Using Belt Sander - Grizzly G0864 Owner's Manual

Using Belt Sander

With the Model G0864, you can belt-sand the end
of a workpiece at a chosen angle. The angle is
achieved by tilting the belt table.
End-Grain Sanding
1.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Make sure platen is in place (see Figure 19)
and table-to-platen angle is set for operation
(refer to Adjusting Platen & Belt Sander
Table on Page 21).
Platen
Figure 19. Location of platen.
3. Turn sander ON, and slowly feed workpiece
into sanding belt, as shown in Figure 20.
Hold workpiece firmly so it does not chatter
or vibrate.
Figure 20. Example of feeding workpiece.
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Edge Sanding
Use the belt sander to smooth long, flat surfaces
on the workpiece.
To avoid the risk of kickback and per-
sonal injury, always keep workpiece firmly
on table, and never sand short side of
workpiece with sanding belt.
To use belt sander:
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Set belt sander table angle with protrac-
tor, or other angle measuring tool, for your
operation (refer to Adjusting Platen & Belt
Sander Table on Page 21).
3. Turn sander ON, and allow it to reach full
speed.
4.
Place workpiece on sanding belt table,
then slowly, and with light pressure, move
workpiece into sanding belt.
Note: Hold workpiece firmly against table,
but keep your fingers away from sanding sur-
face, as shown in Figure 21.
Figure 21. Example of belt sanding.
Model G0864 (Mfd. Since 05/19)