Blade.guides - Grizzly G9742 Owner's Manual

Blade Guides
UNpLUG the bandsaw
power cord, and NEVER
adjust the blade guides
while the saw blade is
moving!
The.blade.guide.side.bearings.support.and.twist.
the. blade. straight. so. the. blade. will. enter. the.
workpiece.perpendicular.to.the.table.surface..The.
blade.guide.support.bearings.prevent.blade.twist.
by. stopping. the. blade. from. being. pushed. back.
during.a.cut..Both.adjustments.are.critical.for.cor-
rect.saw.operation.(see.figure 24).
Blade.Guide.Support.Bearing
Guide.Bearing.
Adjustment.
Hex.Bolt
Side.Bearing.
Eccentric.and.
Jam.Nut
Blade.Guide.
Side.Bearing
figure 24. Blade.guide.adjustment.locations.
To adjust the guide bearings:
Note:. Make sure the blade is tensioned and
tracks correctly before you adjust the blade guide
bearings. Refer to Blade Tension and Blade
Tracking on Pages 23 and 30 for further instruc-
tions.
1.. UNPLUG.THE.BANDSAW!
2.. Let. the. bandsaw. headstock. park. in. the. full.
down.position.
3.. Using. a. 12mm. wrench,. loosen. the. guide.
bearing.adjustment.hex.bolt.(see figure 25).
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Guide.Bearing.
Side.Bearing.
Adjustment.Hex.Bolt
Eccentric.
and.Jam.Nut
figure 25. Blade.guide.adjustments.
4.. Adjust. the. blade. guide. housing. so. the. sup-
port. bearing. rests. against. the. rear. of. the.
blade.(see figure 24)..
5.. Using.a.14mm.wrench,.loosen.the.outer.side.
bearing.eccentric.jam.nuts..
6.. Using.a.12mm.wrench,.rotate.the.side.bear-
ing.eccentrics.until.the.bearings.have.a.bear-
ing-to-blade. clearance. of. 0.000". to. 0.001"..
The. bearings. must. not. pinch. the. blade. and.
the. blade. needs. to. be. perpendicular. to. the.
table..
7.. Tighten. the. jam. nuts,. loosen. the. lock. knob,.
and. slide. the. blade. guide. close. to. the.
workpiece.so.the.blade.is.supported.and.will.
not.twist.during.the.cut.(see.figure 26)..
figure 26..Blade.guide.position.lock.knob.
G9742 Metal Cutting Bandsaw (Mfg. Since 11/06
Lock.Knob