Grizzly G0514X Owner's Manual page 36

3.
Familiarize yourself with the blade guide con-
trols shown in figure 55.
Blade guide
Bearings
Knurled
Knob
figure 55. Blade guide controls.
4. loosen the cap screw on the lateral adjust-
ment rod and adjust the blade guides until
the edges of the bearings are
blade gullets, as illustrated in figure 56.
Note: The / " spacing is ideal, although with
1
16
larger blades it may not be possible. In such
cases, adjust the guide bearings as far for-
ward as possible to the blade gullets, and still
maintain the proper support bearing spacing
adjustment.
Blade
gullet
figure 56. lateral adjustment of blade guides.
-34-
lateral
adjustment
rod Cap
screw
Bearing rotation
adjustment Cap
screw
/ " behind the
1
16
Make sure that the blade teeth will not con-
tact the guide bearings when the blade is
against the rear support bearing during the
cut or the blade teeth will be damaged.
5. tighten the cap screw on the lateral adjust-
ment rod.
6. loosen the bearing rotation adjustment cap
screws.
7.
rotate the knurled knob to position the
bearings 0.004" away from the blade. Note:
0.004" is approximately the thickness of a
dollar bill.
8.
tighten the cap screw to lock the blade guide
bearings in position.
9.
repeat this procedure for the lower guides.
Whenever changing a blade or adjusting
tension and tracking, the upper and lower
blade support bearings and guide bearings
must be properly adjusted before cutting
operations.
G0514X/-X2/-X2B/-X3 (Mfg. Since 2/12)