Woodstock W1688 instruction manual Platen Tilting, Incorrectly holding and tilting Platen

OPERATION

Platen Tilting

Often you will have to sand the face of a work- piece, which is one of the most common sanding operations. To help you accomplish this task, the Model W1688 Edge Sander has the option of either vertical or horizontal tilt.

DO NOT tilt the platen by only holding the idler roller and the auxiliary table shaft. The platen is heavy and can fall and cause injury. See Figure 43.

To tilt the platen, do these steps:

1.Loosen the platen tilt lock lever and hold the the quick release lever and the auxiliary table. See Figure 44.

2.Carefully tilt the platen to the horizontal position.

3.Make sure the platen tilt stop is at the bot- tom of the platen travel slot, which indicates the platen is in full-horizontal position. See

Figure 44.

DO NOT use the platen tilt at any other angle. See Figure 45.

Make sure you adjust the vertical belt tracking. DO NOT ignore this adjustment. Otherwise, the belt can immediately run off the sander when the sander is started and cause personal injury.

4.Adjust the vertical belt tracking as outlined on Page 19.

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Figure 43. Incorrectly holding and tilting the

platen.

Platen Tilt Stop

and

Platen Travel Slot

Platen Tilt Lock

Lever

Figure 44. Correctly hold the quick release lever and auxiliary table to tilt the platen.

Figure 45. Incorrect platen tilted position.