Installing Sanding Attachment; Installing The Sanding Belt - Craftsman 113.248212 Owner's Manual

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INSTALLING SANDING ATTACHMENT
WARNING: To avoid injury from unexpected
starting, make sure power cord is unplugged
before making adjustments to band saw parts.
NOTE: Tile sanding belt cuts very rapidly Practice
with some scraps of wood first before you attempt to
sand your actual workpiece
1 To install the sanding belt and sanding platen,
remove the front table, front cover, blade guard,
and the blade
2 Use a 1/8-inch hex "L" wrench and remove the
upper and lower right blade guides The mount-
ing screw used for the upper blade guide will be
used to hold the sanding platen in place
3 Loosen the setscrews that hold the upper and
lower backup bearings in place and push the
bearings all the way back Tighten setscrews so
bearings wilt remain
UPPER BACKUP
_.NG SETSCREW
4 Slide the sanding platen into the blade slot in the
table and fasten to the upper blade guide
assembly where the right blade guide mounts it
may be necessary to loosen the left blade guide
and slide it backwards until platen is in place
5 Slide the upper left blade guide towards the
sanding platen and tighten mounting screw
securely
6 Slide the lower left blade guide towards the
sanding platen until the platen rests 1/8-inch
away from the right edge of the slot in the work
table
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UPPER BLADE
GUIDE ASSEMBLY
INSTALLING THE SANDING BELT
1 tnstatl the sanding belt and adjust tension to the
sanding position (The letter "S" on the scale )
2 Rotate the upper wheel by hand (clockwise) to
check the sanding belt tracking Adjust tracking
if necessary (Reference the blade tracking sec-
tion for tracking procedure )
After tracking the sanding belt if the belt and the
platen do not align loosen the upper blade guide
support and slide the support in or out to align
Then tighten set screws to hold support and
platen in place tt may also be necessary to adjust
the lower blade guide support to align the blade
guide with the sanding platen
NOTE: A new sanding belt will stretch with use, so
check the tension often
SANDING
BELT
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