Grizzly G0555XH Owner's Manual page 58

Items Needed
Open-End Wrench 14mm .................................. 2
To reset blade tensioner:
1.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Release tension lever shown in Figure 74
and remove the bandsaw blade.
Tensioning
Knob
Tension Lever
Crossbar
Figure 74. Blade tension controls/components.
3. Place new blade onto the wheels and between
blade guide bearings.
Note: A new blade is used to calibrate ten-
sioner because it is unstretched.
4.
Loosen setscrews in both of the spacers indi-
cated in Figure 75.
5.
Back spacers away from tension lever cross-
bar shown in Figure 74.
Sliding Bracket
Figure 75. Loosening the spacer set screws.
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Qty
Tension Lever
Upper
Spacer
Lower
Spacer
6.
Pull tension lever down to horizontal position.
7. Pull tensioning knob upward (see Figure 74)
until blade touches wheel.
8.
Thread upper spacer down until it touches
the top of tension lever crossbar.
9.
Tighten set screw on upper spacer.
10. Tension blade (refer to Page 26).
11. Thread lower spacer down until it touches top
of sliding bracket (see Figure 75).
12. Move lower spacer back up shaft about 1-2
turns to leave a small space, and tighten set
screws (see Figure 75).
13. Make sure there is no tension on blade
when the lever is released. If all tension is
not released, the lower spacer needs to be
threaded farther down the shaft toward slid-
ing bracket.
Model G0555XH (Mfd. Since 1/18)