Well, I got a chance to start assembling the G0555LX. First up was the base. Then while waiting for the mobile base to arrive I made a "floor" for the base out of 3/4" plywood. Depending on how much weight I put inside the base as ballast to prevent tipping when moving the saw, I may decide to install a length of aluminum angle for added rigidity. The head of the 1/4-20x5/8" hex bolts all had an unusual size, probably a metric(?). My wrenches wouldn't fit properly, so I went to Lowes & picked up a couple dozen to use instead. But, why metric on a 1/4"-so thread???
I then assembled the base. I thought it was to be from Taiwan, instead it came from China. The baase did not collapse to the 19" stated on the carton, it would only go down to 19 1/2". Nevertheless, the Grizzly base fit lengthwise, but not widthwise. This resulted in a 2 1/4" space between the edged of the Grizzly base & the Mobile base. So I centered the GB on the MB & drilled through the mounting holes of the GB through the plywood floor inside. Then I made a transfer puch from a drill blank & punched through the hole in the plywod & Grizzly feet into the base pads of the MB. I now have a prick punch mark on each of the MB pads that I'll drill for a 3/8" bolt that will secure the MB to the GB & the plywood floor.
That's as far as I got today. Hopefully, I can finish drilling the MB & bolt it to the GB tomorrow. Then I'll have to round up a neighbor to help me lift the saw out of the box & onto the base. At that time, I'll be able to assess if there was any damaged caused during shipment. UPS already notified Grizzly that they had caused damage to the crate in shipment. It was good to know they already did this on their own. So far, I haven't seen any damage, but I can't see what's on the bottom of the crate. I'm optimistic things will be OK.
Til next time.
Al