OPERATION
WARNING:
Your sander should never be connected to power supply when you are assembling parts, making adjustments, assembling or replacing sandpaper, cleaning, or when not in use. Disconnecting sander will prevent accidental starting that could cause serious personal injury.
INSTALLING NON-ADHESIVE SANDPAPER
See Figure 2.
Inspect sandpaper before installing. DO NOT use if broken
or defective.
1. Unplug your sander.
WARNING:
Failure to unplug your sander could result in accidental starting causing possible serious injury.
2.If replacing sandpaper, remove old sandpaper. To remove paper, release paper clamp by lifting up on lever, and disengaging it from the tab, and allowing the lever to lower.
3.Insert end of new 1/4 sheet sandpaper approximately 1/2 in. (13 mm) under the paper clamp. Note: 1/2 in. (13 mm) clamping of sandpaper is necessary for
4.Lift up on lever and lock into place. Apply downward pressure to conform sandpaper to platen.
5.Wrap sandpaper around cushion. Lift lever on opposite end of sander and insert loose end of sandpaper under paper clamp. Fit sandpaper tight against cushion.
6.Lift up on lever and lock into place.
7.Multiple sheets of sandpaper can be installed at one time for convenience.
PAPER CLAMP
CUSHION |
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LEVER | PLATEN | ||
SANDPAPER | TAB | ||
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ADHESIVE
SANDPAPER
Fig. 2
PAPER PUNCH
INSTALLING ADHESIVE SANDPAPER
See Figure 2.
Inspect sandpaper before installing. DO NOT use broken or defective sandpaper.
1. Unplug your sander.
WARNING:
Failure to unplug your sander could result in accidental starting causing possible serious personal injury.
2.If replacing sandpaper, remove old sandpaper by peeling it off cushion. If removing regular sandpaper, release paper clamp by lifting up on lever and disengaging it from the tab on the platen.
3.Remove
4.Carefully peel adhesive backing from new 1/4 sheet sandpaper.
5.Position sandpaper, making sure front edge of sandpaper is aligned with front edge of the cushion, then carefully press sticky side of sandpaper on cushion. Note: Sandpaper must be aligned with the front edge of the cushion for proper functioning of the flush sanding feature. See Figure 2.
ORIENT PAPER |
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PUNCH AS SHOWN | Fig. 3 |
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Note: The cushion on your sander is approximately 1/4 in. (6.4 mm) smaller than precut adhesive backed sanding sheets. If desired you may want to trim off the overhang of sandpaper on the back side of cushion. The cushion has been made smaller so that multiple sheets of
sandpaper can be installed.
PAPER PUNCH
See Figure 3.
A paper punch template has been supplied with your sander for aligning and punching holes in sandpaper. The punched holes must align with the holes in the sander cushion.
1.Install sandpaper on your sander.
2.Align sander cushion over the paper punch. See Figure 3.
3.Push down on sander.
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