Blade Changes; Removing Blade; Installing Blade - Grizzly G0513 SERIES Owner's Manual

Blade changes

Blade changes entail removing the existing blade
from the wheel and table, installing the new blade,
then properly adjusting the blade tension and
tracking.

Removing Blade

1.
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2.
release the blade tension by turning the
blade tension quick-release lever to the left
(see Figure 68).
Blade
guides
table pin
Figure 68. Blade changing controls
(g0513X2 shown).
All saw blades are danger-
ous and may cause per-
sonal injury. To reduce the
risk of being injured, wear
heavy leather gloves when
handling saw blades.
3.
remove the table insert and the table pin.
adjust the upper and lower guide bearings as
far away as possible from the blade.
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.
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Move this lever
to the left
table
insert

Installing Blade

1.
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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 69).
Figure 69. placing blade on the wheels.
4.
tighten the blade tension lever.
5. adjust the blade tension (refer to Page 30)
and blade tracking (refer to Page 43).
6.
adjust the upper/lower guide bearings and
the support bearings (refer to instructions
beginning on Page 32).
7.
Close the wheel covers.
8. replace the table insert and table pin.
G0513 Series Bandsaws