Woodstock W1686 instruction manual Sanding Sleeves, Lubrication

Figure 21. Routinely clean sanding sleeves with a rubber abrasive cleaning stick.

Sanding Sleeves

As sanding sleeves are used, they will quickly become "loaded" with saw dust. If not removed, this saw dust will harden on the abrasive sur- face, rendering the sleeve useless. Routinely clean the sanding sleeves with a rubber gum abrasive cleaner (Figure 21) such as the PRO- STIK® cleaners available from your local Woodstock International dealer.

Always discard worn sanding sleeves. As abra- sives begin to wear, grit will begin to fall off, causing deep gouges in the workpiece. Glue used to hold the grit to the paper will rub off onto the workpiece causing burns and interfer- ence with the final finishing.

Figure 21. Routinely clean sanding sleeves with a rubber abrasive cleaning stick.

NOTICE

Contrary to some beliefs, worn abrasives are not equivalent to the next finer grit abrasive. Discard worn sanding sleeves and avoid the temptation to sand with them beyond their usable life.

Lubrication

The spindle gear box contains 2.8 Qts. of 90 Wt. gear oil. Replace the gear oil after approxi- mately 1000 hours of use. Drain the gear oil from the drain plug located inside the sander base at the bottom of the gear box. The fill cap is shown in Figure 21.

Since all bearings are shielded and permanently lubricated, simply leave them alone until they need to be replaced. Do not lubricate them, as this will only attract dust and possible prema- ture bearing failure.

DO NOT oil any exposed areas on the sander. Dust will be attracted to these areas, creating a gummy mixture that will hamper proper move- ment of components. Instead, lubricate exposed areas with dry powdered graphite.

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