Grizzly G0490 Owner's Manual page 40

6.
loosen the cutterhead gib bolts, starting in
the middle, and alternating back and forth
until all of the gib bolts are loose, but not fall-
ing out.
7.
remove and clean the gib and inside the
cutterhead slot to remove all the pitch and
sawdust. Coat the knife and gib with a metal
protectant (see Page 32), then fit the gib and
knife back in the cutterhead.
8. Find the set screws through the access holes
in the cutterhead (see figure 57) and rotate
them to raise or lower the knife. When the
knife is set correctly, it will barely touch the
bottom of the knife setting gauge middle pad.
snug the gib bolts tight enough to just hold
the knife in place. repeat Steps 5–8 with the
rest of the knives.
set screw
access hole
figure 57. set screw access hole.
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9.
rotate the cutterhead to the first knife you
started with. tighten all the gib bolts, starting
at the ends and working your way to the mid-
dle by alternating left and right, as illustrated
in figure 58. repeat this step on the rest of
the knives.
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figure 58. gib bolt tightening sequence.
The outfeed table MuST be level with
cutterhead knives or inserts when they are
at top dead center (their highest point during
rotation). Otherwise, the workpiece cannot
properly feed past the cutterhead, which
may cause a kickback hazard to the opera-
tor.
10. re-set the outfeed table height as instructed
in the Setting Outfeed Table height on
Page 43.
Model g0490/g0490X (Mfg. since 3/09)
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