Blade Tilt Calibration - Grizzly G0820 Owner's Manual

Blade Tilt Calibration

The blade tilt stops are calibrated at the factory,
but they can be recalibrated if they change during
the life of the machine. The 0° stop positions the
blade square to the table.
Tools Needed
Hex Wrench 3mm .............................................. 1
Open-End Wrench 8mm.................................... 1
Machinist's Squares, 90° & 45° ...................1 Ea.
0° Stop
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Move blade tilt to 0° and raise main blade as
high as it will go.
3. Open cabinet door and identify stop nuts
shown in Figure 153.
Leadscrew
0° Stop
Collar
Nut
Figure 153. Blade tilt stop nuts.
Model G0820 (Mfd. Since 12/16)
4.
Qty
Figure 154. Machinist's square against blade
45° Stop
Use a similar procedure for the 45° stop nut
shown in Figure 153, as previously instructed for
the 0° stop nut.
Tilt Scale Calibration
45° Stop
If necessary, the blade tilt scale on the front of the
Nut
saw can be adjusted by using the hex nuts shown
on the tilt scale cable in Figure 155. These are
accessed inside the cabinet.
Cable Hex Nuts
Use machinist's square to check if main blade
is square to table (see Figure 154).
Blade
Table
and table.
a. If main blade is not square to table, loos-
en the two set screws on 0° stop nut, then
loosen stop nut away from leadscrew
collar.
b. Adjust main blade tilt angle so that it is
square to table.
c. Thread 0° stop nut against leadscrew col-
lar and retighten set screws.
Tilt Scale
Figure 155. Tilt scale cable hex nuts.
90° Square
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