Adjusting Grizzly 14" bandsaw ?

Yep, I had to do that and it works fine. In fact, I prefered moving the
lump because when I put a 3/4 blade on it, the spring wasn't tensioned to
the point it would normally be. When I put a riser on it, it was ready for
the 105" blades right away.

Don

"Ba r r y" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 12:52:01 GMT, Mike King <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi there and Happy Holidays!
>>I have a question about adjusting my Grizzly G0555 for a new Timberwolf
>>blade. The blade is a 3/4 3 tpi, marked as 93 1/2", but it doesn't even
>>come close to being tight. Is it normal for a significant variation in
>>actual blade length, or should I return it? I can probably adjust the
>>bandsaw by moving the 'fixed lump' on the tensioning knob bolt. Is that
>>normal/recommended?
>
> I think that saw comes with a 92 1/2" blade, with the option to set it
> up for a 93 1/2". You'll probably have to move the lump, see the
> manual.
>
> Let us know how that blade works out, it's kind of wide for that saw.
>
> Barry

Mike King wrote:
> Hi there and Happy Holidays!
> I have a question about adjusting my Grizzly G0555 for a new
Timberwolf
> blade. The blade is a 3/4 3 tpi, marked as 93 1/2", but it doesn't
even
> come close to being tight. Is it normal for a significant variation
in
> actual blade length, or should I return it? I can probably adjust the

> bandsaw by moving the 'fixed lump' on the tensioning knob bolt. Is
that
> normal/recommended?
>
> Thanks for any advice,
> Mike

Ba r r y wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 12:52:01 GMT, Mike King <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi there and Happy Holidays!
> >I have a question about adjusting my Grizzly G0555 for a new
Timberwolf
> >blade. The blade is a 3/4 3 tpi, marked as 93 1/2", but it doesn't
even
> >come close to being tight. Is it normal for a significant variation
in
> >actual blade length, or should I return it? I can probably adjust
the
> >bandsaw by moving the 'fixed lump' on the tensioning knob bolt. Is
that
> >normal/recommended?
>
> I think that saw comes with a 92 1/2" blade, with the option to set
it
> up for a 93 1/2". You'll probably have to move the lump, see the
> manual.
>
> Let us know how that blade works out, it's kind of wide for that
saw.
>
> Barry

The blade works terrific! I just made the adjustments, and everything
works great. Thanks for the advice everyone.

replying to Mike King, terry wrote:
I have the same problem---just go to 921/2 inch blades but they are harder to
find

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I've been using 3/4" Suffolk blades on the Rockwell 14" for resawing
without problems for several years.

On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 13:13:23 GMT, Ba r r y
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 12:52:01 GMT, Mike King <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>Hi there and Happy Holidays!
>>I have a question about adjusting my Grizzly G0555 for a new Timberwolf
>>blade. The blade is a 3/4 3 tpi, marked as 93 1/2", but it doesn't even
>>come close to being tight. Is it normal for a significant variation in
>>actual blade length, or should I return it? I can probably adjust the
>>bandsaw by moving the 'fixed lump' on the tensioning knob bolt. Is that
>>normal/recommended?
>
>I think that saw comes with a 92 1/2" blade, with the option to set it
>up for a 93 1/2". You'll probably have to move the lump, see the
>manual.
>
>Let us know how that blade works out, it's kind of wide for that saw.
>
>Barry

On 5/2/2016 2:44 PM, terry wrote:
> replying to Mike King, terry wrote:
> I have the same problem---just go to 921/2 inch blades but they are
> harder to
> find
>

I bet they are. Do you have a 24 foot riser block? How high are the
ceilings in your shop?

"Mike King" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi there and Happy Holidays!
> I have a question about adjusting my Grizzly G0555 for a new Timberwolf
> blade. The blade is a 3/4 3 tpi, marked as 93 1/2", but it doesn't even
> come close to being tight. Is it normal for a significant variation in
> actual blade length, or should I return it? I can probably adjust the
> bandsaw by moving the 'fixed lump' on the tensioning knob bolt. Is that
> normal/recommended?
>
> Thanks for any advice,
> Mike

Call Grizzly and tell them of the problem you are having. I had the same
problem when I added the riser kit to mine and they sent me free of charge
an "upgrade kit" for the tensioning mechanism. This is a problem that they
are aware of.

Frank

On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 09:18:24 -0500, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I've been using 3/4" Suffolk blades on the Rockwell 14" for resawing
>without problems for several years.

That's an old Rockwell. <G>

Barry

"Mike King" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi there and Happy Holidays!
> I have a question about adjusting my Grizzly G0555 for a new Timberwolf
> blade. The blade is a 3/4 3 tpi, marked as 93 1/2", but it doesn't even
> come close to being tight. Is it normal for a significant variation in
> actual blade length, or should I return it? I can probably adjust the
> bandsaw by moving the 'fixed lump' on the tensioning knob bolt. Is that
> normal/recommended?

Mike,
I had trouble with mine after installing the riser kit. The blade that
came with the riser was very tight, had a hard time just getting it on the
wheels. Couple e-mails, they sent me an info sheet about a "Blade Tensioner
upgrade", having to do with adjusting the blade tensioner. Thought I had it
saved, but can't find it. If you would like, I can scan it and send it to
you.

It did turn out the supplied blade was on the short side, tried another 105
1/2", it went on just fine.

--
Nahmie
Those on the cutting edge bleed a lot.

On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 12:52:01 GMT, Mike King <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Hi there and Happy Holidays!
>I have a question about adjusting my Grizzly G0555 for a new Timberwolf
>blade. The blade is a 3/4 3 tpi, marked as 93 1/2", but it doesn't even
>come close to being tight. Is it normal for a significant variation in
>actual blade length, or should I return it? I can probably adjust the
>bandsaw by moving the 'fixed lump' on the tensioning knob bolt. Is that
>normal/recommended?

I think that saw comes with a 92 1/2" blade, with the option to set it
up for a 93 1/2". You'll probably have to move the lump, see the
manual.

Let us know how that blade works out, it's kind of wide for that saw.

Barry

In article <[email protected]>, "Frank Ketchum" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Mike King" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Hi there and Happy Holidays!
>> I have a question about adjusting my Grizzly G0555 for a new Timberwolf
>> blade. The blade is a 3/4 3 tpi, marked as 93 1/2", but it doesn't even
>> come close to being tight. Is it normal for a significant variation in
>> actual blade length, or should I return it? I can probably adjust the
>> bandsaw by moving the 'fixed lump' on the tensioning knob bolt. Is that
>> normal/recommended?
>>
>> Thanks for any advice,
>> Mike
>
I had a similar problem with my Grizzly and it turned out the little slide in
the back wasn't moving. I cleaned it all out and it worked fine.

Stuart Johnson
Red Oak, Texas