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Symptom
Possible Cause
Sanding belt will not
1. Sanding belt is not tensioned.
start, but conveyor
2. Limit switches engaged.
will.
3. Emergency stop plate engaged.
4. No air pressure to sander.
5. Airflow adjustment valve closed.
Feed belt not track-
1. Feed belt moved out of adjustment.
ing in center.
Feed belt slipping.
1. Feed rollers have incorrect tension.
2. Feed rollers contaminated with dirt or dust.
Emergency
brake
1. Air pressure incorrect.
stops slowly.
2. Air leak in system.
3. Brake rotor contaminated with oil.
4. Brake pads worn out.
Grinding noise when
1. Brakes severely worn out.
braking.
Excessive
snipe
1. Cutterhead set even with or below sanding
(gouge in the end
drum.
of the board that is
uneven with the rest
of the cut).
Note:
A
small
amount of snipe is
inevitable if you set
the cutterhead below
0 on the cutterhead
height scale. The key
is minimizing it as
much as possible.
Raised lines, ridges
1. Nicked or chipped carbide inserts.
or high spots on the
2. Carbide inserts not installed evenly.
workpiece.
G0677 24" Planer/Sander
Possible Solution
1. Tension sanding belt (see
2. Center sanding belt so it is not touching the limit
Page
58).
switches (see
3. Make sure emergency stop plate is released
28).
4. Connect sander to compressed air system
18).
5. Open airtflow adjustment valve.
1. Adjust feed adjustment bolts (see
1. Adjust feed rollers to place more tension on the feed
belt (see Page 57).
2. Clean feed rollers.
1. Adjust air pressure to 75 PSI (see Page 18).
2. Find and fix air leaks.
3. Clean brake rotor with automotive brake parts
cleaner.
4. Replace brake pads (see
1. Replace brake pads (Page 43), have rotor turned
(possibly replaced).
1. Raise cutterhead to 0mm mark on cutterhead height
scale so sanding drum and pressure rollers are
below cutterhead.
1. Rotate or replace the affected carbide insert(s).
2. Make sure carbide inserts do not have debris under
them; make sure inserts are torqued down evenly
(Page 31).
Page
19).
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(Page
Page
57).
Page
43).
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