Fence Adjustment; Box Guards - Grizzly G1026 Instruction Manual

Fence Adjustment

The fence is a two-piece adjusting system. Each
fence is independently adjustable to compensate
for different cutting thicknesses and special shap-
ing applications. One turn of the knob moves the
split fence approximately
To adjust the fence:
1.
Loosen the fence lock handle.
2.
Turn the fence adjustment knob until the
fence is set to the desired position.
3. Tighten the fence lock handle.
More detailed information concerning Fence
adjustments is covered in the "Straight Shaping"
instructions later in this section.

Box Guards

You must use a box guard (Figure 30) while
shaping workpieces to provide additional protec-
tion for your hands. However, Grizzly Industrial is
not able to provide a box guard with your shaper
due to variables beyond our control, including the
dimensions and orientation of your workpiece.
Since we cannot provide a box guard for all pos-
sible applications, you must build one.
The thickness of your workpiece will determine the
height of the box guard. Therefore, you will need
to build a separate box guard for each workpiece
of a different thickness. A box guard can be used
with or without a zero-clearance fence (Figure
30). (See Page 27 for instructions on making a
zero-clearance fence.)
The box guard attaches to the safety guard with
screws (Figure 32, Step 3) and should be used
with hold downs (Figure 31) or feather boards to
support the workpiece. Figure 32 illustrates the
basic steps for building a box guard and attach-
ing it to the safety guard. However, this is just an
example, and a wide range of box guard con-
figurations can be built to fit your specific applica-
tion.
-24-
/ " (.078").
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Box Guard
Figure 30. Example of a box guard with a zero-
clearance fence.
Figure 31. Example of a box guard and zero
clearance fence using hold-downs.
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Figure 32. Example demonstrating one way to
build a box guard.
G1026 Heavy-Duty Shaper