Grizzly G5787 - Manual (Page 20)

G5787 Meatcutting Bandsaw -19-
Blade Tension
The bandsaw blade must be adequately ten-
sioned so that it will cut straight and not come off
the wheel during operation. To tension the band-
saw blade:
1. Remove the thumbscrew that secures the
upper cover, then pull the upper cover off the
bandsaw unit to expose the upper wheel.
2. Turn the tension bolt (shown in Figure 31 )
counterclockwise to decrease the tension
and clockwise to increase the tension.
3. Tension the blade so that it deflects approx-
imately
1 ⁄
4
" with moderate pressure from your
finger.
Figure 31. Blade tension.
Disconnect power to the
machine when perform-
ing any adjustments or
maintenance. Failure to
do this may result in seri-
ous personal injury.
Tension bolt
Figure 30. Lower blade guides.
Blade Guides
The upper blade guides shown in Figure 29 sup-
port the blade from moving side-to-side while cut-
ting. These should be adjusted to approximately
.004" (about the thickness of a dollar) away from
the blade and should be behind the gullet of the
blade teeth.
Figure 29. Blade guides.
Blade Guides
The lower blade guides shown in Figure 30 are
underneath the table. These can be adjusted with
a screwdriver and should be set in the same man-
ner as the upper blade guides.