SURFACE SANDING ON THE SANDING BELT

WARNING: To avoid injury from sflps, jams or thrown pieces, adjust the backstop to clear the sanding surface by no more than 1/16 of an inch. When checking clearance between the belt and work support, press the belt flat against the metal beneath it.

Hold the workpiece firmly with both hands, keeping fingers away from the sanding belt.

Keep the end butted against the backstop and move the work evenly across the sanding belt. Use extra caution when sanding very thin pieces.

For sanding long pieces, remove the work support.

Apply only enough pressure to allow the sanding belt to remove material.

END SANDING ON THE SANDING BELT

It is more convenient to sand the ends of long work- pieces with sanding belt in a vertical position.

See "Basic Operation - Positioning Belt Bed" for adjust- ing the belt bed, and see "Assembly - Installing Table Assembly" for adjusting worktable.

Move the work evenly across the sanding belt. For accuracy, use a miter gauge (accessory).

WORK SUPPORT WORKPIECE

SANDING

BELT

SANDING

WORKTABLE

ASSEMBLY

SANDING CURVED EDGES

Always sand inside curves on the idler pulley as shown.

DRIVE PULLEY

WARNING: Never attempt to sand the ends of a workpiece on the Idler pulley. Applying the end of the workpiece to the idler pulley could cause the workpiece to fly up and result In an injury.

PULLEY WORKPIEC£

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113.22643 specifications

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