Grizzly G0668 owner manual Blade Changes, Disconnect Bandsaw from Power

blade changes

Blade Changes

Always disconnect power to the machine when changing blades. Failure to do this may result in serious personal injury.

To replace the blade:

1.DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!

2.Open the upper and lower wheel doors.

3.Release the blade tension by rotating the tensioning handwheel.

4.Put on heavy leather gloves, then slide the blade off the upper and lower wheels, around the blade post, and through the table slit.

5.Install a new blade in reverse order (see Figure 17).

Figure 17. Placing blade on upper wheel.

Note: Make sure the teeth are pointing down toward the table. If the teeth will not point downward in any orientation, the blade is inside out. Remove the blade and twist it right side-out.

All saw blades are dan- gerous and may cause personal injury. To reduce the risk of being injured, wear heavy leather gloves when han- dling saw blades.

6.Rotate the top wheel by hand several times to make sure the blade tracks evenly without wandering across the wheel surface.

Note: If the blade wanders across the wheel, the wheel alignment may need to be adjust- ed. Refer to Wheel Alignment on Page 38 for detailed instructions.

7.Re-tension the blade (refer to Blade Tensioning on Page 25).

8.Check the upper and lower blade guides for proper clearance (refer to Adjusting Blade Guides on Page 26).

Note: Generally if the replacement blade is the same gauge, width, and type, blade guide adjustment is not necessary. Otherwise, you must re-adjust the blade guides.

9.Close and secure the upper and lower wheel doors.

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