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Assembly

REMOVING AND INSTALLING

SANDING BELTS

!WARNING To prevent personal injury, always disconnect the plug

from the power source before removing or installing the belt.

Keep your fingers and clothing away from the belt. They could get cut or wedged between the pulley, belt and motor housing.

TO REMOVE BELT

1.Place sander on it’s side and move lever in direction of arrow to retract front pulley and release belt tension (Fig. 2).

2.With the sander on it’s side and the open side facing you, you can easily remove the belt.

TO INSTALL BELT

1.While the sander is still on it’s side with the front pulley retracted and locked, insert the new belt around both pulleys and over the metal plate. If belt has directional marks, be sure the arrow on the inside of belt is pointing in the direction of rotation as indicated on housing.

2.Then push lever back to its original position to return tension to the belt.

REAR PULLEY

BELT TENSION RELEASE LEVER

FIG. 2

DIRECTION

 

 

OF TRAVEL

 

 

 

FRONT PULLEY

 

METAL PLATE

 

DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

MICROFILTER DUST CANISTER

The integral dust extraction system collects sanding dust in canister supplied with your sander. For maximum efficiency, the dust canister should be emptied frequently during operation.

DUST PORT

FIG. 3

REMOVING AND INSTALLING DUST

CANISTER

To remove dust canister: squeeze release tabs on both sides of canister and simply pull away from the tool (Fig. 3).

To install dust canister: align dust port with hole in canister and push canister onto tool until it locks into place.

MICROFILTER

DUST CANISTER LID

MICROFILTER

DUST

CANISTER

RELEASE TABS

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