Moving & Placing; Leveling Machine - Grizzly G0659 Owner's Manual

Moving & placing
This bandsaw is a heavy
machine.
sonal injury may occur if
safe moving methods are
not used. To be safe, get
assistance and use power
equipment rated for over
750 lbs. to move the ship-
ping crate and remove the
machine from the crate.
To lift and move the bandsaw:
1.
remove the chip tray from the bandsaw
base.
2.
position the forklift forks under the bandsaw
base, as shown in figure 5.
figure 5. lifting bandsaw on forklift forks.
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Leveling Machine

Tools Needed:
Wrench 19mm ................................................... 1
level .................................................................. 1
once your new machine is in place, it must be lev-
eled. the four corners of the machine base have
leveling bolts for this purpose.
To level the machine:
1. loosen the lock nuts on all four corners, then
adjust the leveling bolts until all four touch the
floor (figure 6).
leveling Bolt
lock nut
figure 6. leveling feet.
2.
using a level as a guide, level the machine
by adjusting one side up or down, as needed.
turn the leveling bolt clockwise to lift the foot
and counterclockwise to lower the foot. Be
sure to adjust each side in small, equal incre-
ments.
3.
once the machine is level in one direction,
rotate the level 90˚ and check again for
level.
4. Again adjust the feet as needed. Be sure to
use small, equal increments on each side.
5.
re-check for level in both the left-to-right and
front-to-rear directions. re-adjust if neces-
sary.
6. once the machine is level, tighten the level-
ing lock nuts, taking care to not turn the lev-
ling bolts.
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