Sanding Troubleshooting
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| Lines across width of work- | 1. | Sanding belt seam is open or dam- | 1. | Repair or replace sanding belt. | ||||
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| Glossy spots or streaks on | 1. | Worn sanding belt. | 1. | Replace sanding belt. | ||||
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| 2. | Rear pressure roller too low. | 2. | Raise rear pressure roller. (See warning in Pressure Roller sec- | |||
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| Sanding belt clogs quickly. | 1. | Sanding belt grit too small for par- | 1. | Replace with a coarser grit sanding belt. | ||||
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| 2. | Excessive depth of cut. | 2. | Reduce depth of cut. | |||
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| 3. | Wood is too moist. | 3. | Allow wood to dry out. | |||
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| Poor, | 1. | Worn sanding belt. | 1. | Replace sanding belt with a new one. | ||||
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| 2. | Sanding belt loaded with sawdust. | 2. | Clean sanding belt to unload sawdust. | |||
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| Machine is loud, overheats | 1. | Excessive depth of cut. | 1. | Decrease depth of cut. | ||||
| or bogs down in the cut. | 2. | Dull sanding belt. | 2. | Replace sanding belt. | ||||
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| Edges of wood are rounded. | 1. | Excessive depth of cut. | 1. | Reduce depth of cut. | ||||
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| Uneven thickness | from left | 1. | Feed table not parallel to sanding | 1. | Adjust the table. | |||
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| 2. | Feed belt is worn. | 2. | Replace feed belt. | |||
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| Workpiece slips | on feed | 1. | Pressure rollers set too high. | 1. | Lower pressure rollers. | |||
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| 2. | Dirty feed belt. | 2. | Clean feed belt. | |||
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| 3. | Feed belt is worn. | 3. | Replace feed belt. | |||
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| Straight strip of notches on | 1. | Pressure rollers are dirty or dam- | 1. | Clean or repair pressure rollers. | ||||
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| Snake shaped marks on | 1. | Sanding belt damaged or dirty. | 1. | Clean or replace sanding belt. | ||||
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ON
OFF
For your safety, turn switch off and disconnect the machine from power source before troubleshooting the machine. Please refer to Section 5: Set Up to make corrections.
G0527 18" Wide Belt Sander |
