My Grizzly 5" x 6" came with a hydraulic feed
cylinder, and having one, was one of the reasons I bought the
Grizzly rather than other brands. I've run many larger saws, and
most all had feed cylinders on them. It is a feature that is
invaluable, especially when cutting small pieces, or things like
thin-wall tubing.
Perhaps you don't have a good enough control (needle valve), or
you are not adjusting yours correctly, but even so, if you are
popping blades, it sounds like an alignment problem, or
insufficient blade tension, not a problem with the feed. On larger
diameter & thick pieces, I open up my feed, and let 'er rip at
the max speed it will cut, and have no problem with blades coming
off the wheels. If I do, I adjust the tracking.
Other Bill
On 2/17/2025 1:37 AM, Len Sherman via
groups.io wrote:
I did the hydraulic feed mod to my saw years ago I now I’m
not sure it was a good idea. The problem is that hydraulic feed
controls the rate of descent, but not the pressure. I seem to
throw the blade more than when I had the old spring. I have to
set the drop speed very low, or risk throwing the blade. Maybe
this is due to another problem in my saw, but I don’t recall
throwing blades when I had the spring, and I think it’s because
the spring sets pressure, while hydraulics set speed. Any
advice?
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