Grizzly G0725 Owner's Manual page 20

6 inch jointer
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To adjust the height of the cutterhead knives:
1.
DISCONNECT JOINTER FROM POWER!
2.
Block the cutterhead guard back so the
cutterhead is fully exposed.
3.
Locate the knife clamp screws and knife
adjustment jack screws (see Figures
17–18).
Cutterhead
Knife Clamp
Figure 17. Cutterhead knife clamp screws.
Knife
Adjustment
Jack
Screws
Figure 18. Knife adjustment jack screws.
4.
Loosen the four knife clamp screws.
-18-
Screws
5.
Move the straightedge to position A, as shown
in Figure 19. Turn the jack screw nearest the
fence counter-clockwise
end of the knife touches the straightedge.
6.
Move the straightedge to position B, as shown
in Figure 19. Turn the jack screw nearest the
guard counter-clockwise
end of the knife touches the straightedge.
Black Lines Represent
Straightedge Positions
From Overhead View
A
B
Figure 19. Straightedge positions A and B.
7.
Rotate the cutterhead slightly without disturb-
ing the knife clamp to check the knife height.
—If the knife moves the straight edge slightly
(
/
") forward and back on the table, the
1
8
knife height is set correctly.
—If the knife does not move the straightedge
slightly (
/
") forward and back on the table,
1
8
continue to make fine adjustments with the
jack screws until the knife is set correctly.
8.
Repeat Steps 4–8 with the other cutterhead
knife.
9.
When the knife height is set correctly, firmly
tighten each of the knife clamp screws.
Model G0725 (Mfd. Since 03/18)
of a turn until the
1
8
of a turn until the
1
8

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