Hey Thanks, this was a very detailed and well segmented instructional video. So helpful for the average wood worker who might be overwhelmed by the process of tool maintenance. Last time I paid someone to replace blades. Now I am empowered to not only replace blades but to to do all adjustments to maximize my tool. This is an amazingly helpful indepth educational video. This is so Grizzly as I know it, great tools and now I can say great support for maintenance. Please continue to provide this level of support for all Grizzly tools.
Wish I had reviewed this video before now. I did not know so much adjustment was needed before using the planer. I have a go1033 and am having all kinds of problems with the feed of hardwood lumber. I will try these directions and see if my problems resolve. Too bad I don’t have that rotovator tool.
Hi there! We have this rotacator available at www.grizzly.com/products/rotacator-rotacator/w1218a . Hope this video helps you get your planer up and running hardwood like a breeze!
Thanks for doing this video!!!!! It really helped me set up my planer. I have three suggestions to you and others. First, change the factory setting on the overload relay from manual reset to automatic reset. Second, and because you said to check the gearbox before starting the planer, I assume that there would probably be some oil in the gearbox. If I know it up front, I really don’t mind having to put oil into the gearbox. (I had to make a quick, unscheduled trip to the auto parts store to get some Lucas gear oil and a pump that screws into the top of the bottle. Sweet!!) Instead of asking me to check the oil level, just tell us to fill the gearbox with oil before starting the planer. Or better yet, include a bottle of gear oil and tube for filling in the gearbox in the small part boxes. Third, place a little more emphasis on adjusting the spring tension on the input and output feed rollers. That is a foreign concept for us coming “lunchbox planers” to this planer. (I kept adjusting the feed rollers depth to remove the infeed and outfeed roller marks on my lumber until I had the “Ah-ha” moment and realized that you really wanted the 0.040 depth on the infeed roller and the 0.020 depth on the outfeed rollers. And to remove the roller marks on the lumber by adjusting the downward spring pressure on the rollers. And yes, you did said it in the video. But, you did not emphasize it, and that is why I missed it.) Final impressions of my G0453PX, I’ve run about a 100 bd-ft of rough saw ash and some soft maple through the planer and it ran great. It has lots of power, and the final surface was smooth. My biggest problem now is keeping the dust collector empty, and as a former boss told me, that’s a good thing!!!!! Thanks for a great planer at a great price!!
Great so see you guys making these videos now! Just placed an order for a G0453Z today - and this video will come in handy no doubt. I just wish these videos existed when i bought my G0490X last year!
Hi there! Happy to share some know-how from our very own experts. The planer, by design, is meant to mirror the reference surface that is traveling along the cast-iron table, so any deflection in the material on the downward side will translate to the cut as well. The planer feed rollers may apply enough pressure downward to help press the workpiece down, but it is still likely to relate the cupping that is already in the board itself. Also, it may come down to material itself. For example, a larger plain sawn cut piece of lumber, or a live sawn cut, may inherently cup due to the grain structure after material is removed during milling operations. The milling cut should also be light enough to let material "breathe"--meaning, if the max. depth of cut for the machine is 1/8", you should still only aim to remove 1/16" or less per pass to reduce board movement. All of this noted, it is always advisable to begin your milling process with the jointer to get a flat reference surface for the planer tables to go off of to keep material as flat as possible. Hope this helps!
hi Guys , thanks for this video, you are really coming around in all corners, i have a question though since you didn't mention the table in your video, i have got hold of a Grizzly G1037 (not the Z model) and did wonder if you have any tips or small tricks to adjust the table going up and down. My G1037 was in a bad shape and needed a caring hand, but for some reason i cant get the table to go smoothly all the way up or down, i have cleaned with a grid 1000 sandpaper to remove rust and dirt from the columns so they are really smooth and also lubed them, hope you can help me with this so i can get it up and running Best regards Tim
Hi there, Tim! I reached out to our Technical Department and they recommended making sure the bed of the machine is level with the head of the machine. Here's a quick set of recommendations: Measure from the bed to the head casting at each corner. If any adjustments are needed, loosen the chain tensioner under the machine enough that you can turn the individual sprockets without moving all of them. After adjustments are made, reinstall the chain. For further details, our Technical Department at www.grizzly.com/contact will be happy to help you out!
Hello! First of all, GREAT video! You folks did a fantastic job covering every step. So easy to follow and informative. My question is, we bought a 15" planer, that we were pleased with. Now suddenly it has begun sort of chewing and marking the wood in little tiny indentations. Doesn't seem to matter which way we run the board or even if it's pine or hardwood, it still does that. Some look like tears in the wood. Others like the chips are being pressed into the wood and leaving marks. Any help you might be able to offer is appreciated. Thank you!
David Smalley Had the same problem. Two options: 1. Adjust the spring tension on the roller making the marks. If you are seeing tiny hatch marks, it is the off feed roller, if diagonal lines, the infeed roller. Any doubt, just look at the roller. The video explains how to do this at about 12:14, in the section on feed roller tension. 2. You may also have to raise height of the offending roller. I set my infeed roller at .020 inches vs. recommended .040" and it still grabs like mad. If you are planing very soft wood like cedar, you may see some very shallow marks from the rollers. I would recommend sanding these away instead of messing with the height of the rollers, as it can be an hours long process. My advice if you think the roller height is the culprit, check the height at both ends and gradually aim for the target setting. Go back and forth between each side until both are at the same height. Then, gradually tightened the screws. Tightening the screws may change the setting, so go slow and expect to have to make adjustments. My best advice, loosen the nut only as much as needed to make the adjustment. Now, some caveats. In the part of the video where it discusses adjusting the height of the infeed and Outfeed rollers, it begins by saying to unplug the machine. Later it says to put the gear in neutral. The manual makes the same mistake. According to tech service and other parts of the manual, you shouldn't ever shift the gearbox unless the planer is running. How is it going to be running if it is unplugged??? So, first run the planer, shift it into neutral and then unplug it and proceed. Good luck.
@@PamPeerceLanders Very good advice. One further question from me: I’m ok to follow the instructions not to shift the gear unless the machine is running (though I have already done this before knowing this requirement -but I’m unable to reverse what has happened), but what’s the reason? Anyone opened and looked into the gear box? Thanks.
I followed this video very closely setting up my grizzly planer, and when it came to the indeed and out feed rollers the video has the specs backwards. My manual has the in feed separated roller at .02 and the out feed @ .04Now that I'm thinking about it, why would the in feed be lower than the out feed after the planer makes its cut. Guess i should have skipped the grizzly produced video about a grizzly produced planer and studied the manual before wasting 2.5 hours of my time .
My manual just says "set the infeed and outfeed rollers to 0.02" - 0.04" below the cutterhead knife edge at bottom dead center." Read literally and without assumption, it implies nothing about infeed or outfeed being set any differently than eachother.
This video contains too much information. Needs to be split into smaller videos so that people can locate the specific piece of information they are looking for. Perhaps Grizzly could list time points within the video, like a table of contents, where the different settings are covered.
Its the Penn and Teller of Grizzly Tools. :)
Hey Thanks, this was a very detailed and well segmented instructional video. So helpful for the average wood worker who might be overwhelmed by the process of tool maintenance. Last time I paid someone to replace blades. Now I am empowered to not only replace blades but to to do all adjustments to maximize my tool. This is an amazingly helpful indepth educational video.
This is so Grizzly as I know it, great tools and now I can say great support for maintenance. Please continue to provide this level of support for all Grizzly tools.
Hey Perry! Thank you for your feedback!
I cannot get the gib bolts loose at all. Are they loosened opposite?
This overview is excellent - as I own the G0453. For others that own it, have you removed the bed rollers for cleaning?
Wish I had reviewed this video before now. I did not know so much adjustment was needed before using the planer. I have a go1033 and am having all kinds of problems with the feed of hardwood lumber. I will try these directions and see if my problems resolve. Too bad I don’t have that rotovator tool.
Hi there! We have this rotacator available at www.grizzly.com/products/rotacator-rotacator/w1218a . Hope this video helps you get your planer up and running hardwood like a breeze!
Thanks for doing this video!!!!! It really helped me set up my planer. I have three suggestions to you and others.
First, change the factory setting on the overload relay from manual reset to automatic reset.
Second, and because you said to check the gearbox before starting the planer, I assume that there would probably be some oil in the gearbox. If I know it up front, I really don’t mind having to put oil into the gearbox. (I had to make a quick, unscheduled trip to the auto parts store to get some Lucas gear oil and a pump that screws into the top of the bottle. Sweet!!) Instead of asking me to check the oil level, just tell us to fill the gearbox with oil before starting the planer. Or better yet, include a bottle of gear oil and tube for filling in the gearbox in the small part boxes.
Third, place a little more emphasis on adjusting the spring tension on the input and output feed rollers. That is a foreign concept for us coming “lunchbox planers” to this planer. (I kept adjusting the feed rollers depth to remove the infeed and outfeed roller marks on my lumber until I had the “Ah-ha” moment and realized that you really wanted the 0.040 depth on the infeed roller and the 0.020 depth on the outfeed rollers. And to remove the roller marks on the lumber by adjusting the downward spring pressure on the rollers. And yes, you did said it in the video. But, you did not emphasize it, and that is why I missed it.)
Final impressions of my G0453PX, I’ve run about a 100 bd-ft of rough saw ash and some soft maple through the planer and it ran great. It has lots of power, and the final surface was smooth. My biggest problem now is keeping the dust collector empty, and as a former boss told me, that’s a good thing!!!!!
Thanks for a great planer at a great price!!
so did u increase the downward pressure or decrease it? I cant seem to get rid of the roller marks...
I didn't see anything about how to level the infeed and outfeed platforms. Some people say they should be above level, some say as level as possible
Great so see you guys making these videos now! Just placed an order for a G0453Z today - and this video will come in handy no doubt.
I just wish these videos existed when i bought my G0490X last year!
BCandD73 hhahatoys
The planer is cuping the boards. An advice?
Hi there! Happy to share some know-how from our very own experts.
The planer, by design, is meant to mirror the reference surface that is traveling along the cast-iron table, so any deflection in the material on the downward side will translate to the cut as well. The planer feed rollers may apply enough pressure downward to help press the workpiece down, but it is still likely to relate the cupping that is already in the board itself.
Also, it may come down to material itself. For example, a larger plain sawn cut piece of lumber, or a live sawn cut, may inherently cup due to the grain structure after material is removed during milling operations. The milling cut should also be light enough to let material "breathe"--meaning, if the max. depth of cut for the machine is 1/8", you should still only aim to remove 1/16" or less per pass to reduce board movement.
All of this noted, it is always advisable to begin your milling process with the jointer to get a flat reference surface for the planer tables to go off of to keep material as flat as possible.
Hope this helps!
This video is great. Thank you!
hi Guys , thanks for this video, you are really coming around in all corners, i have a question though since you didn't mention the table in your video, i have got hold of a Grizzly G1037 (not the Z model) and did wonder if you have any tips or small tricks to adjust the table going up and down. My G1037 was in a bad shape and needed a caring hand, but for some reason i cant get the table to go smoothly all the way up or down, i have cleaned with a grid 1000 sandpaper to remove rust and dirt from the columns so they are really smooth and also lubed them, hope you can help me with this so i can get it up and running
Best regards
Tim
Hi there, Tim! I reached out to our Technical Department and they recommended making sure the bed of the machine is level with the head of the machine. Here's a quick set of recommendations:
Measure from the bed to the head casting at each corner. If any adjustments are needed, loosen the chain tensioner under the machine enough that you can turn the individual sprockets without moving all of them. After adjustments are made, reinstall the chain.
For further details, our Technical Department at www.grizzly.com/contact will be happy to help you out!
I just bought a used Grizzly G1021 planer that is very similar to this model. Is there a way I can get a replacement for the blade height guide?
really nice and useful video. thanks for posting.
Hello!
First of all, GREAT video! You folks did a fantastic job covering every step. So easy to follow and informative. My question is, we bought a 15" planer, that we were pleased with. Now suddenly it has begun sort of chewing and marking the wood in little tiny indentations. Doesn't seem to matter which way we run the board or even if it's pine or hardwood, it still does that. Some look like tears in the wood. Others like the chips are being pressed into the wood and leaving marks.
Any help you might be able to offer is appreciated.
Thank you!
David Smalley Had the same problem. Two options: 1. Adjust the spring tension on the roller making the marks. If you are seeing tiny hatch marks, it is the off feed roller, if diagonal lines, the infeed roller. Any doubt, just look at the roller. The video explains how to do this at about 12:14, in the section on feed roller tension. 2. You may also have to raise height of the offending roller. I set my infeed roller at .020 inches vs. recommended .040" and it still grabs like mad. If you are planing very soft wood like cedar, you may see some very shallow marks from the rollers. I would recommend sanding these away instead of messing with the height of the rollers, as it can be an hours long process. My advice if you think the roller height is the culprit, check the height at both ends and gradually aim for the target setting. Go back and forth between each side until both are at the same height. Then, gradually tightened the screws. Tightening the screws may change the setting, so go slow and expect to have to make adjustments. My best advice, loosen the nut only as much as needed to make the adjustment.
Now, some caveats. In the part of the video where it discusses adjusting the height of the infeed and Outfeed rollers, it begins by saying to unplug the machine. Later it says to put the gear in neutral. The manual makes the same mistake. According to tech service and other parts of the manual, you shouldn't ever shift the gearbox unless the planer is running. How is it going to be running if it is unplugged???
So, first run the planer, shift it into neutral and then unplug it and proceed. Good luck.
@@PamPeerceLanders Very good advice. One further question from me: I’m ok to follow the instructions not to shift the gear unless the machine is running (though I have already done this before knowing this requirement -but I’m unable to reverse what has happened), but what’s the reason? Anyone opened and looked into the gear box? Thanks.
@@maxwang2537 No clue.
@@PamPeerceLanders Thank you.
All these tools are starting to look like one another. That Grizzly looks so close to my Powermatic 15HH
Very well done guy's Thanks
Thanks, guys!
I followed this video very closely setting up my grizzly planer, and when it came to the indeed and out feed rollers the video has the specs backwards. My manual has the in feed separated roller at .02 and the out feed @ .04Now that I'm thinking about it, why would the in feed be lower than the out feed after the planer makes its cut. Guess i should have skipped the grizzly produced video about a grizzly produced planer and studied the manual before wasting 2.5 hours of my time .
My manual just says "set the infeed and outfeed rollers to 0.02" - 0.04" below the cutterhead knife edge at bottom dead center." Read literally and without assumption, it implies nothing about infeed or outfeed being set any differently than eachother.
This video contains too much information. Needs to be split into smaller videos so that people can locate the specific piece of information they are looking for. Perhaps Grizzly could list time points within the video, like a table of contents, where the different settings are covered.
Or just hit pause when you need to stop