OPERATION

NOTICE

Since various types of stock will react differently with various loads, use a process of trial-and-error to determine the best load settings and feed rate for your sanding needs.

A slower feed rate will sand the surface smoother, but risks burning the wood; a faster feed rate will remove material faster, but risks overloading the motor.

As a general rule, always start with a small load and work your way up. We recommend that you do not push your machine to its maximum load; instead, make multiple passes or install a coarser grit paper.

7.Let the workpiece travel into the sander and slowly raise the conveyor table while listening for stock-to-drum contact. As soon as you hear contact, stop raising the table and watch the load meter. DO NOT exceed a load of 25 amps or you may damage the motor. See Figures 49 and 50.

If the amperage gets higher than 25 amps, immediately lower the conveyor to reduce the load. You can also lower the conveyor FPM feed rate.

8.DO NOT stand directly in the outfeed path. Retrieve your workpiece by standing to the side of the sander at the outfeed side.

9.Without raising or lowering the table, make multiple passes and check your workpiece for sanding quality and consistency.

With a pencil, you can mark a squiggly line on the workpiece and sand it to test for even sanding.

Look for uniform removal of the line. If the line is not removed uniformly, adjust the sander accordingly.

Figure 49. ALWAYS stand out of the way of where the workpiece could be projected, and keep fingers away from the underside of the workpiece.

Figure 50. Load meter.

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Woodstock W1678 instruction manual Load meter