Grizzly G0803 Owner's Manual page 43

Symptom Possible Cause
Cut is crooked 1. Feeding pressure too high or cutting
or blade
too fast.
wanders (blade
2. Blade tension too loose.
lead).
3. Blade dull or damaged.
4. Inadequate blade support.
5. Blade too narrow for cut type.
6. Blade tracking incorrect.
7. Table loose.
8. Fence or miter slot out of alignment
with blade.
9. Blade guides or support bearing
incorrectly adjusted.
10. Tooth set uneven or teeth sharper on
one side than the other.
11. Wrong blade TPI.
12. Blade is following grain of wood.
Blade dulls 1. Wrong blade TPI.
prematurely.
2. Improper feed pressure.
3. Blade is twisted.
4. Blade is slipping on wheel.
5. Guides hitting teeth.
Backside 1. Feed pressure too high.
of blade
2. Blade tension too high.
deformation/
3. Incorrect blade guide alignment.
cracking.
4. Guides are worn.
5. Blade tracking too far back and hitting
lip of wheels.
Sawdust 1. Clogged dust port.
buildup inside
cabinet.
G0803 (Mfd. Since 09/15)
Possible Solution
1. Adjust feed rate and cutting speed as required.
2. Increase blade tension (Page 20).
3. Replace blade (Page 31).
4. Adjust upper blade guide as close to workpiece
as possible (Pages 22–23).
5. Use wider blade.
6. Adjust blade tracking (Page 17).
7. Tighten table trunnion mounting bolts or tilt
lock lever.
8. Align table and fence with blade (Page 24).
9. Adjust blade guide bearings and support
bearing for correct blade support (Pages 22–23).
10. Replace blade (Page 31).
11. Use a blade with fewer TPI.
12. Increase blade tension (Page 29).
1. Use blade with correct TPI.
2. Use correct feed pressure.
3. Replace blade (Page 31).
4. Increase blade tension (Page 29). Clean
wheel tire.
5. Adjust blade guide bearings and support
bearing (Pages 22–23).
1. Reduce feed pressure.
2. Adjust blade tension (Page 29).
3. Correct blade guide alignment (Pages 22–23).
4. Replace guides.
5. Adjust tracking (Page 17).
1. Clean dust port.
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