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Bandsaw top wheel tracking knob lock nut, *updated pictures* - bennybmn - 12-21-2017
Hi all,
Like many of you, I have a 14" Grizzly band saw. I like it a lot, but one thing I've found is that I have the tracking knob (does it have a name?) bottomed out, and I'm not convinced my large resaw blade is centered on the wheel well. The limiting factor is that the jam nut is a wing nut, and the wings take up room!
![[Image: wQx0ifk84RCE_yizra617QV0lc7R5jDaR09By3Lx...Tbw9M=w400]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wQx0ifk84RCE_yizra617QV0lc7R5jDaR09By3LxU2ZBWMLHGhyfOeWWDN-cz2zbkXgYpKLeDBL7cRxsv0CW9wAcXnQnQ29Pmw73es6710wt61ZOG2oDDJPfV2X2gm6OikhXuOlDrtxpRLffrbKzQMNGpEIfd7zvtfgpkOINcJeAM1mzZirfPMVv2DK0Hld-tpYk5nJtas6bV_3jag2q-uiqLN9WrQBtYA6zzXr7rfRi55WwikmKeaoOaFzacFMJDyDRdcfPV82ziAuBKTaWSMStlTzFt_qIzL2OnOzaG7QEz7_x8e7NQFjQ7Pwtd56KMkXGvAAhGUOs5CDA0vz77pXODdxYz5fJrHTCp_IgpCyf5AhYDWk8hSKak0CW1ICC8JZQQPu3MUSShI-3z7jWtVgcBzbm7sNaway7jMBLel1jYIhRC2WXeVmNbCzWk25WS3_FgbE7wzjWVbC8WMN8IOb1d1xKtBf1jc_oZJQGkXbvcpy7ZZZidUIZ3Obir4WOwh5a8FmiDe2SHVW4sdLykKSobUPmN_E0onxQ1ToL0Tl2aQTFsWBqHxIsCQHMQxZIiY5icmt9uH7ogpMC5ksFjS1wqaw9HqWshcTbw9M=w400)
So I said to myself, I need a little knurled nut in there instead. So I spoke to the machinist at work, and he would have made me a knurled wheel, but he also had some steel hex stock laying around. I figured a large hex is easy to grab by hand too. So he drilled and tapped a hole and cut me off a chunk. I then had to bring it back into work, because it turns out it's an M8 thread... But I got it! And I hit it with a generous amount of clear rustoleum.
![[Image: RjWtFeOUwY0LU8nUaZIlbo0yYoeaPnrYn8xZRNaD...raYtA=w400]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RjWtFeOUwY0LU8nUaZIlbo0yYoeaPnrYn8xZRNaD1C6P5Ty06F83CYFmlu9KHMxl_gxfg5Sh63UV2yYyF7fBe4nAUg2K0fsNs1Mw7uFA_pb-xq4iL9Xx7Ywio-iyovKggWoDq08d9iEmbeAyT2iUNGzMemZm5tqz54YfnBBSLyf5_8QwtSKpTEIapJkihOPwB-uiSqcSBqCBl06WBjRXuyxClTIQ9KQTzexSi0sI9raUFNs7Hytn__BdqD11sOMaOTNhPUxrmXtr8c3OGq4zm8xtQtoSws7UN8gqFkjBnoEw--KpZd1AOi-WHOYhXgNvaOUYcIiDS-Dclc78tjpWojBSqSA9vE03QOMg3s-7Vl4X1f1SPj9VJlKWe8uVd80dBay3_HZ3s-64JPaibzOfcnRHBKEAAKdtj05OvEwfhYT4zAO2ynGLU5d92hkvbXWLF_PslImrJA4kZrw9r7dxyvGpcSsc2BOkDtljZ9ySElLzJaaPcp9LG2maJDLWXZDcCcl2U1Or862Ry0BsRORzd7zGqqZD_g0C00wt3xQeNzmtxqUpVTZb4_z4qwjVsydoMHjfwfUICkup6lqul8jVM-btvdovRH4JLsraYtA=w400)
So now it's on the saw, and I know the saw can adjust just a little more if I need to. Easy mod for anyone who feels they can't quite get their saw setup correctly.
![[Image: BdFYoCdzb3qZhii5jH5BTsSEOtbPSyLT-n17JEwc...-TEwY=w400]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BdFYoCdzb3qZhii5jH5BTsSEOtbPSyLT-n17JEwcZ2Z-E1698nJn9l54wpGW37C3j4Ivd5AdWC9BVug4REUQMRD2Dlo0OjqWQwG_poDew5H5Kc4OM2HVIzpJQxkIV3HyqwR55eRiZzncGpWNbssAkFb8WNkGB4W63CkraMeHcUL1EMERP8zR_5tpDwi1Uk4FCnW5HoyiHBKfaya5_2AbqIehszNsxz1T6YPaZL1FUiQFr0LSAD8k-30zYqbkTAbBH1SN1DC7FVHeDMh4TzWeZEXVblVf8GrCqEuu6tB0DYgY4Q8W3wND9KnTnQuL-q9J8ft1MJSOvm8FoGDCvME8lbyPf6lAnDj_lnnTKEZ8hbsZtz10tnWvz49lZ0gKVqIn71ynePB3VRRhyx5GZ1Po8CM4osYlfCyMZ0Y-JOg17NEYOyWRb4DLHhCHaTimLN7pUbuj0AlqTzQSoxm8BK8tZNnRJ-aRMNkn_zaCyr23p-06UeT-RR_wLtzeQM6WP5lAS7dkX-Bt8FF8_enp9KhshjLCS1mW2T_vZs2kOb5FX_FXjBwJfkSLsJq-810klUazNRIMeOxGtnuQZ1vk5-upLkdPBNT2GYRijp-TEwY=w400)
RE: Bandsaw top wheel tracking knob lock nut, New! - med-one - 12-21-2017
Nope.....
RE: Bandsaw top wheel tracking knob lock nut, New! - bennybmn - 12-21-2017
Ugh... why won't pictures work!!!
RE: Bandsaw top wheel tracking knob lock nut, New! - BpB123 - 12-21-2017
(12-21-2017, 08:53 AM)bennybmn Wrote: Updated with links to pics
I hate to tell you .. but the links do not show pictures either.
RE: Bandsaw top wheel tracking knob lock nut, New! - bennybmn - 12-21-2017
Test
![[Image: AQe9I8UqRssMyDmT2]](https://photos.app.goo.gl/AQe9I8UqRssMyDmT2)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/AQe9I8UqRssMyDmT2![[Image: BdFYoCdzb3qZhii5jH5BTsSEOtbPSyLT-n17JEwc...75-h901-no]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BdFYoCdzb3qZhii5jH5BTsSEOtbPSyLT-n17JEwcZ2Z-E1698nJn9l54wpGW37C3j4Ivd5AdWC9BVug4REUQMRD2Dlo0OjqWQwG_poDew5H5Kc4OM2HVIzpJQxkIV3HyqwR55eRiZzncGpWNbssAkFb8WNkGB4W63CkraMeHcUL1EMERP8zR_5tpDwi1Uk4FCnW5HoyiHBKfaya5_2AbqIehszNsxz1T6YPaZL1FUiQFr0LSAD8k-30zYqbkTAbBH1SN1DC7FVHeDMh4TzWeZEXVblVf8GrCqEuu6tB0DYgY4Q8W3wND9KnTnQuL-q9J8ft1MJSOvm8FoGDCvME8lbyPf6lAnDj_lnnTKEZ8hbsZtz10tnWvz49lZ0gKVqIn71ynePB3VRRhyx5GZ1Po8CM4osYlfCyMZ0Y-JOg17NEYOyWRb4DLHhCHaTimLN7pUbuj0AlqTzQSoxm8BK8tZNnRJ-aRMNkn_zaCyr23p-06UeT-RR_wLtzeQM6WP5lAS7dkX-Bt8FF8_enp9KhshjLCS1mW2T_vZs2kOb5FX_FXjBwJfkSLsJq-810klUazNRIMeOxGtnuQZ1vk5-upLkdPBNT2GYRijp-TEwY=w675-h901-no)
Looks like I needed to "share" the photos...
RE: Bandsaw top wheel tracking knob lock nut, New! - mike4244 - 12-22-2017
(12-21-2017, 08:51 AM)med-one Wrote: Nope.....
I see all three pictures very clearly. Middle pic shows the hex nut, probably better than a knurled one.
Keep in mind probably every threaded nut or bolt from Grizzly tools is metric.
mike
RE: Bandsaw top wheel tracking knob lock nut, *updated pictures* - Sullivan - 12-22-2017
I had the same problem with my 14" Jet bandsaw. The problem ended up being a bent upper wheel hinge assembly. I guess over the years under tension the piece slowly distorted. I now de-tension the blade after each use.
Old versus New
![[Image: 5NMaTPR.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/5NMaTPR.jpg)
![[Image: kCNK0Bp.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/kCNK0Bp.jpg)
RE: Bandsaw top wheel tracking knob lock nut, *updated pictures* - Stwood_ - 12-22-2017
OP. Nice mod.
RE: Bandsaw top wheel tracking knob lock nut, New! - Dennis Puskar - 12-22-2017
(12-22-2017, 07:26 PM)mike4244 Wrote: I see all three pictures very clearly. Middle pic shows the hex nut, probably better than a knurled one.
Keep in mind probably every threaded nut or bolt from Grizzly tools is metric.
mike
Thanks for the warning about the nuts and bolts being metric.
RE: Bandsaw top wheel tracking knob lock nut, New! - kurt18947 - 12-23-2017
(12-22-2017, 07:26 PM)mike4244 Wrote: I see all three pictures very clearly. Middle pic shows the hex nut, probably better than a knurled one.
Keep in mind probably every threaded nut or bolt from Grizzly tools is metric.
mike
Are they now? I haven't bought a Griz machine in quite some time, probably 10+yrs. ago. At one time it seemed like the heads were metric but the threads were SAE. Strange combination I know but that's how it seemed.