Drum alignment – Grizzly G1066Z User Manual
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G1066/G1066Z/G1079 Drum Sander
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SECTION 5: ADJUSTMENTS
Drum Alignment
Figure 5.
Feed direction perpendicular to drum.
Keep loose clothing out
of the way of machinery
and keep hair pulled
back.
Wear safety glasses dur-
ing the entire adjustment
process. Failure to com-
ply may result in serious
personal injury.
Disconnect power to the
machine when perform-
ing any adjustments or
maintenance. Failure to
do this may result in seri-
ous personal injury.
For the Model G1066/G1066Z/G1079 Drum
Sander to function properly, the sanding drums
must be aligned in two directions: (1) perpendic-
ular to feed direction (
Figures 5 and 6
) and (2)
parallel to the conveyor belt.
Figure 6.
Sanding drum parallel to feed belt.
In order to make the above adjustments, it is nec-
essary to know how to adjust the bearing blocks.
To adjust the Model G1066/G1066Z/G1079
bearing blocks:
1.
Loosen the lock nuts (
See Figure 7
) on one
of the bearing blocks on the drum that
requires adjustment.
2.
Raise or lower the bearing block by rotating
the setscrews (
See Figure 7
).
Turn very
gradually
1
⁄
8
of a turn or less.
Figure 7.
Bearing block adjustments.
Bearing Block
Setscrews
Locknut