Grizzly G1026 Owner's Manual page 38

All guards MUST be installed on your shaper
before operating it. Shapers are dangerous
machines that can quickly cause serious
injury if some kind of guard is not used. To
protect yourself, read and follow the entire
manual carefully and do additional research
on shop made guards and safety jigs.
To use a starting pin:
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Remove the fence assembly.
3. Install the appropriate cutter for your applica-
tion (see Cutter Installation on Page 30).
4. Check the cutter rotation (see Changing
Cutter Rotation on Page 29).
5. Adjust the spindle height to align the cutter to
the workpiece.
6. Insert a starting pin (see Figure 50) into the
table surface, using the pin location that best
supports your work.
Figure 50. Inserting starting pin.
7.
Use some type of hold-down fixture and guard
when doing freehand work (see Figure 51).
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Figure 51. Use guard when doing freehand work.
(Portion of guard removed for clarity.)
8. Make a sample cut on a piece of scrap wood.
9. If everything is correct, feed your workpiece
along the cutter, using firm pressure to keep
your work against the rub collar. Only feed
against the cutter rotation.
Incorrectly feeding stock—feeding with the
rotation of the cutter—creates a potentially
uncontrollable feed situation and may pull
stock from your hands. This can result in
serious personal injury.
Sometimes the starting pin will not be in the most
advantageous position. If so, firmly clamp a board
in the desired position to act as a starting pin
(see Figure 52). Some type of pivot point must
be used. Notice in Figures 51 & 52 the operator
is not exposed to the cutting edge of the cutter.
Cutters are removing material from the bottom of
the workpiece.
Figure 52. Use starting pin substitute when
needed. (Guard removed for clarity.)
Model G1026 (Mfd. Since 10/13)