ADJUSTING SANDING BELT TABLE 90 DEGREES TO BELT

1.DISCONNECT TOOL FROM POWER SOURCE.

2.Loosen the table tilting lock handle (A) Fig. 21, move the stop (B) into position, and rotate the table (C) until the trunnion (D) contacts the stop (B). Tighten the lock handle (A). NOTE: The lock handle (A) is spring-loaded and can be repo- sitioned by pulling out the handle, moving it, and letting it spring back into position.

3.Place a square (E) Fig. 21 on the table against the belt. See if the table is 90 degrees to the belt.

4.To adjust, loosen the table tilting lock handle (A) Fig. 22. Loosen the lock nut (F) Fig. 22, and turn the adjusting screw

(G) in or out until table is 90 degrees to the belt.

5.Tighten the lock nut (F) Fig. 22, and the lock handle (A) Fig. 22.

6.The stop (G) Fig. 22 ensures that the belt table can rapidly return to the 90 degree position after the table has been tilted.

7.Adjust the pointer, if necessary, using the supplied wrench.

E

B

D

A

C

Fig. 21

A

F

G

Fig. 22

TILTING THE BELT SANDER TABLE

1.The table (A) can be tilted 45 degrees up (Fig. 23), or 45 degrees down (Fig. 24). To tilt the table, loosen the lock handle (B), tilt the table to the desired angle, and tighten the lock handle (B). The degree of tilt is determined by the pointer (C) and scale (D) Figs. 23 and 24. NOTE: When tilting the table down (Fig. 24), rotate the stop (E) Figs. 23 and

24out of the way.

E

A

E

A

D

CB

Fig. 23

D

C

B

Fig. 24

ADJUSTING BELT SANDER TABLE MITER GAUGE SLOT PARALLEL TO SANDING BELT

1.DISCONNECT TOOL FROM POWER SOURCE.

2.Position the table (Figs. 25 and 26) 90 degrees to the belt. Place a square (B) in the miter gauge slot with the blade (C) of the square touching the sanding belt. Check the opposite end of the belt to see if the miter gauge slot (D) is parallel to the belt.

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Delta 31-280 instruction manual Adjusting Sanding Belt Degrees to Belt, Tilting the Belt Sander Table