Attaching Sandpaper - Craftsman 320.39587 Operator's Manual

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WARNING: To prevent accidental starting that could cause serious personal
injury, always disconnect the sander from the power source when assembling
parts, making adjustments, installing or removing sandpaper, cleaning, or when
it is not in use.
TURNING THE SANDER ON/ [ Fig. 2
OFF (Fig, 2)
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To turn on the sander, connect
the plug to an electrical outlet,
and depress the side of the rocker
switch marked "F.
To turn it off, depress the side of
the rocker switch marked "0".
ATTACHING THE
SANDPAPER
switch
_1_ WARNING: Always inspect the sandpaper before attaching. Do not use the
paper if it is torn or defective. The non-adhesive sandpaper clamps to the front
and back of the platen.
1. Disconnect the sander from the power source.
WARNING: Failure to unplug the sander could result in accidental starting,
causing possible serious personal injury.
2. Remove any dust or debris from the platen.
3. The paper clamp levers are located on each side of the sander and are locked
into the slot on top of the platen.
4. Raise these two levers "up"
and disengage them from
the slots in the platen. This
will release the tension on
the paper clamps that hold clamp
the paper in position on the
underside of the platen (Fig. 3).
5. Insert the front end of the
sandpaper approximately 1/2 in.
under the front paper clamp.
Paper clamp
6. Lift up on the lever that
lever
controls the front paper clamp
and lock it back into the slot on
the platen. This will securely clamp the paper to the front of the platen.
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