Grizzly G0514X Manuel D’Utilisation

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G0513X/G0514X/G0514X3 Extreme Series Bandsaw

Blade Tracking

Personal injury or death

can occur if the machine

starts while your hand

is touching the bandsaw

wheel during tracking

adjustments. Disconnect

power from the bandsaw

before performing blade

tracking adjustments.

The  blade  tracking  is  primarily  affected  by  the
tilt  of  the  upper  wheel,  also  known  as  "Center
Tracking"; and the alignment of both wheels, also
known  as  "Coplanar  Tracking."  (For  Coplanar
Tracking, see the

Wheel Alignment instructions

Page 51.)

The wheels on this bandsaw were aligned at the
factory, so Center Tracking is the only adjust-
ment that needs to be performed when the saw
is new.

To center track the blade:

1. DISCONNECT BANDSAW FROM POWER!

2. Make sure the upper and lower blade guides

are adjusted away from the blade.

3. Engage the quick tension lever and turn the

blade tension handwheel until the tension
scale (

Figure 16) reads between 4 and 6.

Figure 16. Blade tensioning controls.

Blade Centered

on Peak of Crown

Blade

Centered

on Wheel

CENTER TRACKING

Figure 17. Center tracking profiles.

The cast iron spokes may have sharp edges

and the blade teeth may extend beyond the

edge of the wheel, creating a laceration

hazard. Be careful when turning the wheels

by hand.

4. Spin the upper wheel by hand at least three

times and watch how the blade rides on the
crown of the wheel. Refer to

Figure 17 for an

illustration of this concept.

—

If the blade rides in the center of the

upper wheel and is centered on the peak

of the wheel crown, then the bandsaw is
already tracked properly and no further
adjustments are needed at this time.

—

If the blade does not ride in the center

of the upper wheel and is not centered

on the peak of the wheel crown, then
continue with the following steps.

Blade Tension

Handwheel

Blade Tension

Scale