Grizzly G0654 - Manual (Page 40)

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Model G0654 (Mfg. Since 9/07)
Inspecting Knives
the height of the knives can be easily and quickly
inspected with the included knife setting gauge.
this inspection will ensure that the knives are set
to the correct height in the cutterhead. For best
results, we recommend using a W1211a Jointer
pal magnetic knife setting jig.
Tools Needed Qty
Knife setting gauge .......................................... 1
To inspect the knives:
1. disConneCt Jointer From poWer!
2. remove the cutterhead guard or block it out
of the way.
3. lower the infeed table to the 1 ⁄
2
" scale mark
and lower the outfeed table as needed.
4. remove the rear panel and rotate the v-belt
so a knife is exposed.
5. place the knife gauge on the cutterhead,
directly over a knife, as shown in figure 65.
figure 65. gauge positioned over cutterhead
knife.
middle
pad
6. Carefully inspect how the gauge touches the
cutterhead and the knife.
— if both outside legs of the gauge sit firmly
on the cutterhead and the middle pad just
touches the knife, then that knife is set
correctly. (repeat this inspection with the
other knives).
— if the gauge does not sit firmly on the
cutterhead and touch the knife edge as
described, then reset that knife. (repeat
this inspection with the other knives before
resetting.)
figure 66. Cutterhead profile diagram.
Knife
Setting/Replacing
Knives
setting the knives correctly is crucial to the proper
operation of the jointer and is very important in
keeping the knives sharp. if one knife is higher
than the others, it will do the majority of the work,
and thus, dull much faster than the others.
the knife gauge included with the jointer is
designed to set the knives at 0.063" (
1 /
16
"), which
is the correct distance all the knives should pro-
trude above the cutterhead.
the model g0654 comes with jack screws for
cutterhead adjustments (see
figure 66).