
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4.
unbolt the machine from the pallet, then with
an assistant steadying the machine to pre-
vent it from swinging, lift it slightly off of the
pallet. use the cross handwheel to move the
table forward or backward as necessary to
balance the machine so it hangs as close to
level as possible.
5.
lift the machine and carefully place it onto
the cabinet or workbench.
—if you are using the cabinet, bolt the
machine to it with the four M10-1.25 x 120
hex bolts and flat washers.

leveling

Whether you mount your machine to the cabinet
stand or to an existing workbench, it must be lev-
eled.
—if you mounted your machine to an existing
workbench, use a precision level and metal
shims as needed under the machine base
to make sure the machine table is level
from side-to-side and from front-to-back.
—if you mounted your machine to the cabi-
net, use a precision level and the cabinet's
leveling bolts to make sure the machine
table is level from side-to-side and from
front-to-back.
—if you mounted your machine to the cabinet
and mounted the cabinet to the floor, use a
precision level and metal shims as needed
to make sure the machine table is level
from side-to-side and from front-to-back.
Model G0705 (Mfg. since 09/09)