OT - Views on Death (friend died today)

E-mailed Griz tech support, explained problem, and asked if maybe I had a "short" blade, etc. Their answer was:

Dear Mr. Crow,

Thank you for your email dated July 21, 2004.

I would like to apologize for the circumstances surrounding your saw.

Have you checked the length of the blade? Have you tried another blade to see if you are having the same trouble with that blade?

You may have received a short blade. Let me know what you find. I have attached a sheet that should have come with the riser block for tensioning your blades.

I do apologize for the inconvenience.

Please let me know if I can be of any other assistance. You are a valued customer and look forward to serving your woodworking and metalworking needs in the future.

Sincerely,

Terry

Technical Service

Grizzly Industrial, Inc.

The attachment was a PDF file that I did not find in my riser block kit, which did somewhat address the issue of tension release adjustment. I haven't had time to dig into it as yet, but will soon, and post findings.