Grizzly G1033X User Manual

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Model G1033/X/Z (Mfd. Since 02/19)
Using a Rotacator
Items Needed Qty
Phillips Screwdriver #2 ...................................... 1
Hex Wrenches 3mm, 5mm ..........................1 Ea.
Wrench or Socket 10mm .............................1 Ea.
Rotacator (see Page 30) ................................... 1
To use a Rotacator to check/adjust heights:
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Make sure knives are set to correct height
(refer to Adjusting/Replacing Knives on
Page 26 for detailed instructions). If machine
is spiral cutterhead, make sure all inserts
are properly installed (refer to Rotating/
Replacing Cutterhead Inserts on Page 29
for detailed instructions).
3. Lower table at least 4" below head casting,
then lock it in place.
4. Remove dust hood, top cover, belt cover, and
drive chain cover.
5. Using your Rotacator, find bottom dead cen-
ter (BDC) of any knife/insert edge by slowly
rocking cutterhead pulley back and forth,
then set Rotacator dial to "0" (see Figure 51).
Figure 51. Example of using a Rotacator to find
BDC (viewed from left side of machine).
Knife at
BDC
Rotacator
Infeed
Roller
8. Loosen jam nuts and use set screws on each
side of feed roller as shown to adjust height
of infeed roller bushing block until Rotacator
dial shows 0.040", which is the recommended
distance for infeed roller below cutterhead.
Figure 52. Location of infeed roller bushing
block and height adjustment controls (left side
shown).
Roller
Bushing
Block
9. Repeat Steps 7–8 on left side of infeed roller.
10.
Re-check both sides of infeed roller and, if
necessary, make further adjustments until
infeed roller height from side-to-side is 0.040"
below BDC of cutterhead knife, then
retighten
both jam nuts.
11.
Keeping same "0" reference on Rotacator
dial from Step 5, repeat Steps 7–10 for out-
feed roller, but adjust it until it is 0.020" below
BDC of cutterhead knife.
Jam Nut
& Set Screw
6. Move feed rate control knob to neutral posi-
tion to allow infeed roller to freely rotate.
7. Keeping Rotacator dial at "0", position it
under right-hand side of infeed roller and find
BDC of a serrated edge by rocking infeed
roller back and forth.

Grizzly G1033X Specifications

General

Brand	Grizzly
Model	G1033X
Category	Planer
Language	English