Aligning Table - Grizzly G0817 Owner's Manual

3. Loosen both roller-disc adjustment thumb
screws (see Figure 58), then position roller-
discs so they are close to —but not quite
touching—sides of blade.
Note: When the roller-discs are properly
adjusted, they should only contact the blade
during cutting operations, or when the blade
is deflected to the left or right. The discs may
or may not rotate during operations.
Roller-Disc
Adjustment
Thumb Screws
Figure 58. Location of upper roller-disc
adjustment thumb screws (guide post cover
removed for clarity).
4. Retighten thumb screws to secure settings.
Rotate blade by hand to check setting, and if
necessary, repeat Steps 3–4.
Whenever changing blade or adjusting
blade tension or tracking, the roller-discs
and support bearings must be re-adjusted
before resuming operation to ensure proper
blade support.
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Aligning Table

To ensure cutting accuracy, the table should be
aligned so that the miter slot is parallel to the
bandsaw blade, and that the table is perpendicu-
lar (front to back) to the blade. These procedures
work best with a wide (
Tools Needed
Straightedge ...................................................... 1
Fine Ruler .......................................................... 1
Square ............................................................... 1
Wrench or Socket 13mm ................................... 1
Adjusting Miter Slot Parallelism
1.
Make sure blade is tracking properly
and that it is correctly tensioned (refer to
Pages 25 & 28).
2.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
3.
Place an accurate straightedge along blade
so that it lightly touches both front and back
of blade without going across a tooth (see
Figure 59).
4.
Use a fine ruler to measure distance between
straightedge and miter slot (see Figure 59).
Distance should be the same at front and
back of table.
— If the distance is the same at the front
and back of the table, no adjustment is
necessary; proceed to Adjusting Table
Perpendicular to Blade on Page 37.
— If the distance is not the same at the front
and back of the table, it must be adjusted;
proceed to Step 5.
Fine Ruler
Figure 59. Checking miter slot parallelism.
Model G0817 (Mfd. Since 05/16)
⁄ ") blade installed.
3
4
Qty
Straightedge