Setting Blade Feed Rate; Changing Blade Speed - Grizzly G0887 Owner's Manual

Setting Blade Feed
Rate
The speed at which the saw blade will cut through
a workpiece is determined by blade type, feed
rate, and feed pressure. The feed rate is con-
trolled by the blade feed-rate dial on the control
panel.
If the feed rate is not consistent, the headstock
spring tension (see Page 73) or flow control valve
(see Page 77) may need to be adjusted.
During operation, pay attention to the chips being
produced from the cut and compare them to the
Chip Inspection Chart on Page 33 to properly
set the downfeed rate.
Note: If a lubricant is used on the cut, the feed
rate can be increased by approximately 15%.
To set blade feed rate:
1.
Push hydraulic pump button ( ) to turn
hydraulic pump ON.
2.
Push raise headstock button (
headstock to required height for workpiece.
3. Adjust blade feed-rate dial shown in Figure 24
to desired feed rate from 0 (slowest) to
10 (fastest).
Feed Rate Dial
Figure 24. Feed rate dial.
4.
Proceed with cutting operations.
5.
Examine chips created from cutting opera-
tion, and adjust feed rate as necessary for
optimum cutting performance (refer to Chip
Inspection Chart on Page 33 for details).
Model G0887 (Mfd. Since 01/19)
Model G0887 blade speeds: 106–315 FPM.
Only change speeds while the motor is run-
ning. Changing speeds when machine is
OFF may result in damage to your machine.
Always make sure belt guard is in use.
To change blade speeds:
1. Turn bandsaw ON and allow motor to reach
full speed.
2. Rotate blade speed dial (see Figure 25)
clockwise to decrease blade speed and coun-
terclockwise to increase blade speed until
blade speed display shows desired speed.
) and raise
Changing Blade
Speed
NOTICE
Blade Speed
Dial
Figure 25. Blade speed dial location.
Blade Speed
Display
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