John,
You have been so helpful in the past, i thought i’d run this by you.
My Grizzly G0586 jointer has a problem that seems simple to fix, but iI guess i’m not smart enough to figure it out so here goes.
I cannot get the fence to maintain a 90 degree angle off of the bed of the jointer. Whenever i set it to 90 and lock it down, the angle changes to something less than 90. There is a stop bolt and plate that is supposed to maintain the angle, but is doesn’t want to work. among other things, I’ve tried tightening the fence lock so there is just a little play, set the angle, but it still moves to less than 90 after having locked it down.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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I'm no John White, but I have the same issue and I think I know the problem. When the guard snapes back after the board passes the blades, it hits the bottom of the fense with some force. I think that is what is causing the fense to go out of square.
Don't have a proven solution yet, but I'm going to try putting a little foam or cork on the edge of the guard to soften the blow. I'll let you know if it helps.
Bill
The Grizzly jointer
Bill,
Thanks for the response, but the cutterhead guard isn't the problem.
Only when tightening the fence causes it to go out of alignment.
If you figure it out, let me know.
Ernie
A Too Complicated Fence
My recollection is that the fence on that machine seems to be more complicated than needed and can be hard to get set properly.
The first thing to do is set the fence at 90 degrees and watch carefully as you tighten the lock knob, somewhere in the fence assembly you should, with luck and patience, be able to spot something shifting as you tighten the lock. Common causes of trouble are bent shafts, rough out of square surfaces that the lock is tightening against, and loose pivoting points for the fence. Usually, once you have identified the problem, the solution will be fairly simple, but you may have to contact Grizzly if you have a poorly machined or bent part.
A second approach is to set the lock fairly snug so the shifting, whatever its cause, has already occurred and then use a rubber mallet to tap the fence square to the table before finally tightening the lock fully. Hope this helps, it is hard to be more specific when I can't see the machine.
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