Tracking Roller & Platen Adjustment

To ensure proper belt tracking, the belt platen must be even with the upper roller crown and the upper and lower rollers must be parallel.

To adjust the roller and platen:

1.DISCONNECT SANDER FROM POWER!

1.Remove the side cover and table from the belt assembly.

2.Pull the quick-release tension lever down, then remove the sanding belt, as shown in

Figure 47.

Quick-Release

Tension Lever

Figure 47. Removing the sanding belt.

3.If the sanding belt assembly is not already horizontal, loosen the cap screw shown in Figure 48 and lower the assembly to the horizontal position.

Loosen this pivot

cap screw.

Figure 48. Location of the cap screw that secures the rotation of the belt assembly.

Model G1183/G1276 (Mfg. Since 3/10)

4.Place the straightedge over the platen and upper roller aligned with the middle of the roller (the crown at the highest point), as shown in Figure 49.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Platen

 

Upper

 

 

Cap Screw

 

Roller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 49. Comparing the platen height with the

upper roller crown.

—If the platen is not even with or is higher than the upper roller crown, loosen the platen cap screw shown in Figure 49, adjust the platen even with the middle of the top roller, then re-tighten the cap screw to secure the platen in place.

5.Replace the sanding belt, put on gloves to protect your hands, then rotate it several times by hand—NOT by power.

—If the sanding belt tracks steadily in the middle of the rollers without moving to one side or the other, no other adjustments are necessary. Continue to Step 11.

—If the sanding belt does track to one side or the other, continue with next step.

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Grizzly G1183 owner manual Tracking Roller & Platen Adjustment, To adjust the roller and platen

G1183 specifications

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