Blade Lead - Grizzly G0555LX Owner's Manual

3.
using a white crayon or other light color
marker, mark the upper and lower wheels
to indicate the measuring locations, as illus-
trated in figure 72.
A1
A2
figure 72. example of marking upper and lower
wheels for consistent measurements.
note: Marking the wheels ensures more accurate
results in case there are irregularities in the
wheels.
4. using a straightedge, check the wheels at the
a and b locations (see figure 72).
5. using the 10mm wrench, loosen the hex nuts
on the rear adjustment set screws.
6. using the 3mm hex wrench, adjust the set
screws until the upper wheel is coplanar with
the lower wheel, see figure 73.
Viewed From Above
Before lateral
adjustment
Straightedge
figure 73. before and after lateral wheel
alignment (viewed from above).
7. re-tighten the hex nuts loosened in step 6.
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Upper Wheel
B1
B2
Lower Wheel
After lateral
adjustment

blade lead

bandsaw blades may wander off the cut line when
sawing, as shown in figure 74. this is called
blade lead.
blade lead is usually caused by too fast of a
feed rate, a dull or abused blade, or improper
blade tension. if your blade is sharp/undamaged,
properly tensioned, and you still have blade lead,
perform the following procedures.
figure 74. example of blade lead.
to correct blade lead:
1.
Make sure the blade is properly tensioned
and the blade guides are adjusted correctly.
2. use less pressure when feeding the workpiece
through the cut.
3.
Make sure the miter slot and fence are paral-
lel to the blade line (see the aligning table
and aligning fence procedures in this man-
ual for detailed information).
4.
perform a test cut with the bandsaw.
— if there is still blade lead present, compen-
sate for this condition by skewing the fence
or shifting the table, as instructed in the
following procedures.
G0555LX (Mfg. Since 3/13)