To install or replace a sanding sleeve:
1.Hold the spindle hex nut with one of the included 9⁄16" wrenches.
2.Hold the flats of the spindle using the small slot in the second 9⁄16" wrench, as shown in Figure 8, and loosen the hex nut so that it can be removed by hand.
Figure 8. Loosening the spindle hex nut.
3.Remove the hex nut, upper spindle washer, sanding sleeve, sanding drum, and throat plate.
4.Clean the throat plate and lower spindle washer areas as necessary.
5.Replace the lower spindle washer.
6.Install the throat plate that will provide the smallest possible clearance between the sanding sleeve and the throat plate open- ing.
7.Install the desired rubber sanding drum on the spindle shaft, and install the matching sanding sleeve on the drum as shown in
Figure 9.
8.Hand-fasten the sanding drum with the appropriate spindle washer and the hex hut.
9.Tighten the hex nut further as outlined in Step 1 until the rubber sanding drum places slight pressure on the sanding sleeve. DO NOT overtighten the hex nut.
Figure 9. Sleeve installation order.
Sanding
To sand a workpiece:
1.Ensure that the spindle hex nut is secured tightly and that the work area is free of obstructions and obstacles.
2.Turn on the spindle sander and allow it to reach full speed.
3.Using both hands, guide the workpiece against the sanding sleeve in a
Spindle
Rotation
Sanding
Direction
Figure 10. Sanding.
G0538 Oscillating Spindle Sander
