ADJUSTMENTS
ADJUSTMENTS
Drums and Pressure
Rollers
Adjust the sanding drums and pressure rollers correctly. Complete PART 1, PART 2, PART 3, and PART 4 of this section in sequence. Otherwise, the sanding drums can grab and project the workpiece damaging the sander, and injuring you and bystanders!
To get the best sanding results and longest life out of your sandpaper, both the front and rear sanding drums must: (1) be square with the conveyor table, (2) run parallel with each other and parallel to the conveyor feed direction, and (3) must be slightly staggered in height with one another.
As you become more familiar with your sander you can vary your sander settings to
Keep your drum sander unplugged during these adjustments. Otherwise, serious personal injury may occur!
Figure 16. Gauge blocks for drum alignment.
Figure 17. W1678 dust hood open.
PART 1: Drum-to-Conveyor Squareness
For this adjustment, you will align the drums so the drums are square with the feed conveyor belt surface. See Figure 18.
To adjust the drum-to-conveyor squareness, do these steps:
1.Make two gauge blocks from a quality piece of straight
