Blade Change - Grizzly G0622 Owner's Manual

Blade Change

Blades should be changed when they become
dull, damaged, or when your operation requires a
different blade.
To change the blade on the bandsaw:
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2.
raise the head of the bandsaw to the vertical
position, use the head locking pin to hold it in
place, then remove the wheel access cover.
3. loosen the tension knob and slip the blade
off of the wheels.
4.
install the new blade through both blade
guide bearings, as shown in figure 48, and
around the bottom wheel.
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Bearings
figure 48. installing blade.
5. hold the blade around the bottom wheel with
one hand and slip it around the top wheel with
the other hand, keeping the blade between
the blade guide bearings.
Note: It is sometimes possible to flip the
blade inside out, in which case the blade will
be installed in the wrong direction. Check to
make sure the blade teeth are facing toward
the workpiece, as shown in Figure 49, after
mounting to the bandsaw. Some blades will
have a directional arrow as a guide.
Model G0622 (Mfg 2/08+)
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figure 49. Blade cutting direction.
6.
When the blade is around both wheels,
adjust the position so the back of the blade
is against the shoulder of the wheels (see
figure 50).
figure 50. tension knob and blade.
7. tighten the tension knob so the blade will not
slip on the wheels upon start up.
8.
Connect the bandsaw to the power source.
9. Briefly turn the bandsaw ON then OFF to
position the blade and resume the previous
tracking.
—if the tracking needs to be adjusted, see
Blade Tracking in the next section.
—if the tracking is fine, proceed to Blade
Tension on page 35.
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