Grizzly G9743 owner manual Maintenance, Schedule, Cleaning, Lubrication

SECTION 6: MAINTENANCE

Always disconnect power to the machine before performing maintenance. Failure to do this may result in serious person- al injury.

Schedule

For optimum performance from your machine, follow this maintenance schedule and refer to any specific instructions given in this section.

Daily Check:

•Loose mounting bolts.

•Damaged saw blade.

•Worn or damaged wires.

•Any other unsafe condition.

•Clean after each use.

•Proper blade tension.

Monthly Check:

•Lubricate vise screw.

•Check gear box fluid level.

Annual Check:

•Change gear box oil (every three months if being used daily).

Cleaning

Cleaning the Model G9743 is relatively easy. After using your bandsaw, remove excess chips by sweeping and remove any excess coolant with a dry towel.

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Lubrication

Before applying lubricant to any area, wipe the area clean to avoid contamination. Lubricate the vise screw shown in Figure 32 with general pur- pose grease.

Figure 32. Vise screw lubrication area.

Change gear box oil by removing the drain plug on the underside of the gear box (out of view) in Figure 33 and drain the gearbox. Replace the drain plug and refill through the fill cap with SAE-30 oil. Fill to the mark indicated on the sight glass.

Sight Glass

Fill Cap

Drain Plug

Figure 33. Gear box lubrication.

G9743 7" x 12" Metal-Cutting Bandsaw