A decade ago, I purchased this exact bandsaw. It’s the Grizzly G0555LANV. It’s a GREAT bandsaw, by the way. When I got my Laguna 18BX bandsaw in 2018, space was limited, and the Grizzly had to go. I sold it to a friend of mine named Ben.
Ben sold it to a mutual friend friend named Bill. And Bill donated it back to me recently. I say donated because he refuses to accept money for it. I’ve helped him on a few builds, and he says the bandsaw is in exchange for helping him. If you read this, Bill, thank you. But I will get you to accept some payment eventually…
The bandsaw has not been used much over the past few years, and it shows. Sometimes, the best way to keep something operational is to use it. In this video, I removed the riser block to set it up for a dedicated curve-cutting machine, removed and cleaned the entire blade guide assemblies, replaced bearings, put it back together, and made a bit of sawdust.
