Operation - Craftsman 315.27984 Operator's Manual

INSTALLINGADHESIVESANDPAPER
See Figure 3.
•Unp]ug
thesander.
• If replacing adhesive sandpaper, r emove oldsand-
paperby peeling i t off cushion. I f replacing regular
sandpaper, relsase paper C_T_p by liftingup on paper
cramp lever and disengagingit from the tab on the
platen.
• Remove non-adhesivesandpaper, then lift up on paper
damp lever end lock it into place.
• Carefully peel adhesivebacking from new 114sheet
sandpaper.
• Positionsandpaper, makingsure front edge of sand-
paper is alignedwith front edge of the cushion,then
carefully press _cky side of sandpaper on cushion.
NOTE: Sandpaper must be a[igned with the front edge
of the cushionfor proper functioning of the flush sand-
ing feature.
The cushion on the sander ksapprox_nnately
1/4 in. smaller than precut adhesive-backed sanding
sheets. If desiredyou may want to vim off the over-
hang of sandpaper on the back side of cushion.The
cushion has been made smallerso that multiple sheets
of nonadhesive sandpapercan be installed.
PAPER PUNCH
See Figure4.
A paper punch template has been suppliedwith the sand-
er. It should be used for sflgning and punchingholesin the
sandpaper for alignmentwith the holes in the cushion.
Punching the holes propertyis a necessarystep )n order
tor the dustlessfeature of the sender to function property.
• Instattsandpaperon the sander.
• Align sander cushionto paper punch as shown by the
iconon the paper punch template.
• Push down on sander.
CUSHInN
ADHESIVE
SANDPAPER
PAPER PUNCH
Fig. 4
Fig. 3
DUSTLESS SANDING
See Figure 5 - 6.
The dust bag providesa dust collectionsystem for the
sander.Sanding dust is drawn up through the holes in the
sandpaper end cushion and collects in the dust bag dur-
ing sanding operation.For more effLcientoperation, empty
dust bag when half full.
TO INSTALL DUST BAG:
• Unplug the sander.
• Aligngrooves on dust bag with notches on sander dust
exhaust.
• Slide dust bag onto dust exhaust.
• Turn clockwiseuntil bag looksinto place.
TO REMOVE DUST BAG FOR EMPTYING:
• Unplug the sander.
• Turn dust bag counterclockwiseuntil it stops turning.
• Slide dust bag off sander dust exhaust.
• Shake to empty.
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