Grizzly G0659 owner manual Adjusting Blade Guides, Upper and Lower Guide Bearing Adjustment

Adjusting Blade

Guides

Tools Needed:	Qty
Hex Wrench 4mm	1
Slotted Screwdriver	1

The blade guides provide side-to-side support to help keep the blade straight while cutting. Properly adjusted blade guides are essential to making accurate cuts.

The ideal blade guide position on the Model

G0659 accomplishes the following:

•The blade guides exert enough force on the blade to hold it parallel to the path of the cut.

•The blade is held square to the table.

•The blade is supported during operation by the flanges on the blade guides, but does not ride directly upon them.

•The blade is not forced to bend excessively as it passes through the blade guides.

Upper and Lower Guide Bearing Adjustment

1.Make sure the blade tracks properly and is correctly tensioned.

2.DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!

3.Familiarize yourself with the blade guide con- trols shown in Figure 34.

Set Screw B
	Set Screws C
Set Screw A	Guide Bearing
Blade Guard Cap Screw
	Eccentric Spindles

Figure 34. Upper blade guide controls.

G0659  9" x 14" Vertical Metal-Cutting Bandsaw

Note: In most cases, the only adjustment necessary is to adjust the guide bearing eccentric spindles. This adjustment is out- lined in Steps 4–6below. If the proper posi- tioning cannot be accomplished by turning the eccentric spindles, you must re-position the lower and upper blade guide assemblies, as outlined later in this section.

4.Loosen set screws C (Figure 35). Set Screws C

Square

Figure 35. Blade squared.

5.Adjust the blade guides by turning the slotted eccentric spindles as necessary so the blade is held flat between the blade guide wheels but not so tight that the blade must bend between them (Figure 36). Make sure the blade remains square to the table.

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Figure 36. Blade guide wheel position.

6.Tighten the set screws.

7.Repeat Steps 4–6for the lower blade guide assembly.

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