Types Of Lumber - Grizzly G0960 Owner's Manual

4. Tighten support bearing adjustment screw to
secure.
5. Repeat Steps 2–4 on second blade guide
assembly.
Adjusting Blade Guides
The blade guides should sit about 0.010" on either
side of the blade.
Items Needed
Hex Wrench 3mm .............................................. 1
Feeler Gauge 0.25mm (0.010") ......................... 1
To adjust blade guides:
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Loosen blade guide adjustment screws
shown in Figure 76.
3. Adjust blade guides until there is about
0.010" between them and either side of blade
(about the thickness of sheet of paper) (see
Figure 76).
Blade Guide
Adjustment
Screws
Figure 76. Location of blade guides and
adjustment screws.
4.
Tighten blade guide adjustment screws to
secure.
Repeat Steps 2–4 on second blade guide
5.
assembly.
Model G0960 (Mfd. Since 09/22)

Types of Lumber

The orientation of the woodgrain on a piece of
wood has a large impact on the attributes of the
lumber. Whether it is for structural, aesthetic, or
economic reasons, it is important for a sawyer to
know the output of their labors.
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Figure 77. Types of lumber taken from a log.
Flatsawn Lumber (Plainsawn)
Flatsawn lumber is characterized by woodgrain
that is less than 45° to the face of the lumber,
called "tangential grain."
This often results in unique cathedral patterns on
the face of the lumber. However, the tangential
grain contributes to more cupping and twisting
during drying. Because flatsawn lumber is fast-
Blade
est and most plentiful to produce, it is the most
Guides
affordable lumber on the market. The majority of
construction quality lumber is flatsawn.
Quartersawn Lumber
Quartersawn lumber is characterized by woodgrain
nearly perpendicular to the board. By some defi-
nitions, quartersawn lumber has grain more than
45° to the face of the lumber. In this manual,
quartersawn refers to lumber with grain between
75°–90° to the face.
Flatsawn
Quartersawn
Riftsawn
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