Hello,
This post started in another thread and I didn't want to steal that thread so I am starting it separately.
I recently purchase a used Grizzly G055 14" band saw with a 6" riser block. I have had a fairly difficult time with it. I picked up a carter spring at the woodcraft sale and tried to install it. The first thing I realized was that I could not remove the tension screw. It would only turn a very small distance before becoming impossible to turn. Nothing I did would allow it to turn. I was able to manually turn the spacer and the top whatamcallit... (the big screw thing that rides on the quick release bar to add tension) to release the tension. But I could not move the screw. I finally had to mostly dismantle the upper half of the saw to get it out so I could cut it off to replace it. What a pain in the rear. :-? The nut was cross threaded on the tension screw.:eusa_thin
I ordered another screw and nut from Grizzly and promptly (well after an hour an a half trying to figure out how to get the tension even close... the manual is useless on this point) had the same problem (with the original spring). 8-O
Got another screw and nut and then realized that I might have reversed the quick release mounting bar, causing the lower spacer to catch and tighten up :slap:. Fixed that (it is a tight fit even now) :eusa_thin and I managed to get the right tension by rotating the top whatamcallit... )the big screw thing that rides on the quick release bar to add tension) and the spacer until I had achieved the right tension. Then I tried to use tension knob to adjust the tension. Well it appears that the nut is once again cross threaded. :BangHead:
So to date I have had to cut off two cross threaded nuts and I very likely have a third stuck on the band saw. I still don’t have the carter spring installed either. I am probably going to give up and buy the Itura speed adjust and screw an nut. Probably worth the extra money to fix this rather frustrating issue.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Mark
This post started in another thread and I didn't want to steal that thread so I am starting it separately.
I recently purchase a used Grizzly G055 14" band saw with a 6" riser block. I have had a fairly difficult time with it. I picked up a carter spring at the woodcraft sale and tried to install it. The first thing I realized was that I could not remove the tension screw. It would only turn a very small distance before becoming impossible to turn. Nothing I did would allow it to turn. I was able to manually turn the spacer and the top whatamcallit... (the big screw thing that rides on the quick release bar to add tension) to release the tension. But I could not move the screw. I finally had to mostly dismantle the upper half of the saw to get it out so I could cut it off to replace it. What a pain in the rear. :-? The nut was cross threaded on the tension screw.:eusa_thin
I ordered another screw and nut from Grizzly and promptly (well after an hour an a half trying to figure out how to get the tension even close... the manual is useless on this point) had the same problem (with the original spring). 8-O
Got another screw and nut and then realized that I might have reversed the quick release mounting bar, causing the lower spacer to catch and tighten up :slap:. Fixed that (it is a tight fit even now) :eusa_thin and I managed to get the right tension by rotating the top whatamcallit... )the big screw thing that rides on the quick release bar to add tension) and the spacer until I had achieved the right tension. Then I tried to use tension knob to adjust the tension. Well it appears that the nut is once again cross threaded. :BangHead:
So to date I have had to cut off two cross threaded nuts and I very likely have a third stuck on the band saw. I still don’t have the carter spring installed either. I am probably going to give up and buy the Itura speed adjust and screw an nut. Probably worth the extra money to fix this rather frustrating issue.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Mark