The 1021 I’m not familiar with. I wish I could help, but grizzly tech support is probably your best bet. Sounds like a shear pin went..just my thoughts after reading your problem.
OK my new G1021x2 quit feeding wood through. The cutter still spins. Took off belt cover and found outer belt broken, middle one warped, and inside one OK. They sent me two new belts. Both are extemely tight as the motor housing is now a full 1" above the set height from the factory. Now the inner belt is way loose. My description caused tech support to tell me they are sending three new belts. No answer as to why the motor still sits so high. Also , it doesn't really raise up to shorten distance between pulleys. It rotates sideways more than up! Not good! Like the belts are too short. But they are both labled 58". Ran it and the drive mechanism still doesn't turn. Took off drive chain cover. No sprockets turning. Help on phone said "something like a shear pin or worse going on inside gear box". Deep breath. This video above helped me get the cover off about 3/4", but it's still hung up on the speed shift shaft housing inside and that housing is connected to the smaller lower drive sprocket which both seem to be holding the cover from coming off any further. At this point I usually break things, so I'm asking, Does this cover come completely off and if so, how to get it off the hung up two points in lower left side. I didn't see any metal in the drained fluid.
Yes the cover is a “bear” to get off!! As I remember there were spring pins in the housing cover that were very difficult to get off. The shift knob was just threaded on. I also remember that the cover only has basically one position in which it will come off. It kept getting hung up on parts and had to be really manipulated to get off. Patience is the key in that area. Don’t force it. The sprockets are keyed on and getting the thing back together was like reassembling a Swiss watch. best of luck
I just got a new grizzly like this and the table is out of parallel by .012". WTF! I had to adjust the sprockets underneath the table. Can you post the links you used to get rid on the snipe?
It took a lot of tweaking. First I would call Grizzly and ask for replacement tables or bed. As much as I dislike Grizzly for their quality control, their customer service has always been good to get it fixed. I followed the book setup to the “T” and truthfully I would recommend a planer dial indicator such as Shop Fox W1218A Rotacator Magnetic Dial Indicator. It’s quite expensive, but comes in handy after your setup phase for dialing in blade changes. I did mine with machined aluminum blocks and feeler gauges…which was a real headache but worked. The planer gauge is much better and keeps you from nicking your blades if you make a slight mistake as I did, but my blades needed sharpened from the factory anyways. If I can help further, let me know..good luck
The gearbox oil is 90 weight oil. If the gearbox is noisy, I’d check the oil level first. If the oil level is not low, then I’d look into it further. If you drain the oil, look for metallic particles in the oil. If there is metal in the oil, then I’d tear it down and inspect the gearbox. Hope this helps..
I should also mention that it was noisy before changing bearings. Before I changed the bearings I changed the oil thinking that may be the problem. I used the 80 on advice from Busy Bee, the noise got worse, that's why I decided to change the bearings. Could the lighter oil make it louder.
@@latifcrowder1505 It could..but I doubt it. What bearings did you change? Cutter head bearings would make make a higher pitch noise than gearbox bearings. The gearbox runs at a slow speed vs cutter head at high speed. The gear box is pretty complicated to remove and reinstall. Not impossible just frustrating..
Unfortunately most big manufacturers like Delta, Powermatic and well known names are all made in China or have parts from China. The equipment works well, and comes cheaper, but quality control is an issue. Grizzly however has been flawless in getting any issues corrected.
As far as I know 70% of grizzly products are made in taiwan here is a excerpt from the owner after some moron made a comment about being made in china As we would expect from the Internet, there are a lot of opinions, many good, and some, well...............rubbish! Let's put some things to rest: 1) The G0490 series of parallelogram jointers was never made in Taiwan. We have carried that unit for almost 10 years and it was always made in China, under our supervision. 2) Over 70% of our machines are made in Taiwan and the production will not change. We have long term relationships with factories in Taiwan and I know all the owners personally, some of whom were small companies and are now public companies! Those relationships are precious for getting things done as well as for loyalty. 3) We have had an office in China for over 16 years with quality control inspectors as well as engineers that are on our payroll. One of them is a German (yes, originally from Germany) whom I have known since before I started Grizzly 33 years ago. He speaks Mandarin as well as about 8 other languages. We also send our engineers to oversee production from our USA headquarters several times a year. All that costs money, but it is imperative that we try to get it right the first time. This is not an easy business to be in, but we make it look easy with the various processes that we have developed and put in place through experience. 4) With any factory, be it China, Taiwan, or even USA, quality control during production is the key to success. If there are problems with a machine, it costs us money to deal with that problem, even if it is just a phone call from the customer. Therefore, we try to make sure that issues are minimal when the product is shipped to customers. We cannot catch 100% of the issues and cannot control the issue if a trucker decides to play the Samsonite Gorilla with a product (referring to an old commercial where a Gorilla throws around a Samsonite suitcase to show how well it stands up), but as everyone knows, we stand behind everything we sell and that is why it is critical to have good oversight during production. There isn't a shipment that leaves without one or more of our QC engineers checking it during and at the end of production. 5) As far as the comment about knock-offs. Guess who designed jointers to have indexing carbide insert spiral cutter-heads that are now the norm in the industry? Also we have the largest choice of machines under one brand in the World! We have come out with features never offered before, but many times considered normal because they have been copied by others. I guess that is why we are the leaders in woodworking machinery in this country. Finally, we sell more jointers than perhaps all other competitors combined. There is a reason for this besides price.
I'm about to tackle this exact repair at work tomorrow. Thank you for posting a video!
You’re welcome. Best of luck.
The 1021 I’m not familiar with. I wish I could help, but grizzly tech support is probably your best bet. Sounds like a shear pin went..just my thoughts after reading your problem.
OK my new G1021x2 quit feeding wood through. The cutter still spins. Took off belt cover and found outer belt broken, middle one warped, and inside one OK. They sent me two new belts. Both are extemely tight as the motor housing is now a full 1" above the set height from the factory. Now the inner belt is way loose. My description caused tech support to tell me they are sending three new belts. No answer as to why the motor still sits so high. Also , it doesn't really raise up to shorten distance between pulleys. It rotates sideways more than up! Not good! Like the belts are too short. But they are both labled 58". Ran it and the drive mechanism still doesn't turn. Took off drive chain cover. No sprockets turning. Help on phone said "something like a shear pin or worse going on inside gear box". Deep breath. This video above helped me get the cover off about 3/4", but it's still hung up on the speed shift shaft housing inside and that housing is connected to the smaller lower drive sprocket which both seem to be holding the cover from coming off any further. At this point I usually break things, so I'm asking, Does this cover come completely off and if so, how to get it off the hung up two points in lower left side. I didn't see any metal in the drained fluid.
Yes the cover is a “bear” to get off!! As I remember there were spring pins in the housing cover that were very difficult to get off. The shift knob was just threaded on. I also remember that the cover only has basically one position in which it will come off. It kept getting hung up on parts and had to be really manipulated to get off. Patience is the key in that area. Don’t force it.
The sprockets are keyed on and getting the thing back together was like reassembling a Swiss watch.
best of luck
I just got a new grizzly like this and the table is out of parallel by .012". WTF! I had to adjust the sprockets underneath the table. Can you post the links you used to get rid on the snipe?
It took a lot of tweaking. First I would call Grizzly and ask for replacement tables or bed. As much as I dislike Grizzly for their quality control, their customer service has always been good to get it fixed.
I followed the book setup to the “T” and truthfully I would recommend a planer dial indicator such as Shop Fox W1218A Rotacator Magnetic Dial Indicator.
It’s quite expensive, but comes in handy after your setup phase for dialing in blade changes.
I did mine with machined aluminum blocks and feeler gauges…which was a real headache but worked.
The planer gauge is much better and keeps you from nicking your blades if you make a slight mistake as I did, but my blades needed sharpened from the factory anyways.
If I can help further, let me know..good luck
Is your gear box noisy when running. What wt. oil did you use in gear box.
The gearbox oil is 90 weight oil. If the gearbox is noisy, I’d check the oil level first. If the oil level is not low, then I’d look into it further. If you drain the oil, look for metallic particles in the oil. If there is metal in the oil, then I’d tear it down and inspect the gearbox. Hope this helps..
@@tupelowoodcarver1785 thank you. The noise started after I changed the bearings. The oil I put back in was 80wt. Maybe to light?
I should also mention that it was noisy before changing bearings. Before I changed the bearings I changed the oil thinking that may be the problem. I used the 80 on advice from Busy Bee, the noise got worse, that's why I decided to change the bearings. Could the lighter oil make it louder.
@@latifcrowder1505 It could..but I doubt it. What bearings did you change? Cutter head bearings would make make a higher pitch noise than gearbox bearings. The gearbox runs at a slow speed vs cutter head at high speed.
The gear box is pretty complicated to remove and reinstall. Not impossible just frustrating..
@@latifcrowder1505 Who manufactured your new bearings? NSK / vs / China makes a big difference.
Damn, what a bummer.... I WAS saving up for the Z version of this machine.... Now....? I didn't know they were made in China.....
Unfortunately most big manufacturers like Delta, Powermatic and well known names are all made in China or have parts from China.
The equipment works well, and comes cheaper, but quality control is an issue.
Grizzly however has been flawless in getting any issues corrected.
As far as I know 70% of grizzly products are made in taiwan here is a excerpt from the owner after some moron made a comment about being made in china As we would expect from the Internet, there are a lot of opinions, many good, and some, well...............rubbish!
Let's put some things to rest:
1) The G0490 series of parallelogram jointers was never made in Taiwan. We have carried that unit for almost 10 years and it was always made in China, under our supervision.
2) Over 70% of our machines are made in Taiwan and the production will not change. We have long term relationships with factories in Taiwan and I know all the owners personally, some of whom were small companies and are now public companies! Those relationships are precious for getting things done as well as for loyalty.
3) We have had an office in China for over 16 years with quality control inspectors as well as engineers that are on our payroll. One of them is a German (yes, originally from Germany) whom I have known since before I started Grizzly 33 years ago. He speaks Mandarin as well as about 8 other languages. We also send our engineers to oversee production from our USA headquarters several times a year. All that costs money, but it is imperative that we try to get it right the first time. This is not an easy business to be in, but we make it look easy with the various processes that we have developed and put in place through experience.
4) With any factory, be it China, Taiwan, or even USA, quality control during production is the key to success. If there are problems with a machine, it costs us money to deal with that problem, even if it is just a phone call from the customer. Therefore, we try to make sure that issues are minimal when the product is shipped to customers. We cannot catch 100% of the issues and cannot control the issue if a trucker decides to play the Samsonite Gorilla with a product (referring to an old commercial where a Gorilla throws around a Samsonite suitcase to show how well it stands up), but as everyone knows, we stand behind everything we sell and that is why it is critical to have good oversight during production. There isn't a shipment that leaves without one or more of our QC engineers checking it during and at the end of production.
5) As far as the comment about knock-offs. Guess who designed jointers to have indexing carbide insert spiral cutter-heads that are now the norm in the industry? Also we have the largest choice of machines under one brand in the World! We have come out with features never offered before, but many times considered normal because they have been copied by others. I guess that is why we are the leaders in woodworking machinery in this country.
Finally, we sell more jointers than perhaps all other competitors combined. There is a reason for this besides price.
Sounds like a nightmare
It was when I got it, but it’s actually is the only tool from Grizzly that I feel was even close to being worth the $$ I spent.
Grizzly this should not happen anymore try your best,
Has been great since the repair..