Grizzly G1052 - Manual (Page 18)

-16- G1052 9" Bandsaw
The guide post is adjustable so the guide bear-
ings will stay aligned with the blade when the
guide post is raised or lowered.
To check guide post alignment:
1. Adjust blade tension and tracking as dis-
cussed earlier in this section.
2. Loosen the guide post securing knob (#31)
and slide the guide post all the way up. Lock
it in position by tightening the securing knob.
3. Adjust each of the upper guide bearings
equally to within approximately
1 ⁄
16
" of the
blade.
4. Slide the guide post all the way down and
lock it in position. If one of the upper guide
bearings is closer or further from the blade
than in step 3, adjust the guide post bracket
(#27).
To adjust the guide post bracket:
1. Loosen the two bracket bolts securing the
guide post bracket (#27) to the body casting.
Figure 16.
2. Shift the guide post bracket in the desired
direction.
3. Re-tighten the two bolts and check your
results by sliding the guide post up and down
and noting whether the bearings change
their distances from the blade. It may be
necessary to re-adjust the guide bearings. If
the guide bearings do not maintain gap tol-
erance on each side of the blade as you
raise and lower the guide post, repeat steps
1 and 2
.
If the guide post bracket will not give enough
adjustment, you will need to shift the blade over
slightly.
To shift the blade:
1. Loosen tension on the blade.
2. Move the upper wheel left or right as need-
ed. There is about
5 /
16
" of movement.
3. Re-adjust the tension. This will secure the
wheel.
4. Repeat guide post bracket adjustments.
Figure 16. Guide post bracket (wheel removed).
Bracket Bolts
Bracket
Guide Post
This concludes the instructions for adjust-
ment and assembly. To ensure your own
safety while operating the Model G1052
Bandsaw, please refer to the Safety Rules
for Bandsaws in Section 1 of this manual.