Grizzly G0700, Owner'S Manual

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Model G0700 (Mfd. Since 5/14)
Figure 60. Dado blade raised into shop-made
zero-clearance table insert.
Shop-Made
Zero-Clearance
Table Insert
Dado
Blade
If you plan on making dadoes at varying widths,
we strongly recommend making a zero-clearance
table insert for each thickness of dado blade that
will be used.
Installing Dado Blade
1. DISCONNECT SAW FROM POWER!
2. Move the sliding table out of the way to
expose the lower blade cover.
3. Remove the standard blade. To loosen the
arbor nut, insert the arbor lock tool that came
with the saw and turn the arbor nut clockwise
(it has left-hand threads).
4. Remove the spacer block installed on the
arbor behind the standard blade you removed
in
Step 3. The spacer block is not used when
dado blades are installed (see Figure 61).
Figure 62. Installing a dado blade.
Figure 61. Dado blade installed on saw with new
zero-clearance table insert.
Spacer Block
5. Assemble/adjust the dado blade system to
the desired width of cut, according to the
dado blade manufacturer’s instructions.
6. Install the dado blade on the arbor shaft, as
shown in
Figure 62.
This saw can only accept a dado blade with
5
⁄
8
"
arbor hole and maximum width of
13
⁄
16
". If you
have any doubts or questions about the size of
dado blade you want to install, call our Technical
Support before proceeding.
In order to install a dado blade, the scoring blade
should be removed and a zero-clearance table
insert must be made specifically for the dado
blade you will install (see
Figure 60). Refer to
Zero-Clearance Insert on Page 52 for instruc-
tions on how to do this.
DO NOT make through cuts with a dado
blade. Dado blades are only intended for
non-through cuts. Failure to heed this
warning could result in serious injury.
Dado Cutting
Figure 59. Example of a dado being cut with a
dado blade.
Commonly used in furniture joinery, a dado is a
straight channel cut in the face of the workpiece.
Dadoes are "non-through" cuts that can be made
with a dado blade or a standard saw blade. The
Figure below shows a cutaway view of a dado cut
being made with a dado blade.
Dado Blade
Workpiece
Fence