Grizzly G0634Z manual Cutting Jointer and Planer, 43 or

Cutting (Jointer and Planer)

Symptom					Possible Cause		Possible Solution
Excessive			snipe		1.	Outfeed table is set too low.	1.	Align outfeed table with cutterhead knife at top dead
(gouge		in the		end				center (Page 18).
of the board that is					2.	Operator pushing down on trailing end of	2.	Reduce/eliminate downward pressure on trailing end
uneven with the rest						workpiece.		of workpiece.
of the cut).
					3.	Workpiece is not supported as it leaves the	3.	Support the workpiece as it leaves the outfeed end
						planer.		of the planer.
Workpiece			stops/		1.	Taking too heavy of a cut.	1.	Take a lighter cut.
slows in the middle					2.	Table not parallel with head casting.	2.	Adjust the table so it is parallel to the head casting
of the cut.								(Page 50).
					3.	Pitch and glue build up on planer compo-	3.	Clean the internal cutterhead components with a
						nents.		pitch/resin dissolving solvent.
Chipping (consistent					1.	Knots or conflicting grain direction in wood.	1.	Inspect workpiece for knots and grain direction; only
pattern).								use clean stock.
					2.	Nicked or chipped knife or carbide insert.	2.	Replace the knife or rotate/replace affected insert
								(Page 43 or 45).
					3.	Taking too deep of a cut.	3.	Take a smaller depth of cut. (Always reduce cutting
								depth when surface planing or working with hard
								woods.)
Fuzzy grain.					1.	Wood may have high moisture content or	1.	Check moisture content and allow to dry if moisture
						surface wetness.		is too high.
					2.	Dull knives or inserts.	2.	Rotate/replace the knives or inserts (Page 43 or
								45).
Long lines or ridges					1.	Nicked or chipped knives or inserts(s).	1.	Replace or	offset knives or rotate/replace inserts
that run		along		the				(Page 43 or	45).
length of the board
Uneven		knife		or	1.	Knives not adjusted at even heights in the	1.	Adjust the knives so they are set up evenly in the
insert	marks, wavy					cutterhead.		cutterhead (Page 43).
surface,		or	chatter		2.	Carbide inserts not installed evenly.	2.	Make sure carbide inserts do not have debris under
marks	across			the				them; make sure inserts are torqued down evenly.
face of the board.
					3.	Worn cutterhead bearings.	3.	Replace cutterhead bearings.
Glossy		surface.			1.	Knives or carbide inserts are dull.	1.	Rotate/replace the knives or inserts (Page 43 or
(Planer)								45).
					2.	Cutting depth too shallow.	2.	Increase the depth of cut.
Chip Marks			(incon-		1.	Chips aren't being properly expelled from	1.	Use a dust collection system
sistent		pattern).				the cutterhead.
(Planer)
Board edge is con-					1.	Board not held with even pressure on infeed	1.	Hold board with even pressure as it moves over the
cave or convex after						and outfeed table during cut.		cutterhead.
jointing. (Jointer)					2.	Board started too uneven.	2.	Take partial cuts to remove the extreme high spots
								before doing a full pass.
					3.	Board has excessive bow or twist along its	3.	Surface plane one face so there is a good surface to
						length.		position against the fence.
					4.	Insufficient number of passes.	4.	It may take 3 to 5 passes to achieve a perfect edge,
								depending on starting condition of board and depth
								of cut.

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