Grizzly 1023SL

user-244996 | Posted in Power Tools and Machinery on May 18, 2009 02:34am

This is my first experience with a true cabinet saw with a 3hp motor and I have a question for all of you with prior experience. Is it normal for the saw to start up at full power or should it take a second or two to power up. My saw is wired and running on 220 set up by a licensed electrician. Maybe it’s because I’m not used to the extra power, but it’s as though you pull a trigger when you turn the swith on and bam!!! it’s purring along. I hope you can tell me this is normal. Thanks for any info.

Larry W.

Replies

davidbrum | May 18, 2009 02:50am | #1
It's normal. Enjoy your saw, it's a good one.

David B
Knotscott | May 18, 2009 02:53am | #2
That's normal for a 3hp saw IME. It was a bit of a surprise to me too when I started my Shop Fox 1677 compared to my 1-3/4hp hybrid (the SF 1677 is essentially a white 1023SL). It's literally more difficult to loosen the arbor nut with the 3hp saw because it self tightens so much. Congrats and enjoy!

Edited 5/17/2009 7:53 pm ET by Knotscott
DuaneR | May 18, 2009 03:34am | #3
While on the subject of tablesaws. I recently got the grizzley G5959Z. After leveling this machine up with the leveling bolts should I shim it with steel shims and grout in the base so it stays level

Thanks

Duane
forestgirl | May 18, 2009 05:24am | #4
"...but it's as though you pull a trigger when you turn the swith on and bam!!! it's purring along." That's great as long as it doesn't actually go BAM!!! <grin>

Congratulations! I, too, have somewhat recently acquired my first cabinet saw, and it's a joy.

forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
bones | May 18, 2009 05:39am | #5
I have the 1023slx and thats perfectly normal. She fires right up and should not bog down when cutting. It should also pass the nickle test. Stand a nickle on its edge and start and stop the saw, it should not fall. Enjoy the saw, I've had mine for a long time. Its a great piece of machinery.

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SARGEgrinder47 | May 19, 2009 05:55am | #6
You should get a "bam: on any 3 HP TS as the two previous I have had. You get a bigger "Bam" on my current 5 HP in case you might be interested in the Big Bam theory..

BTW.. occasionally check your belt tightness as all those "bams" and heat will stretch them over time which will require a slight re-positioning of the motor to take out the slack. When you stop getting Bams.. that might just be an indication the belt is not tight and slipping so... enjoy your bams and use them to key off of for detecting belt slip. ha.. ha...

Sarge..

Edited 5/18/2009 10:56 pm ET by SARGEgrinder47
JMartinsky | May 19, 2009 05:55am | #7
Dear Larry,
I have a Powermatic 66 and that's the way that it starts up. Sounds like a winner!

Best,

John