Trouble | Probable Cause | Remedy |
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Work burns. | Wrong sanding belt | Use coarser grit for stock removal. |
| surface. |
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| Feed pressure too great. | Never force workpiece into steel platen. Use just |
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| enough pressure, and let the sanding belt do the |
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| work. |
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Sanding belt | Biting too deep. | Adjust for slight sanding action and make repeated |
burns, or clogs |
| passes. |
quickly on |
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thickness sanding. |
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Workpiece pulled | No support for workpiece. | Use miter gauge on table. |
from hand. |
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Sanding belt has | Belt running in wrong | Orient direction of arrows printed on sanding belt to |
broken at the joint. | direction. | match rotation of drums. Sanding belt should move |
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| left to right as viewed from front of machine. |
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Sanded edge is | Result of freehand sanding. | Keep workpiece flat on table at all times when a |
not square. |
| square edge is desired. Use miter gauge. |
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| Table misaligned. | Check table alignment to steel platen with a square |
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| or machinist’s protractor. It should be 90 degrees. |
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| Adjust table angle if necessary (page 12). |
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