Adjusting And Replacing Scoring Blade - Grizzly G0623X Owner's Manual

Adjusting and
Replacing Scoring
Blade
The scoring blade included with the sliding table
saw has wedge shaped teeth. The kerf thickness
is adjusted by changing the height of the scoring
blade.
To change the scoring blade:
1.
DISCONNECT SAW FROM POWER!
2. Move the blade tilt to 0˚ (blade 90˚ to table),
and raise the scoring blade all the way up.
3.
Move the sliding table all the way forward
and pull the interal blade guard open. (The
internal blade guard is held in place with a
magnet.)
4.
Remove the upper blade guard.
5.
To remove the scoring blade, insert the arbor
lock tool in the table (Figure 55), rotate the
scoring blade to seat the arbor lock tool, and
use the arbor wrenches to remove the arbor
nut and arbor flange. Note: The arbor nut has
right-hand threads and loosens by turning
counterclockwise.
Arbor Lock
Tool
Figure 55. Removing the scoring blade.
6.
Install the new scoring blade, re-install the
arbor flange and the arbor nut, and tighten
them against the blade set. There MUST be
an arbor flange on both sides of the blade.
G0623X/G0623X3 10" Sliding Table Saw
7.
Unlock the scoring blade controls by inserting
a 6mm hex wrench into the controls lock hole
shown in Figure 56 and turning the mecha-
nism inside counterclockwise until loose.
Height Control
Controls Lock
Figure 56. Checking and adjusting scoring blade
positioning.
8.
Adjust the height of the scoring blade until
the exposed portion equals the kerf thickness
of the main blade. The scoring blade height
control is accessed through the hole in the
table (Figure 56) and adjusts with a 6mm hex
wrench.
Note: The easiest way to match the scor-
ing blade kerf is by laying a straightedge on
the table, and placing it up against the main
blade teeth and beyond the scoring blade,
then adjusting the scoring blade height until
its teeth align with the main blade teeth. Also
check on the other side of the blades to verify
that the kerf thickness matches and the scor-
ing blade is aligned with the main blade.
9.
If the scoring blade is not aligned with the
main blade, adjust the blade alignment con-
trol (Figure 56), using a straightedge as a
guide.
10. Tighten the controls lock.
11. Move the orange blade guard back into its
original position, next to the blades, and cen-
ter the sliding table.
12. Perform a test cut and check for chip out on
the underside of the test piece. If there is
chip out, make the adjustments necessary to
match the kerfs.
Alignment Control
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