Setting Upper Blade Guide Height; Blade Selection - Grizzly G0817 Owner's Manual

Setting Upper Blade
Guide Height
When cutting, the blade guides must always be
positioned so they just clear (no more than
the workpiece. The guide post, shown in Figure
64, allows the upper blade guide assembly to be
quickly adjusted for height.
Guide Post
Elevation
Handwheel
Guide
Post
Figure 64. Location of guide post, elevation
handwheel, and lock knob.
To adjust height of upper blade guides:
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Loosen guide post lock knob.
3. Use guide post elevation handwheel to adjust
height of guide post so that blade guide
assembly just clears (no more than
workpiece.
4. Retighten lock knob to secure setting.
Model G0817 (Mfd. Since 05/16)
Selecting the right blade requires a knowledge
of the various blade characteristics to match the
blade with the particular cutting operation.
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Blade Terminology
Guide Post
Lock Knob
A. Kerf: The amount of material removed by the
B. Tooth Set: The amount each tooth is bent
C. Gauge: The thickness of the blade.
D. Blade Width: The widest point of the blade
E. Tooth Rake: The angle of the tooth face from
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F.
G. Tooth Pitch: The distance between tooth
H. Blade Back: The distance between the bot-
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Blade Selection

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B
C
E
F
D
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Figure 65. Bandsaw blade components.
blade during cutting.
left or right along the blade.
measured from the tip of the tooth to the back
edge of the blade.
a line perpendicular to the length of the blade.
Gullet Depth: The distance from the tooth tip
to the bottom of the curved area (gullet).
tips.
tom of the gullet and the back edge of the
blade.
TPI: The number of teeth per inch measured
from gullet to gullet.
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