Lower blade guide assembly adjustment – Grizzly G0659 User Manual

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g0659

9" x 14" Vertical Metal-Cutting Bandsaw

5. Wearing gloves, hold the blade in-line with

the path of the saw and centered over the slot
in the table. rotate the eccentric shaft so the
blade guide assembly is centered over the
blade, as shown in

figure 39, then tighten

set screw A.

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figure 39. lower blade guide.

6. rotate the blade guide assembly and apply

just enough pressure to hold the blade flat
against both guide rollers. rotate the eccen-
tric spindles so their slots are oriented verti-
cally, as shown in

figure 40. this positions

the blade guides in the center of their range
of motion to facilitate later adjustments.

7. tighten set screws C.

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figure 40. Blade guide positioning.

Lower Blade Guide Assembly
Adjustment

3. open the upper wheel door, loosen the blade

guard cap screw and remove the blade guard.

4. loosen set screws A, B, and C on the lower

blade guide assembly (

figure 38).

When it is not possible to accomplish the neces-
sary blade guide positioning with the eccentric
spindles alone, the entire blade guide assembly
must be re-adjusted. First position the lower
blade guide assembly, then the upper blade guide
assembly.

To position the lower blade guide assembly:

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2. Move the saw frame forward until it is up to,

but not yet entering the slot in the table, as
shown in

figure 37, then lock the frame in

place using the saw frame stop clamp.

figure 37. Blade guide setup.

saw Frame stop Clamp

Blade

table

slot

Blade guard

Blade guard Cap screw

figure 38. lower blade guide assembly.

set screw A

set screw B

set screws C

set screws C

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