Adjusting Blade Guides - Grizzly EXTREME G0555X Owner's Manual

Adjusting Blade
Guides
the blade guides provide side-to-side support
to help keep the blade straight while cutting.
the blade guides are designed to be adjusted in
two ways—forward/backward and side-to-side.
properly adjusted blade guides are essential to
making accurate cuts.
To adjust the upper and lower blade guides:
1. make sure that the blade is tracking properly
and that it is correctly tensioned.
2. disConneCt bandsaW from poWer!
3. familiarize yourself with the blade guide con-
trols shown in figure 22.
Cap
screw
blade guide bearings
figure 22. blade guide controls.
4.
loosen the thumbscrew on the forward/back-
ward adjustment rod.
5. rotate the knurled knob behind the blade
guides to position the blade guides later-
ally, so the front edges of the bearings are
just behind the blade gullets as illustrated in
figure 23.
-22-
Knurled
Knob
thumbscrew
Cap
screw
Blade
Gullets
figure 23. lateral adjustment of blade guides.
NOTICE
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.
6.
tighten the thumbscrew on the lateral adjust-
ment rod so the knurled knob will not turn.
7. use a hex wrench to loosen the cap screws
behind the blade guides.
8. With a hex wrench, rotate the cap screws in
the center portion of the blade guides to posi-
tion the bearings so they make very light con-
tact on both sides of the blade as illustrated in
figure 24.
figure 24. blade guide bearings against both
sides of blade.
g0555X (mfg. since 10/06)
Blade
Guide
Bearing