Grizzly G0614, G0613 owner manual Setting Feed Rate, To set the feed rate

Setting Feed Rate

Feed rate is the speed at which the bow and the saw blade cuts through a workpiece. The feed rate dial adjusts the feed rate. If a lubricant is used while cutting, the feed rate can be increased by approximately 15%. The feed ON/OFF lever starts and stops the lowering of the bow.

To set the feed rate:

1.Raise the bow to the highest position and lock it in place with the feed ON/OFF lever.

2.Set the feed rate dial to the desired feed rate; 1 is the slowest and 9 is the fastest.

Feed Rate Dial

Feed ON/OFF

3.Start the pump and the bandsaw and begin cutting.

—If you get evenly-shaped chips that are slightly curled or spiraled with only a slight color change; the feed rate, blade speed, cutting fluid type, and blade type are cor- rect.

—If you get a tightly curled, warm shavings, brown to black in color, reduce the feed rate, increase blade speed or both.

—If you get smoking blue-colored metal chips, slow the blade speed, use cutting fluid, reduce the feed rate, or a combina- tion of the three.

—If you get thin powder-like silver colored chips, increase feed rate, decrease the blade speed, or both.

Figure 22. Feed rate dial.

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