I know this is an older video but I got my G0771Z about 2 months ago and thanks to this video I went back and revisited my set up and realized I had my side wings on the wrong side and my adjustment screws were on the outside instead of the inside so my table wasn't flat, I also found my blade wasn't square to my miter slot so I tore my saw down today and made all the adjustments and rebuilt it and now it all seems almost perfectly square. My only real gripe is the fence, when I tighten it down the back pops up so I have to hold it down while I tighten it. Thanks for the video
My G0771 was delivered a few days ago. No delivery service damage, but several damaged areas from the nails on the skid where they contacted the saw body. Just finished the setup and fine tuning yesterday. I have only made a few cuts and am very impressed with the quality of this machine.
Yeah, I had a couple spots of damage to the paint also. Luckily then were at the bottom and are mostly covered by my mobile base. Obviously doesn't effect performance but still brought a tear to my eye.
Great review! Thanks for such an honest review. Great how you "qualified" and related the Pro's and Con's and the importance the basic saw operations and functionality, versus the saws accessories. I had been looking at the G1023 for a awhile, but I'm sure you know they have been out of stock since the pandemic started. Not to mention, have gone up $500 in price, in the last 3 months. Your great review has steered me toward the G0771Z and will "probably" purchase it. Again, thanks a very "helpful" review!
Well, not sure if you check comments anymore since this was 2 years ago, but I've been shopping for a table saw, and this might be the one. I would like to know the plans for the miter saw table you have there!
Magnetic hooks can help provide on-saw storage. One could grind the teeth off the "junk" blade and use self-adhesive sandpaper to create a large sanding disc. And you should be able to replace the short 6-foot power cord with a longer one. Your review indicates Grizzly has made improvements of their earlier versions of this saw based on other reviews I've seen of the older saws. I want one now.
On this model the motor at 0’ from factory extends farther than the housing can accommodate-had to call Grizzly-they indicated there was a slightly larger housing to install to accommodate this change; even still that didn’t work out precisely as would have expected.
Great review! Did you check the thickness of your riving knife vs the kerf of your blade? The riving knife needs to be thinner than the blade and maybe why it was cutting slower. Not sure, just a guess.
I’ve had this saw for about 18 months, and have spoken to grizzly at least a dozen times, I’ve had one problem after another,. I too read lots of reviews for this saw before I bought it. The fence handle has snapped off twice, the main shaft bearing was not tighten and motor would struggle then trip the breaker. . My latest issue is the saw blade will not raise and lower. I know my experience is atypical, but my goodness…beware.
I think I am narrowing down my selection to either this saw or the G0899. I can probably live without the overarm dust collection capability on the G0899. I can't seem to find anything in the G0771Z manual though about calibrating the fence. Can you precisely fine tune the fence alignment with the miter slots? The G0899 manual shows these steps, but for this machine it makes no mention of it. I also assume you can align the blade to be parallel with the miter slots as well. Again, the manual just doesn't state anything about it. Thanks.
How much assembly is there of this saw? I know you have to install the cast iron wings, and the fence rails, but is the saw cabinet and the saw body mostly assembled? My current contractor saw you had to assemble the base/legs and then wrestle the saw body onto the base assembly.
The saw base comes all in one piece with the main table attached. You only have to remove some packing material, attach the two table extensions, attach the fence rails, attach the fence, and attach two access panels. Then there is some fine tuning and adjusting to do, but the entire process can be done solo. The only heavy lifting was getting it off the pallet and upright since it comes laying on its side.
Bought this saw one week ago. Upon assembly, it was apparent that the main table was not flat. Laid a straight edge from front to back, and there is an .018 gap in the center. Accordingly, my extensions don't line up with the top. My extensions are flat. Grizzly says that's within their tolerance of .015 - .020. There's s huge lip on either side where the table and extensions meet. This is what they call "precision ground". I'm so pissed. DON'T BUY GRIZZLY!
I have contemplated buying this saw but I am concerned about the aluminum fence and aluminum fence rail. I would have like to hear your comment re these two items.
I haven't had any issues with the fence rails. I shared your concerns about the aluminum fence, particularly because it only has a guide bearing on the outfeed side and doesn't lock in place on that side. If I push sideways against the fence at the outfeed end, I am able to deflect the fence slightly (1/16 inch or so), but it is just flexion, the fence doesn't permanently bend. It's a very study fence. In use, the cuts are perfectly accurate with no measurable errors to width of cut, likely because the cut is happening at the midpoint of the fence much closer to the securely locked infeed end, and because lateral pressure against the board is just enough to maintain fence contact. I regularly use finger boards and the riving knife and neither deflect the fence.
Grizzly T31566 Bear Crawl All Swivel mobile base. This is the one with 4 casters instead of 2 casters and 2 fixed wheels. Casters makes it easier to move around in a small shop. Yes, I like it. Fair price, works well, and able to assemble with one person without needing to lift the heavy machine onto it.
@@youdiy1149 Thanks for the informative saw review, and for this information about the mobile base. I’m wondering how much space the base’s outboard casters (and foot levers in the “up” position) take. If you were to roll your saw against the back wall, would the back rail touch the wall, or would the casters/levers hit the wall first? (I’m trying to see if I can fit a G0899 on this base in my garage without encroaching on parking space too much.)
@@ronstewart6308 The lifting levers on the rear of the saw base extend 1 7/8" past the rear edge of the saw so they would contact the wall first. The fence extends 3" past the saw so it would contact first unless you removed it, which is fast and doesn't require tools to do.
@@youdiy1149 Thanks for the quick, detailed reply. I do plan on removing the fence when I’m not using the saw, but I was hoping the fence-less saw would sit flush against the back wall. The G0899’s front rail appears to be wider than the G0771z’s, so maybe I can store the saw with its front facing the wall to save the 1-7/8”. Then I’d have almost 2” of a toe stubbing projection, which may or may not be any better. Again, thanks for taking the time to measure.
Just setting mine up I’ve found the bearing on the rear rail does not touch the rail and I’ve lowered it as much as possible anything I’m doing wrong? Extremely frustrated I feel the real rail is to small Tia
I had the same problem which makes the rear side of the fence scuff the table and not slide smoothly. After several tries I was able to get my bearing down far enough by having only about 2 groves of the bolt inside the nut which lowered it just enough to get my fence off the table.
Mine is on a 15 amp circuit and works fine 95% of the time. Every once in a while, it trips the breaker at startup. Trips more frequently with dado stack blades installed. Disclaimer: not an electrician so consult your doctor if symptoms worsen or pain lasts more than 4 hours.
Fence perfectly accurate so far. I was worried it might deflect away from the blade at the outfeed side because it only sits on a bearing rather than squeeze the rail like many others, but boards are coming out perfect width and completely parallel.
Your complaints like the short cord, every company on every type says no extension cords. To many people use cheap or poor quality cords which can result in damage to saw or fire.
just a word of caution: when you buy a grizzly product, your machinist skills should be more than modest. there are many things with these machines that need adjustment after unpacking. what happens at the factory is just a rudimentary alignment. it is up to the end user to make the fine adjustments and corrections for some of the manufacturing mistakes. the machines made in taiwan are usually of a better build quality than those from china. something to watch for..
@@Painfulwhale360 there is a link to a PDF file under the picture of the machine in the grizzly website. there is a menu bar that has the tabs "overview, videos, comparisons, reviews and documents" click on the documents tab and open the "specifications sheet" ... it will open the PDF file and usually on the second page it will show the country of origin.
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I know this is an older video but I got my G0771Z about 2 months ago and thanks to this video I went back and revisited my set up and realized I had my side wings on the wrong side and my adjustment screws were on the outside instead of the inside so my table wasn't flat, I also found my blade wasn't square to my miter slot so I tore my saw down today and made all the adjustments and rebuilt it and now it all seems almost perfectly square. My only real gripe is the fence, when I tighten it down the back pops up so I have to hold it down while I tighten it. Thanks for the video
My G0771 was delivered a few days ago. No delivery service damage, but several damaged areas from the nails on the skid where they contacted the saw body. Just finished the setup and fine tuning yesterday. I have only made a few cuts and am very impressed with the quality of this machine.
Yeah, I had a couple spots of damage to the paint also. Luckily then were at the bottom and are mostly covered by my mobile base. Obviously doesn't effect performance but still brought a tear to my eye.
Great review! Thanks for such an honest review. Great how you "qualified" and related the Pro's and Con's and the importance the basic saw operations and functionality, versus the saws accessories. I had been looking at the G1023 for a awhile, but I'm sure you know they have been out of stock since the pandemic started. Not to mention, have gone up $500 in price, in the last 3 months. Your great review has steered me toward the G0771Z and will "probably" purchase it. Again, thanks a very "helpful" review!
Glad you got something out of it!
Great review. I’ve had this saw for a few years now and am happy I made the investment.
Well, not sure if you check comments anymore since this was 2 years ago, but I've been shopping for a table saw, and this might be the one. I would like to know the plans for the miter saw table you have there!
Magnetic hooks can help provide on-saw storage. One could grind the teeth off the "junk" blade and use self-adhesive sandpaper to create a large sanding disc. And you should be able to replace the short 6-foot power cord with a longer one. Your review indicates Grizzly has made improvements of their earlier versions of this saw based on other reviews I've seen of the older saws. I want one now.
On this model the motor at 0’ from factory extends farther than the housing can accommodate-had to call Grizzly-they indicated there was a slightly larger housing to install to accommodate this change; even still that didn’t work out precisely as would have expected.
What a great review, Thank You
Great video was looking at this one as one to replace my old folding saw.
Little afraid of the weight but have a handtruck
Great review! Did you check the thickness of your riving knife vs the kerf of your blade? The riving knife needs to be thinner than the blade and maybe why it was cutting slower. Not sure, just a guess.
I’ve had this saw for about 18 months, and have spoken to grizzly at least a dozen times, I’ve had one problem after another,. I too read lots of reviews for this saw before I bought it. The fence handle has snapped off twice, the main shaft bearing was not tighten and motor would struggle then trip the breaker. . My latest issue is the saw blade will not raise and lower. I know my experience is atypical, but my goodness…beware.
@@Allyh1015 yes , I’ve been using it almost every day and it’s been working fine.
I bought the same saw 3 years ago and immediately threw that blade away as well lol.
I think I am narrowing down my selection to either this saw or the G0899. I can probably live without the overarm dust collection capability on the G0899. I can't seem to find anything in the G0771Z manual though about calibrating the fence. Can you precisely fine tune the fence alignment with the miter slots? The G0899 manual shows these steps, but for this machine it makes no mention of it. I also assume you can align the blade to be parallel with the miter slots as well. Again, the manual just doesn't state anything about it. Thanks.
How much assembly is there of this saw? I know you have to install the cast iron wings, and the fence rails, but is the saw cabinet and the saw body mostly assembled? My current contractor saw you had to assemble the base/legs and then wrestle the saw body onto the base assembly.
The saw base comes all in one piece with the main table attached. You only have to remove some packing material, attach the two table extensions, attach the fence rails, attach the fence, and attach two access panels. Then there is some fine tuning and adjusting to do, but the entire process can be done solo. The only heavy lifting was getting it off the pallet and upright since it comes laying on its side.
So I'm shopping, how is the fence? Will I have to upgrade the fence for consistant cuts?
i was just wandering if you still had this saw and if not which kind of saw would you perfer
I still have the saw and have no complaints.
Bought this saw one week ago. Upon assembly, it was apparent that the main table was not flat. Laid a straight edge from front to back, and there is an .018 gap in the center. Accordingly, my extensions don't line up with the top. My extensions are flat. Grizzly says that's within their tolerance of .015 - .020. There's s huge lip on either side where the table and extensions meet. This is what they call "precision ground". I'm so pissed. DON'T BUY GRIZZLY!
I have contemplated buying this saw but I am concerned about the aluminum fence and aluminum fence rail. I would have like to hear your comment re these two items.
I haven't had any issues with the fence rails. I shared your concerns about the aluminum fence, particularly because it only has a guide bearing on the outfeed side and doesn't lock in place on that side. If I push sideways against the fence at the outfeed end, I am able to deflect the fence slightly (1/16 inch or so), but it is just flexion, the fence doesn't permanently bend. It's a very study fence. In use, the cuts are perfectly accurate with no measurable errors to width of cut, likely because the cut is happening at the midpoint of the fence much closer to the securely locked infeed end, and because lateral pressure against the board is just enough to maintain fence contact. I regularly use finger boards and the riving knife and neither deflect the fence.
@@youdiy1149 - Thanks for your reply.
Hi - what specific rolling base did you install for your saw? Do you like it?
Grizzly T31566 Bear Crawl All Swivel mobile base. This is the one with 4 casters instead of 2 casters and 2 fixed wheels. Casters makes it easier to move around in a small shop. Yes, I like it. Fair price, works well, and able to assemble with one person without needing to lift the heavy machine onto it.
@@youdiy1149 Thanks for the informative saw review, and for this information about the mobile base.
I’m wondering how much space the base’s outboard casters (and foot levers in the “up” position) take. If you were to roll your saw against the back wall, would the back rail touch the wall, or would the casters/levers hit the wall first?
(I’m trying to see if I can fit a G0899 on this base in my garage without encroaching on parking space too much.)
@@ronstewart6308 The lifting levers on the rear of the saw base extend 1 7/8" past the rear edge of the saw so they would contact the wall first. The fence extends 3" past the saw so it would contact first unless you removed it, which is fast and doesn't require tools to do.
@@youdiy1149 Thanks for the quick, detailed reply. I do plan on removing the fence when I’m not using the saw, but I was hoping the fence-less saw would sit flush against the back wall. The G0899’s front rail appears to be wider than the G0771z’s, so maybe I can store the saw with its front facing the wall to save the 1-7/8”. Then I’d have almost 2” of a toe stubbing projection, which may or may not be any better.
Again, thanks for taking the time to measure.
Just setting mine up I’ve found the bearing on the rear rail does not touch the rail and I’ve lowered it as much as possible anything I’m doing wrong? Extremely frustrated I feel the real rail is to small Tia
I had the same problem which makes the rear side of the fence scuff the table and not slide smoothly. After several tries I was able to get my bearing down far enough by having only about 2 groves of the bolt inside the nut which lowered it just enough to get my fence off the table.
@@youdiy1149 thanks I’ll lower it have u had any problems with it falling off the nuts?
Can this run on a 15-amp circuit, or does it really require a 20-amp circuit?
Mine is on a 15 amp circuit and works fine 95% of the time. Every once in a while, it trips the breaker at startup. Trips more frequently with dado stack blades installed. Disclaimer: not an electrician so consult your doctor if symptoms worsen or pain lasts more than 4 hours.
Great story
Nice review. Thank you! How is the fence accuracy so far?
Fence perfectly accurate so far. I was worried it might deflect away from the blade at the outfeed side because it only sits on a bearing rather than squeeze the rail like many others, but boards are coming out perfect width and completely parallel.
@@youdiy1149 Wow--so great to hear, thanks! I appreciate the quick response, too.
It looks like I'll be ordering the same model. :)
Your complaints like the short cord, every company on every type says no extension cords. To many people use cheap or poor quality cords which can result in damage to saw or fire.
The best saw blades on the planet are Matsushita! Made in Japan. Well worth the trouble and extra cost over Diablo.
Is it quieter them a jobsite saw??
I don't have a meter to measure the sound, but it's definitely lower pitch than my previous Dewalt jobsite saw.
just a word of caution: when you buy a grizzly product, your machinist skills should be more than modest. there are many things with these machines that need adjustment after unpacking. what happens at the factory is just a rudimentary alignment. it is up to the end user to make the fine adjustments and corrections for some of the manufacturing mistakes. the machines made in taiwan are usually of a better build quality than those from china. something to watch for..
How can you find out which Grizzly machines are made in china and which ones are made in Taiwan?
@@Painfulwhale360 there is a link to a PDF file under the picture of the machine in the grizzly website.
there is a menu bar that has the tabs "overview, videos, comparisons, reviews and documents"
click on the documents tab and open the "specifications sheet" ... it will open the PDF file and usually on the second page it will show the country of origin.
$1300 DOLLARS THAT IS STUPID EXPENSIVE FOR 2 HP SAW