Blade Guide

Bearings

The blade guide bearings are adjusted at the fac- tory but may need adjustment depending on the use of your bandsaw. Use Figures 46 & 47 to

guide you through the following steps.

Guide Bearings

Cap Screws

Backing Bearing

Eccentric Bushing

Carbide Blade Guide

Figure 46. Blade guide adjustments.

To adjust the blade guide bearings:

1.Before making adjustments, make sure the blade is tensioned and tracking correctly.

2.DISCONNECT THE BANDSAW FROM POWER!

3.Lower the bow until it makes contact with the horizontal stop.

4.Remove the blade guides.

5.The back of the blade should make light con- tact with the backing bearing.

—If it does not, loosen the two cap screws shown in Figure 46. Lower the blade guide until the back of the blade makes light con- tact with the backing bearing. Then tighten the two cap screws.

6.Loosen the set screw in Figure 47 to allow the eccentric bushing to turn.

7.Turn the hex nut on the eccentric shaft to adjust the distance of the guide bearing. The guide bearings and blade should make light contact or have a maximum clearance of 0.002".

8.Adjust the other eccentric blade guide bear- ing in the same manner.

9.

Adjust the carbide blade guides so they make

 

the same contact with the blade as the bear-

 

ings.

Set Screw

Hex Nut

Figure 47. More blade guide adjustments.

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Grizzly G0592 owner manual Blade Guide Bearings, To adjust the blade guide bearings

G0592 specifications

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