Grizzly G9860 User Manual

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Extreme series Jointer (Mfg. since 9/11)

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Tools Needed

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To adjust or replace the knives:

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Note: Since the height of the knives is set
from the outfeed table height, the next step is
crucial to correctly adjusting the knives.

cutterhead knives are

extremely sharp and can

quickly slice your hands

or fingers. aLWayS wear

heavy leather gloves

when handling these cut-

ters to avoid personal

injury.

3. remove the cutterhead guard, fence assem-

bly, and rear motor access cover to access
the cutterhead pulley.

4. use the cutterhead pulley to rotate the

cutterhead and gain access to one of the
knives, then lock the cutterhead in place with
the cutterhead lock pin (refer to

page 20 for

detailed instructions).

5. turn the cutterhead gib bolts clockwise, start-

ing in the middle, then alternating back and
forth until the gib is loose (see

Figure 61).

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Figure 61. Knife correctly positioned in the

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2. Make sure the outfeed table is parallel to

the cutterhead body and the table height is
correct (refer to

adjusting Outfeed Table

parallelism on page 44 for detailed instruc-
tions).