Blade Tracking - Grizzly G0514X Owner's Manual

5.
secure the table tilt handwheel onto the flat
part of the handwheel shaft with the included
cap screw (see figure 27).
figure 27. table tilt handwheel installed.
6. raise the sliding plate up and secure it to the
bottom of the table with the hex bolts and flat
washers, as shown in figure 28.
hex Bolt
sliding plate
figure 28. sliding plate secured to table.
G0514X/-X2/-X2B/-X3 (Mfg. Since 2/12)
Cap screw
hex Bolt

Blade Tracking

Serious personal injury can
occur if the machine starts
while your hand is touch-
ing the bandsaw wheel dur-
ing tracking adjustments.
Disconnect power from the
bandsaw before perform-
ing blade tracking adjust-
ments.
the blade tracking is primarily affected by the
tilt of the upper wheel, also known as "Center
tracking"; and the alignment of both wheels, also
known as "Coplanar tracking." (For Coplanar
tracking, see the Wheel Alignment instructions
on page 65.)
the wheels on this bandsaw were aligned at the
factory, so Center tracking is the only adjust-
ment that needs to be performed when the saw
is new.
To center track the blade:
1. disConneCt BandsaW FroM poWer!
2.
Make sure the upper and lower blade guides
are adjusted away from the blade.
3. engage the quick tension lever and turn the
blade tension handwheel until the tension
scale (figure 29) reads between 4 and 6.
Blade tension
scale
figure 29. Blade tensioning controls.
Blade tension
handwheel
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