Grizzly G1012 instruction manual Guide Post, To adjust guide assembly alignment on guide post

Guide Post

The guide post (shown in Figure 30) is adjustable so the guide blocks will stay aligned with the blade when the guide post is raised or lowered.

To adjust guide assembly alignment on guide post:

1.Adjust blade tension and tracking.

2.Loosen the guide blocks in the upper and lower guide assemblies.

Guide Post

Figure 27. Tension and guide post controls.

3.Note where the blade is in the guide block holder. It should be roughly centered. If it is not centered, loosen the hex bolt that secures the blade guide assembly to the guide post.

4.Rotate the guide assembly so the blade is centered between each side of the guide block holders.

5.Tighten the hex nut that secures the blade guide assembly to the guide post.

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Always disconnect power to the machine when making adjust- ments. Failure to do this may result in serious personal injury.

Blade Guides

Whenever changing a blade or adjusting tension and tracking, the upper and lower blade support bearings and guide-blocks must be re-adjusted. Always loosen the thumbscrews/setscrews and knobs and adjust the assemblies away before installing a new blade or making blade adjust- ments. After blade tension and tracking are set correctly, re-adjust the upper and lower support bearings and guide-block assemblies into posi- tion.

UPPER BLADE GUIDE ASSEMBLIES

The guide-blocks support the blade from both sides. The steel guide-blocks should be set .004" from the blade as illustrated in Figure 27. The guide-block holder should be adjusted so the front blocks are 1⁄16" behind the saw gullets.

To set the guide-blocks within the guide- block holder:

Guide-Block Holder

Guide-Blocks

Blade Space .004" Each Side

Figure 28. Proper guide block adjustment.

1.Loosen the setscrews locking the guide- blocks in the guide-block holder.

G1012 18" Bandsaw