Grizzly G1023RLX Owner's Manual page 70

To adjust the fence clamping pressure and
parallelism to the blade:
1.
DISCONNECT SAW FROM POWER!
2.
Remove the fence and equally adjust the set
screws shown in Figure 117 as necessary,
then re-install the fence, lock it in place, and
check the clamping pressure. Re-adjust as
necessary until the fence will not move as
pressure is applied against it.
Set Screws
Figure 117. Location of set screws used to
adjust fence parallelism and clamping pressure.
3. Mount the fence on the rail again, move it
approximately 4" away from the blade, and
lock it in place.
4.
Measure the distance between the fence and
front of the blade, then mark the tooth you
measured from with a felt-tipped marker.
5. Rotate the blade 180° (Figure 118), and
recheck the distance between the fence
and the blade tooth you marked in Step 4 to
ensure they are parallel.
Figure 118. Example of fence aligned parallel
with miter slot.
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Space
Between
Fence & Blade
Even
6.
Use trial-and-error to adjust the set screws
(see Figure 117) so the fence is parallel with
the blade and the clamping pressure is suf-
ficient.
Optional: Some woodworkers prefer to off-
set the rear of the fence
as shown in Figure 119. The reason for this
wider gap at the back side of the blade is
to help prevent the chance of kickback and
the blade burning the workpiece because a
workpiece may be inconsistent. However,
the trade-off is less accurate cuts, and if the
fence is placed on the other side of blade
for other table saw operations, the potential
of workpiece burning and kickback can be
increased. Whenever using a fence, make
sure that if an offset has been adjusted in the
fence alignment, you use the fence on the
side of the blade where the offset creates the
wide gap.
X = Your Measurement
Blade
Figure 119. Adjusting fence with a
Model G1023RL Series (Mfd. Since 12/11)
/ " from the blade,
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X" + / "
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X"
Extra Space
to Prevent Binding
(Optional)
⁄ " offset.
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