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| 1. | Pulleys not aligned correctly. | 1. | Align pulleys (Page 31). | ||
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Conveyor |
| slips | 1. | Conveyor is too loose. | 1. | Tension conveyor (Page 32). | |
under load. |
| 2. | Too much load. | 2. | Decrease load. | ||
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Conveyor | tracks to | 1. | Conveyor tracking is incorrect. | 1. | Track the conveyor so it runs straight (Page 32). | ||
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Workpiece | pulls | 1. | The sanding drum is not parallel with the | 1. | Adjust the sanding drum parallel to the table (Page | ||
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sanding operations. |
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Excessive snipe. | 1. | Too much pressure from all the pressure | 1. | Reduce pressure roller pressure (Page 35). | |||
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| 2. | Too much pressure from the rear pressure | 2. | Reduce rear pressure roller pressure (Page 35). |
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| 3. | Lack of outfeed support. | 3. | Set up outfeed table or have someone catch the |
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Workpiece kicks out | 1. | Not enough pressure from the pressure | 1. | Increase pressure roller pressure (Page 35). | |||
of sander. |
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Sandpaper | tears | 1. | Nail/staple in workpiece. | 1. | Sand only clean workpieces. | ||
off | drums | during | 2. | Sandpaper not tightened or fastened | 2. | Install the sandpaper correctly (Page 23). | |
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| 3. | Drum not perpendicular to the feed | 3. | Adjust the drum perpendicular to the feed direction |
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Table | elevation | 1. | Table lift screws are dirty or loaded with | 1. | Clean and regrease table lift screws (Page 25). | ||
controls are stiff and |
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Poor dust collection. | 1. | Dust collection lines incorrectly sized for | 1. | Use at least an 8" main line with two 6" branch lines | |||
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| 2. | Dust collector underpowered or too far | 2. | Upgrade your dust collector or decrease the distance |
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Grease on |
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| 1. | Chain too low. | 1. | Raise table far enough up so it doesn't touch chain. | |
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Model G0459/G0459P (Mfg. 7/11+) |
