Grizzly G0717 - Manual (Page 28)

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Model g0717 (Mfg. since 9/10)
Blade Change
5. open both wheel covers and clean out all the
chips and shavings.
6. loosen the blade tension handwheel and slip
the old blade off of the wheels then out of the
blade guide roller bearings.
7. install the new blade into the front and rear
blade guide roller bearings, as shown in
figure 27, then around the bottom and top
wheels.
CuttinG hazaRD! Blades are sharp!
wear heavy leather gloves to prevent cuts
when handling blades.
figure 27. typical blade installation.
Blades should be changed when they become
dull, damaged, or when you are using materials
that require a blade of a certain type or tooth
count.
to change the blade on the bandsaw:
1. unplug the BandsaW!
2. raise the bow of the bandsaw about six
inches, then lock it in position by turning the
feed control knob to the right.
3. loosen and slide both blade guides toward
the center of the bow.
4. remove the the upper blade guard (see
figure 26).
figure 26. removing upper blade guard.
upper Blade guard
& Knobs