Jet JJ-8CS Owner's Manual

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176. Insert lock bar and screws and tighten to holdin place. Blades are set at the proper heightwhen the top of the blade is 1/16" above thecutterhead.7. Repeat for other two blades.8. To set the knives to the outfeed table and to thesame height in the cutterhead, see section titled“Leveling Outfeed Table to Cutterhead Knives”found on page 10 of this manual.Gib AdjustmentAfter a period of use, the gibs may become looseand need adjusting:1. Loosen three lock nuts (A, Fig. 29) and gib lockscrew (B, Fig. 29)2. Tighten each set screw 1/4 turn starting at thebottom and working up. If a 1/4 turn does notremove all play, take another 1/4 turn. Repeata 1/4 turn at a time for all three set screws untilplay is removed.3. Tighten lock screw (B, Fig. 29) and lock nuts(A, Fig. 29).Lubrication1. Use a good grade of light grease on the steeladjusting screws located in the raising and low-ering mechanisms of the work tables.2. Occasionally, apply a few drops of light ma-chine oil to the gibs. This permits the tables toslide freely.3. The cutterhead ball bearings are lifetime lubri-cated and need no further care.Blade Care WARNINGBlades are extremely sharp! Use cautionwhen cleaning or changing. Failure tocomply may cause serious injury!When gum and pitch collect on the blades, care-fully remove with a strong solvent. Failure to re-move gum and pitch build-up may result in exces-sive friction and overheating.Fig. 29When blades become dull, touch up blades. See“Sharpening the Knives” on page 18.