I have recently taken delivery of the G0656p 8" jointer and for the past week i have been trying to adjust the base to both level and have all 4 points resting on the ground. Seems easy but it was proving to be a challenge. When i would get it level and resting on all 4 points and then move it to a new location it would be all out of wack. Move it back to the exact same spot and again all out of wack.
I have spent about an hour each night trying to figure this out, and even picked up a concrete patch kit so i could level out some of the rough spots on the concrete floor...but still it would go out of level and worse it would no longer sit flat on all 4 points. 2 are steel wheels and 2 on the opposing end are adjustable legs.
Well i thought maybe there was something wrong with the squareness of the entire base itself.
Until i spun the wheels....*rolling eyes*...they are not even close to being round....or at least the axle is not in the center of the wheel...its off by almost a half inch...on both wheels.
I will call grizzly, but i wonder if anyone has had this problem and what is the solution? Once i put the jointer table on the base i will not be able to make these adjustments.
Just as a catching up i have had the following problems with this jointer.
1. Arrived with a large dent in the base unit due to fork lift error. ( dent pushed in and is acceptable). Contacted Grizzly and they were willing to replace, but i said that was not nessary.
2. Defective casting and poor powder coating ( contacted Grizzly and it is being replaced)
3. Now i have 2 steel wheels that are out of round...making the concept of using it as a mobile base impossible. ( will contact grizzly)