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Grinding, screeching, or rubbing noise | 1. Drum bearings lack sufficient grease. | 1. Grease the pillow bearings (Page 26). | ||||||||
when sanding drums are powered up. | 2. Drum bearings are worn | and | need | 2. Replace the drum bearings. |
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Short | 1. Pulleys not aligned correctly. |
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Machine lacks power; drums stop turning | 1. |
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under load. | 2. Too much pressure on pressure roll- | 2. Reduce pressure roller pressure (Page | ||||||||
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Conveyor slips under load. | 1. Conveyor is too loose. |
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| 2. Decrease load. |
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Conveyor tracks to one side; conveyor | 1. Conveyor tracking is incorrect. |
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hits the roller cover. |
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Workpiece pulls to one side during sand- | 1. One of the sanding drums is not paral- | 1. Adjust the | sanding drums | parallel to | ||||||
ing operations. | lel with the table. |
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Excessive snipe. | 1. Too much pressure from all the pres- | 1. Reduce pressure roller pressure (Page | ||||||||
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| 2. Too much pressure from the rear pres- | 2. Reduce rear pressure roller pressure | ||||||||
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| 3. Lack of outfeed support. |
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Workpiece kicks out of sander. | 1. Not enough pressure from the pressure | 1. Increase | pressure | roller | pressure | |||||
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Sandpaper tears off drums during opera- | 1. Nail/staple in workpiece. |
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tion. | 2. Sandpaper | not tightened | or | fastened | 2. Install the | sandpaper | correctly (Page | |||
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| 3. Drums not | perpendicular | to | the | feed | 3. Adjust the drums perpendicular to the | ||||
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Table elevation controls are stiff and hard | 1. Table lock is engaged. |
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to adjust. | 2. Table lift screws | are dirty or loaded | 2. Clean and | regrease | table | lift screws | ||||
| with sawdust. |
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| 3. Chain idler | roller | sprocket | lock | nuts | 3. Adjust the lock nuts on the idler roller | ||||
| have been tightened against the roller. | sprocket so the roller can spin freely. | ||||||||
| 4. Elevation handle worm gear is dirty or | 4. Remove the worm gear box, clean it, | ||||||||
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Poor dust collection. | 1. The dust scoops are incorrectly posi- | 1. Experiment with the dust scoops moved | ||||||||
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| 2. Dust collection lines incorrectly | sized | 2. Use at least an 8" main line with two 6" | |||||||
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| 3. Dust collector underpowered or too far | 3. Upgrade your dust collector or decrease | ||||||||
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G0449/G0450 37" Drum Sander |