Grizzly G0555X - Manual (Page 24)

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g0555X (Mfg. since 1/12)
the blade guides provide side-to-side support
to help keep the blade straight while cutting.
the blade guides are designed to be adjusted in
two ways—forward/backward and side-to-side.
properly adjusted blade guides are essential to
making accurate cuts.
To adjust the upper and lower blade guides:
1. Make sure that the blade is tracking properly
and that it is correctly tensioned.
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3. Familiarize yourself with the blade guide con-
trols shown in figure 22.
4. loosen the thumbscrew on the forward/back-
ward adjustment rod.
5. rotate the knurled knob behind the blade
guides to position the blade guides later-
ally, so the front edges of the bearings are
just behind the blade gullets as illustrated in
figure 23.
6. tighten the thumbscrew on the lateral adjust-
ment rod so the knurled knob will not turn.
7. use a hex wrench to loosen the cap screws
behind the blade guides.
8. With a hex wrench, rotate the cap screws in
the center portion of the blade guides to posi-
tion the bearings so they make very light con-
tact on both sides of the blade as illustrated in
figure 24.
Blade
Guide
Bearing
Blade
Gullets
figure 23. lateral adjustment of blade guides.
NOTICE
Make sure that the blade teeth will not con-
tact the guide bearings when the blade is
against the rear support bearing during the
cut.
figure 24. blade guide bearings against both
sides of blade.
figure 22. blade guide controls.
blade guide bearings
Cap
screw
Cap
screw
Knurled
Knob
thumbscrew
Adjusting Blade
Guides