Use and Care Manual

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G0513 Series Bandsaws (Mfd. Since 07/18)
Before adjusting the blade guides, make
sure the blade is tracking properly (Page 28)
and that it is correctly tensioned (Page 33).
A. Support Bearing. Stops excessive back-
ward blade deflection from the pressure of
the advancing workpiece.
Note: The flat surface of the upper support
bearing faces the blade. The round edge of
the lower support bearing faces the blade.
B. Upper Support Bearing Shaft. Mounts the
support bearing behind the blade. When the
support bearing shaft cap screw is loose,
move this shaft by hand to adjust the upper
support bearing approximately 0.016" behind
the blade, then re-tighten the shaft cap screw
to secure the setting.
C. Support Bearing Shaft Cap Screw. When
loose, allows distance adjustment of the sup-
port bearing behind the blade.
D. Lower Support Bearing Adjustment Knob.
When the support bearing shaft cap screw is
loose, moves the support bearing toward or
away from the blade. Use this knob to adjust
the lower support bearing approximately
0.016" behind the blade, then re-tighten the
shaft cap screw to secure the setting.
Adjusting Blade
Guides
The blade guides provide side-to-side support
to keep the blade straight while cutting. These
guides are adjustable in two ways—forward-and-
back and side-to-side.
To keep the blade straight while cutting, the blade
guides must be as close to the sides of the blade
without exerting any clamping pressure. This dis-
tance is typically about 0.004".
To prevent damage to the blade teeth as the blade
deflects back while cutting, the guides must be
behind the teeth gullets the same amount as the
support bearing is behind the blade, which is typi-
cally about 0.016" (see Figure 46 on the previous
page for an illustration of this relationship).
Note: Models G0513 and G0513ANV use carbide
discs as guides, while the remaining models use
ball bearings.
IMPORTANT: Although the function and the dis-
tance adjustment of the blade guides is the same
for all the G0513 Series Models, the guide con-
trols are not all the same. Use the set of instruc-
tions on the following pages that is correct for your
model of bandsaw.