Adjusting Blade Speed - Grizzly G0969 Owner's Manual

5. Place blade in upper blade mount (see Figure
19).
Note: Top of blade should be higher than
mounting screw, but no higher than top of
blade mount.
Upper Blade
Mount
Figure 19. Upper blade mounts.
6.
Tighten blade holder lock knob to secure.
7.
Place lower portion of blade in lower blade
mount (see Figure 20).
Lower Blade
Mount
Figure 20. Lower blade mounts.
8. Tighten blade holder lock knob to secure.
Note: Do not overtighten blade holder lock
knob. This can cause premature wear and
lead to blade slippage. A portion of blade may
go past lower blade mount. This is not unusu-
al and will not effect machine performance.
9.
Move blade tension lever backward to ten-
sion blade.
Model G0969 (Mfd. Since 07/23)
Upper
Blade Holder
Lock Knobs
Lower Blade
Holder Lock Knobs
Removing Blade
1.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2.
Tilt frame to 0° and tighten frame lock lever.
3.
Move blade tension lever forward to release
tension on blade.
4.
Loosen blade holder lock knobs on upper and
lower blade mounts.
5.
Remove blade by lifting or lowering it through
table.
Adjusting
Blade Speed
Use the variable-speed knob shown in Figure 21
to adjust blade speed between 400–1550 SPM
(strokes per minute).
To reduce the risk of injury from unexpectedly fast
speed at startup, always rotate the variable-speed
knob all the way counterclockwise before starting
and after stopping the scroll saw.
Variable-Speed
Knob
Figure 21. Location of variable-speed knob.
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