Grizzly Deluxe Bandsaw G0555LX - Manual (Page 53)

G0555LX (Mfg. Since 3/13)
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5. Make a few cuts using the fence.
— if blade lead is still present, repeat steps
1–4 until the blade and fence are parallel
with each other.
— or, shift the table, as instructed in the fol-
lowing procedure.
to shift the table:
1. on a scrap piece of wood, mark a line that is
perpendicular to the front edge.
2. Cut halfway through the board on the line by
pushing it into the blade.
3. turn the bandsaw OFF and wait for the blade
to stop.
4. disconnect the bandsaw from power, then
use a 10mm wrench to loosen the six hex
bolts underneath the table that secure it to
the trunnion brackets.
5. shift the table to compensate for the blade
lead, re-tighten the hex bolts, then re-connect
the bandsaw to power.
6. repeat steps 1–5 until there is no longer any
blade lead.
4. use a 4mm hex wrench to loosen the four
fence adjustment cap screws on top of the
fence, skew the fence so that it is parallel
with the scrap piece, then re-tighten the cap
screws.
to skew your fence:
1. Cut a piece of scrap wood approximately 3 ⁄
4
"
thick x 3" wide x 17" long. on the wide face of
the board, draw a straight line parallel to the
long edge.
2. slide the bandsaw fence out of the way and
cut along the line halfway through the board.
turn the bandsaw
OFF and wait for the blade
to stop. do not move the board.
3. Clamp the board to the bandsaw table, then
slide the fence over to the board so it barely
touches one end of the board.
tools needed Qty
phillips screwdriver #1 ...................................... 1
to calibrate the scale:
1. set the fence anywhere along the scale and
locate a piece of scrap wood with at least one
straight edge.
note: Joint the edge with a jointer if needed
to make the edge straight.
2. hold the straight edge of the workpiece firmly
against the fence, and feed the workpiece
through the saw blade with a push stick.
3. Measure the width of the cut workpiece. the
width of the workpiece should match the
reading on the fence scale.
you may need to recalibrate the fence scale after
changing or adjusting the blade, or if the scale
is not producing accurate cuts. recalibrate the
fence scale by adjusting the hairline indicator on
the fence and testing your adjustment by cutting a
piece of scrap wood.
fence scale
calibration
5. re-tighten the screws—the scale is now cor-
rectly calibrated.
figure 75. Fence scale window and screws.
screws
4. if the reading on the scale is not the same
as the width of the cut workpiece, loosen the
two screws on the magnifying window (see
figure 75) and adjust it to match the width of
the cut workpiece.