Squaring Blade - Grizzly G0664 Owner's Manual

Blade

Squaring Blade

the blade-to-table squareness is factory set.
however, due to shipping and storage we recom-
mend that you check the blade alignment yourself
to ensure the cuts will be to your standards.
To square the blade:
1.
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2. Make sure the blade is oiled, tensioned, and
tracking correctly, and that the guides and
stops are set.
3. adjust the cutting angle to 0° as indicated by
the scale.
figure 56. Bow and headstock moved to zero.
4. place a quality square on the table and the
side of the blade (figure 57) to verify the
blade is square with the table.
square
table
figure 57. Checking blade squareness to vise.
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5.
6.
7.
Blade
—if the blade is square, no further adjust-
ments are necessary.
—if the blade is not square, continue with
Step 5 below.
extend the blade guide as far as possible.
Note: Perform the following step on both the
upper and lower blade guides at the same
time to maintain even force on the blade with
each blade guide.
loosen the two cap screws on each blade
guide assembly, then alternately adjust the
four 4mm set screws to tilt the blade guide
assembly and the blade square to the table.
set screws
Cap screws
figure 58. upper blade guide adjustment.
set screw
Cap screw
figure 59. lower blade guide adjustment.
snug the cap screws to hold the new blade
guide setting.
set screws
Blade guide
assembly
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