Changing Blade - Grizzly G0513 Series Owner's Manual

Changing Blade

Disconnect bandsaw from
power BEFORE changing
blade. Serious personal
injury
machine is started during
this procedure.
LACERATION
Bandsaw blades are sharp
and difficult to handle.
Wear heavy leather gloves
while handling to reduce
the risk of being cut.
Blade changes entail removing the existing blade,
installing the new blade, then properly adjusting
the blade tension and tracking.
Removing Blade
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Release blade tension by turning blade ten-
sion quick-release lever to the left (see
Figure 74).
3. Remove table insert and table pin (see
Figure 74). Adjust upper and lower guide
bearings as far away as possible from blade.
Blade
Guides
Table Pin
Figure 74. Blade changing controls
(G0513X2 shown).
G0513 Series Bandsaws (Mfd. Since 08/22)
could occur if
HAZARD!
Quick-Release
Lever
Table
Insert
4. Open the upper and lower wheel covers, and
with gloved hands, slide the blade off of both
wheels.
5. Rotate the blade 90˚ and slide it through the
slot in the table to remove it.
Installing Blade
1.
DISCONNECT MACHINE 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.
Remove the blade, and twist it right side-out.
3. Slip the blade through the blade guides, and
mount it on the upper and lower wheels (see
Figure 75).
Figure 75. Placing blade on the wheels.
4.
Tighten the blade tension lever.
5. Adjust the blade tension (refer to Page 32)
and blade tracking (refer to Page 33).
6.
Adjust the upper/lower guides and the sup-
port bearings (refer to instructions beginning
on Page 34).
7.
Close the wheel covers.
8. Replace the table insert and table pin.
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