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I used a couple of larger washers to distribute out the load, which
worked out really well.
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Features
The vacuum system for this saw has two locations, one on
top and another on the bottom. I used a small piece of hose from my dust
collection for the bandsaw here. Now I can use my quick release
attachment for all my machines.
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The vacuum hose slides on for a quick connect or disconnect which makes
this system very easy to use.
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This bandsaw has a blade tension pointer making it easy to adjust any
width of blade you might use. What you see below is a window that looks
at the blade tension scale that is on the inside next to the upper
wheel.
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Here is a better view with the door open. I'm using a 1/2" wide blade
and the tension gage is right where it should be.
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To open and close both doors Grizzly uses a very cool
system. With the use a socket head cap screw and a 3" diameter knob, all
you do is close the door and turn the knob. And as you can see this knob
has a cam-action that locks the door nice and tight.
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To raise and lower the blade guard you just turn this
hand wheel. The blade guard runs on a rack-and-pinion gear set that is
much smoother than I expected. Once you have the guard to the height
that you need, there is a small knob on the back that locks it in place.
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Another great feature on this bandsaw is the amount of resaw capability,
which is 12". I don't know if I'll ever need this much
capacity but you never know.
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This is advertised as a 17" saw but I don't think it's actually that
much. It looks more like 16 1/2" but that should be plenty for me. And
it's nice to have a miter slot because I'm sure that will come in handy.
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