Blade Guard/Splitter - Grizzly G5959 Instruction Manual

Your saw comes from the factory with a red motor
bracket designed to protect the motor assembly
during shipping. Remove the bracket shown in
Figure 11.

Blade Guard/Splitter

1. Slip the blade guard/splitter over the mount-
ing bolts as shown in Figure 12. The wash-
ers should be between the bolt head and the
slots. Tighten the bolts to secure the blade
guard/splitter.
Blade Guard
Guard Support
Figure 12. Blade guard and splitter in place.
2. Set a machinist's square against the face of
the blade guard/splitter. Slightly rotate the
rear bracket to adjust the face of the blade
guard perpendicular to the table top as
shown in Figure 13.
Figure 13. Guard assembly square to table.
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Washer
Mounting Bolt
Splitter
The saw blade is extremely sharp. Use extra
care when handling the blade or working
near it. Serious injury is possible.
3. Next, set a straightedge against the face of
the saw blade and the blade guard/splitter as
shown in Figure 14. If the blade guard/split-
ter is properly aligned, please skip ahead to
the "Table Insert" instructions; otherwise,
continue with the next step.
Figure 14. Guard in line with blade.
4. If the blade guard/splitter is to the right of the
blade as shown in Figure 15, simply add
washers between the splitter and front
mounting bracket, and adjust the rear splitter
support as shown in Figure 16.
Adjust here to move back of splitter
left or right.
Table Surface
Add washers here to move front of
splitter to the left.
Blade
Figure 15. Improper splitter/blade alignment.
G5959/G9957 12" Table Saw