Grizzly T23036 owner manual Adjusting Blade Bow section

4.Looking behind the hold-down, make sure the two blades surfaces appear to make light contact all the way across the length.

—If they do, proceed to the next step.

—If you observe a gap between the two blade surfaces, move to the next section

Adjusting Blade Bow section.

5.Using a sheet of paper, confirm that you have proper contact by making several cuts along the length of the blade. The shear should cut through the paper cleanly.

6.Turn the table adjustment screws to move the fixed blade away from the moving blade so you have a gap of 0.002". Check this mea- surement with a feeler gauge as shown in

Figure 19.

Note: 0.002" is a good starting point for most operations. The gap width will change, however, depending on the type and gauge of the material being sheared. This is a trial- and-error process. Test with scrap pieces until you achieve satisfactory results.

T23036 37" Foot Shear

Gap Distance

Figure 19. Measuring gap between blades.

7.Repeat Step 6 on the other side so the gap is uniform across the length of the blade.

8.Tighten the four table bolts and double check the gap to make sure it has not changed.

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