Changing Blade - Grizzly G0636X Owner's Manual

The most common causes of blade breakage
are:
• Faulty alignment and adjustment of the
guides.
• Forcing or twisting a wide blade around a
curve of short radius.
• Feeding the workpiece into the blade too
fast.
• Tooth dullness or absence of sufficient set.
• Incorrect tension.
• Top blade guide assembly set too high above
the workpiece.
• Using a blade with a lumpy or improperly fin-
ished braze or weld.
• Continuously running the bandsaw when not
in use.

Changing Blade

Always disconnect power
to the machine when
changing blades. Failure
to do this may result in
serious personal injury.
All saw blades are dan-
gerous and may cause
personal injury. To reduce
the risk of being injured,
wear leather gloves when
handling saw blades.
To remove a blade:
1.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Release blade tension.
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3.
Remove table insert and table pin. Adjust
upper and lower guide bearings as far away
as possible from blade.
4. Open upper and lower wheel covers, and
with gloved hands, slide blade off of both
wheels.
5.
Slide blade through slot in table.
To replace a blade:
1.
Slide blade through table slot, ensuring that
teeth are pointing forward and down toward
table. Note: If teeth will not point downward
in any orientation, the blade is inside-out. Put
on heavy gloves, remove blade, and twist it
right side-out.
2.
Slip blade through guides, and mount it on
upper and lower wheels (see Figure 48).
Figure 48. Typical example of placing blade on
the wheels.
3. Adjust tension as described on Page 24.
4. Adjust tracking if needed (see Page 19).
5.
Adjust upper/lower guide bearings and sup-
port bearings (see Page 24).
6. Replace table insert and table pin.
7.
Close wheel covers.
Model G0636X (Mfd. Since 09/18)