Grizzly Extreme Series Bandsaw G0514X - Manual (Page 51)

G0514X/-X2/-X2B/-X3 (Mfg. Since 2/12)
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The most common causes of blade breakage
are:
• Faulty alignment and adjustment of the
guides.
• Forcing or twisting a wide blade around a
curve of short radius.
• Feeding the workpiece into the blade too
fast.
• tooth dullness or absence of sufficient set.
• incorrect tension.
• top blade guide assembly set too high above
the workpiece.
• using a blade with a lumpy or improperly fin-
ished braze or weld.
• Continuously running the bandsaw when not
in use.
5. rotate the blade 90˚ and slide it through the
slot in the table.
Installing Blade
1. disConneCt BandsaW FroM poWer!
2. slide the blade through the table slot, ensur-
ing that the teeth are pointing down toward
the table.
Note: If the teeth will not point
downward in any orientation, the blade is
inside-out. Put on heavy gloves, remove the
blade, and twist it right side-out.
3. slip the blade through the guides, and mount it
on the upper and lower wheels ( figure 83).
Blade changes
All saw blades are danger-
ous and may cause per-
sonal injury. To reduce the
risk of being injured, wear
leather gloves when han-
dling saw blades.
Removing Blade
1. disConneCt BandsaW FroM poWer!
2. release the blade tension by turning the
blade tension quick release lever to the left.
3. remove the table insert and the table pin.
adjust the upper and lower guide bearings as
far away as possible from the blade.
4. open the upper and lower wheel covers, and
with gloved hands, slide the blade off of both
wheels.
figure 83. placing blade on the wheels.
4. tighten the blade tension lever.
5. apply tension to the blade by turning the ten-
sion control knob. rotate the upper wheel
slowly by hand as tension is applied to allow
the blade to center itself on the wheel. adjust
tracking if needed.
6. adjust tension as described page 31.
7. adjust the upper/lower guide bearings and
the support bearings.
8. Close the wheel covers.
9. replace the table insert and table pin.