Changing Blades - Grizzly G0886 Owner's Manual

Changing Blades

All saw blades are danger-
ous and may cause per-
sonal injury. To reduce
the risk of being injured,
wear leather gloves when
handling and uncoiling saw
blades.
Item(s) Needed
Assistant ............................................................ 1
Leather Gloves (per person) .............................. 1
Hex Wrenches 4, 5mm ................................ 1 ea.
Blades should be changed when they become
dull, damaged, or when cutting materials that
require a blade of a certain type or tooth count.
To change blade on bandsaw:
1.
Push hydraulic pump button
hydraulic pump ON.
2.
Push raise headstock button
headstock approximately 6 inches.
3.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
4.
Remove cutoff chute and move proximity
sensor out of the way.
5.
Open both wheel covers.
6.
Clean out all chips and shavings with a brush
and shop vacuum.
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7.
Changing Blades
Figure 28. Location of blade guards and blade
Qty
8.
to turn
and raise
Remove both blade guards and blade brush
(see Figure 31).
Left Blade
Guard
brush.
Loosen adjustable handle on left blade guide
arm and move arm until it contacts stop pin
on scale, as shown in Figure 29.
Left Blade
Guide Arm
Figure 29. Left blade guide arm positioned.
Model G0886 (Mfd. Since 01/19)
Right Blade
Guard
Blade Brush
Stop
Pin
Adjustable
Handle