Wheel Alignment

Wheel alignment is one of the most critical fac- tors for optimal performance from your bandsaw. Wheels are properly aligned when they are par- allel with each other and in the same plane or “coplanar” (see the illustration in the figure to the right).

Heat, vibration, wandering, blade wear, tire wear and overall bandsaw wear are considerably decreased when the wheels are parallel and coplanar. Additionally, wheels that are parallel and coplanar automatically track the blade by balanc- ing it on the crown of the wheel—this is known as “coplanar tracking.”

Bringing the wheel into alignment may require a combination of shimming a wheel and center/ lateral tracking the upper blade.

Tools Needed

Qty

Straightedge 4 ft

1

Fine Ruler

1

Wrench or Socket 13mm

1

Wrench or Socket 19mm

1

Checking Wheel Alignment

1.DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!

2.Remove the table.

3.With the blade on and properly tensioned, hold a straightedge close to the center of both wheels. Make sure the straightedge fully extends across the rims of both wheels, as shown in the figure below.

 

Coplanar

Parallel, Not

 

Coplanar

 

 

Straightedge

Straightedge

Shim

Contacts Top

Wheel

And Bottom of

 

Both Wheels

 

 

 

 

Not Parallel

Not Parallel

 

Not Coplanar

Not Coplanar

 

Adjust

 

 

Tracking

 

Figure 63. Wheel alignment illustration.

Figure 62. Checking if the wheels are coplanar.

Model G0555/G0555P (Mfg. Since 5/11)

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Grizzly G0555 owner manual Checking Wheel Alignment