Fine Tune Tracking; Blade Lead - Grizzly G0636X Owner's Manual

Fine Tune Tracking

NOTICE
Adjusting the final blade tracking setting
requires the machine to be turned ON.
To fine tune the tracking:
1. Close the wheel covers and turn the bandsaw
ON.
2.
Observe the blade tracking path through
the clear window on the right edge of the
bandsaw, as shown in Figure 40.
Figure 40. Blade tracking window.
3. Using the tracking controls (Page 17, Figure
14), adjust the blade so it tracks on the center
of the wheel.
4. Tighten the lock lever so the tracking knob
cannot move.
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Blade Lead

Bandsaw blades commonly wander off the cut
line when sawing, as shown in Figure 41. This
is called blade lead. Blade lead is commonly
caused by too fast of a feed rate, a dull or abused
blade, or improper tension. If your blade is sharp/
undamaged and you still have blade lead, per-
form the following instructions.
Figure 41. Example of blade leading away from
line of cut.
To correct blade lead:
1.
Use less pressure when feeding the workpiece
through the cut.
2.
Check that the miter slot or fence is parallel
to the blade line, and correct if necessary
(See Aligning Table, Page 25 and Aligning
Fence, Page 26).
3.
Check for proper blade tension. If the blade
tension is correct and it is not convenient to
replace the blade, compensate for lead by
skewing the fence or adjusting the table.
To skew your fence:
1.
Cut a piece of scrap wood approximately
thick x 3" wide x 17" long. On a wide face of
the board, draw a straight line parallel to the
long edge.
G0636X 17" Ultimate Bandsaw
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