Grizzly G0505 instruction manual Feed Rollers, Lubrication, To clean the feed rollers

Feed Rollers

The feed rollers rotate in bushing blocks that are spring loaded. The feed rollers ride up on the board so that the roller pressure is maintained. If chips or sawdust build up between the bracket and bushing block, the amount of roller vertical travel will be reduced. See Figure 12.

Figure 12. Location of potential trapped sawdust.

Periodically check and clean chips and sawdust from between the bushing blocks and brackets. Remove the top cover, then remove the sides. This provides easy access to depress the rollers so that chips and sawdust can be easily removed.

To clean the feed rollers:

1.Place a 3"-4'' high block of wood between one of the feed rollers and the planer bed. Ensure that the block of wood is not under the cutterhead.

2.Lower the cutterhead assembly down just enough so that the roller is pushed up against the spring and pressure is off of the two brackets.

3.Remove any trapped material from between the roller assembly and bracket.

4.Raise the cutterhead assembly and remove the block of wood.

5.Repeat steps 1-4for the other feed roller.

6.Replace the sides, cover and elevation han- dle.

Lubrication

There are two primary points that require period- ic lubrication—the head elevation screws and the feed roller chain drive. Access for lubrication requires removing the cover and sides of the machine first. See Figure 13.

The elevation screws on each side of the machine should be coated with a light grease to lubricate the threads.

The chain drive can be lubricated with a spray oil. Saturate each chain link, then wipe off the excess so that sawdust will not be attracted.

Replace the sides, cover and handle when com- plete.

Elevation Screw

Elevation Screw

Chain

Figure 13. Lubrication points of chain

and elevation screws.

G0505 121⁄2" Lean & Mean Portable Planer -19-