Grizzly G0457 - Manual (Page 27)

g0457 14" industrial Bandsaw (Mfg. Since 5/11)
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6. tighten the assembly lock bolt.
7. loosen the thumbscrew on the support bear-
ing adjustment shaft.
8. place a 0.016" feeler gauge between the
support bearing and the blade, and use the
upper knurled knob to position the bearing
0.016" away from the back of the blade, as
illustrated in
figure 31.
figure 30. Blade should be perpendicular (90˚)
to the face of the support bearing.
Support
Bearing
Bandsaw
Blade
top view
0.016''
figure 31. Blade should be aligned approxi-
mately 0.016" away from the bearing edge.
Side view
4. loosen the assembly lock bolt.
5. rotate the blade guide assembly side-to-
side, until the blade is perpendicular to the
face of the support bearing as illustrated in
figure 30.
figure 32. dollar bill folded twice to make an
approximate 0.016" gauge.
Note: For a quick gauge, fold a dollar bill in half
twice (four thicknesses of a dollar bill is approxi-
mately 0.016") and place it between the support
bearing and the blade as shown in
Figure 32.
9. tighten the thumbscrew to keep the support
bearing locked in place.
10. repeat Steps 4–9 for the lower support bear-
ings.
NOTICE
Whenever changing a blade or adjusting ten-
sion and tracking, the upper and lower blade
support bearings and blade guide bearings
must be properly adjusted before cutting
operations.