Adjusting Support Bearings - Grizzly G0514X Owner's Manual

Adjusting Support
Bearings
the support bearings are positioned behind
the blade for support during cutting operations.
proper adjustment of the support bearings is an
important part of making accurate cuts and also
keeps the blade teeth from coming in contact with
the guide bearings while cutting.
Whenever changing a blade or adjusting
tension and tracking, the upper and lower
blade support bearings and blade guide
bearings must be properly adjusted before
performing cutting operations.
Adjusting upper Support Bearings
1.
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2.
Make sure the blade is tracking properly and
that it is correctly tensioned.
3.
Familiarize yourself with the upper support
bearing controls shown in figure 50.
support Bearing
adjustment shaft
Cap screw
support Bearing Cap
screw
figure 50. upper support bearing controls.
4.
loosen the guide block assembly cap screw
and rotate the blade guide assembly side-to-
side, until the blade is perpendicular with the
face of the support bearing, as illustrated in
figure 51.
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figure 51. Blade should be perpendicular (90˚)
5.
6.
7.
guide Block
assembly
Cap screw
top view
Bandsaw
Blade
to the face of the support bearing.
tighten the assembly cap screw.
loosen the cap screw on the support bearing
adjustment shaft.
place a 0.016" feeler gauge between the
support bearing and the blade, and position
the bearing 0.016" away from the back of the
blade, as illustrated in figure 52.
0.016" gap
Blade
figure 52. Blade should be aligned approxi-
mately 0.016" away from the bearing edge.
G0514X/-X2/-X2B/-X3 (Mfg. Since 2/12)
support
Bearing
side view
support
Bearing