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Spindle height controls – Grizzly G0704 User Manual

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Model G0704 (Mfg. Since 08/11)

changing Spindle position using
fine feed Knob

1. unlock the quill lock lever and tighten the fine

feed lock knob.

2. rotate the fine feed knob to lower or raise

the spindle in small increments. observe the
scale on the knob or the digital readout to
monitor movement in thousandths of an inch
(

figure 28).

3. tighten the quill lock lever to hold the spindle

in a particular position if you choose.

Tip: Milling with the spindle fully extended
can cause tool chatter. For maximum spindle
rigidity when milling, it is better to keep the
spindle retracted into the headstock as far
as possible with the quill lock lever tightened,
and the fine feed knob tightened.

figure 28. Fine spindle feed controls.

Fine Feed

scale

Fine Feed

Knob

Spindle Height

controls

the spindle height is controlled by the quill feed
lever and the fine feed knob.

changing Spindle position using
Quill feed Levers

1. unlock the quill lock lever and loosen the fine

feed lock knob.

2. pull down on any of the coarse downfeed

levers to adjust the vertical position of the
spindle. observe the spindle height scale or
digital readout to monitor movement in inches
or millimeters.

Tip: Milling with the spindle fully extended can

cause tool chatter. For maximum spindle
rigidity when milling, it is better to keep the
spindle retracted into the headstock as far
as possible with the spindle lock and the
downfeed selector knob tightened.

Quill

lock

lever

Quill Feed

lever

figure 27. spindle controls.

spindle

height

scale

Quill

lock

lever

Fine Feed

Knob

Quill Feed

lever

Fine Feed

lock

Knob

Fine Feed

lock

Knob