Guide Post - Grizzly G1073/G1073Z Instruction Manual

Guide Post

The guide post is adjustable so the guide blocks
will stay aligned with the blade when the guide
post is raised or lowered.
To check guide post alignment:
1. Adjust blade tension and tracking.
2. Loosen the guide post securing knob and
slide the guide post all the way up. Lock it in
position by tightening the securing knob
shown in Figure 24A.
Blade Tension Control Knob
Guide Post Securing Knob
Figure 24A. Tension and guide post controls.
3. Adjust the upper guide blocks away from the
blade.
4.
Note where the blade is in the guide block
holder. It should be roughly centered. If it is
not centered, shift the eccentric at the bot-
tom of the guide post (shown in Figure 24B).
This is done by loosening the setscrew on
the guide block assembly and pulling it off
the guide post. The setscrew on the back of
the guide post will allow you to loosen the
eccentric so you can center the assembly to
the blade.
5. Slide the guide post all the way down and
lock it in position. If the blade appears to be
closer to one side of the guide block holder
than when the guide post was all the way up,
adjust the guide post bracket.
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Setscrew
Eccentric
Guide Post
Figure 24B. Eccentric at bottom of guide post.
To adjust the guide post bracket:
1. Loosen the two bracket bolts (shown in
Figure 25A) securing the guide post bracket
to the body casting.
2. Shift the guide post bracket in the desired
direction to center the blade between the
blade guide bracket.
3. Tighten the two hex bolts and check your
results by sliding the guide post up and
down. If the post is correct, the blade will
remain centered in the blade guide brackets.
4. Repeat Steps 1-3 as needed.
If the guide post bracket will not adjust enough,
shift the blade slightly.
Bracket Bolts
Figure 25A. Location of bracket bolts.
G1073/G1073Z 16" Bandsaw