Grizzly G0526 instruction manual Board has excessive bow or twist along

Troubleshooting Guide

SYMPTOM			POSSIBLE CAUSE		CORRECTIVE ACTION
Lines or ridges on board.			1.	Nicked or chipped carbide cutters.	1.	Inspect and replace or rotate the carbide cutters.
Uneven cutter	marks on		1.	Nicked or chipped carbide cutters.	1.	Inspect and replace or rotate the carbide cutters.
board.
Wavy surface	or	chatter	1.	Board being fed too fast.	1.	Slow down the feed rate and feed consistently. DO NOT stop or
marks on board.						hesitate during feeding.
Board edge is concave or			1.	Board not held with even pressure on	1.	Hold board with even pressure as it moves through the cutter-
convex after jointing.				infeed and outfeed table.		head.
			2.	Board was too uneven start.	2.	Take partial cuts to remove the extreme high spots before doing
						a full pass.
			3.	Board has excessive bow or twist along	3.	Surface plane one face so there is a good surface to position
				its length.		against the fence.
			4.	Insufficient number of passes.	4.	It may take 3 to 5 passes to achieve a perfect edge, depending
						on the starting condition of the board and the depth of cut.
Uneven cut or	breakout		1.	Uneven feed rate.	1.	Feed the board evenly and smoothly during the cut.
when rabbeting.			2.	Depth of cut too deep.	2.	Raise the infeed table to take a smaller depth of cut. Never
						exceed 1Ú16" per pass when rabbeting.
			3.	Nicked or chipped carbide cutters.	3.	Inspect and replace or rotate the carbide cutters.
Tables are hard to adjust.			1.	Table lock is partially engaged.	1.	Completely loosen the table lock.
			2.	Table gibs are too tight.	2.	Re-adjust the table gibs.
Excessive play	in	table	1.	Table gibs are too loose.	1.	Re-adjust the table gibs.
movement.

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