Guide Post; Fine Tune Tracking - Grizzly G0636X Owner's Manual

Guide Post

The guide post, shown in Figure 39, connects the
upper blade guide assembly to the bandsaw. The
guide post allows the blade guide assembly to
move up or down via a rack and pinion. In order to
cut accurately, the blade guide assembly must be
no more than 1" from the top of the workpiece at
all times—this positioning provides the best sup-
port for the blade.
Guide Post
Lock Knob
Guide Post
Handwheel
Figure 39. Guide post controls.
To adjust guide post:
1. Make sure blade tension, blade tracking, sup-
port bearings, and blade guides are adjusted
correctly.
2. Loosen guide post lock knob shown in Figure
39.
3. Turn guide post handwheel to raise or lower
guide post until upper blade guide assembly
is within 1" from top of workpiece.
4.
Lock guide post in place with lock knob.
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Guide Post

Fine Tune Tracking

NOTICE
Adjusting the final blade tracking setting
requires the machine to be turned ON.
To fine tune tracking:
1. Close wheel covers and turn bandsaw ON.
2.
Observe blade tracking path through clear
window on right edge of bandsaw, as shown
in Figure 40.
Figure 40. Blade tracking window.
3. Using tracking controls (Page 20, Figure 14),
adjust blade so it tracks on the center of the
wheel.
4. Tighten the lock lever so the tracking knob
cannot move.
Model G0636X (Mfd. Since 09/18)