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Sanding Tips
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DO NOT edge sand boards. This can cause
boards to kickback, causing serious personal
injury. Edge sanding boards also can cause
damage to the conveyor belt and sandpaper.
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DO NOT sand more than one board at a time
side by side. Minor variations in thickness
can cause one board to be propelled by the
rapidly spinning sanding drum and ejected
from the machine.
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NEVER stand directly in front of the infeed
area of the machine. Failure to do so could
result in severe personal injury.
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Overloading the motor or pushing the sander
to failure weakens the electrical system.
Repeatedly doing so is abuse to the machine
that will cause motor, capacitor, or circuit
breaker damage, which is not covered under
warranty.
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DO NOT sand boards less than 6" long or
⁄
" thick to prevent damage to the
less than
1
4
workpiece and the drum sander.
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Sanding workpieces with high-resin content
or with applied finishes can quickly contami-
nate sandpaper beyond the point where it can
be properly cleaned. This will produce poor
sanding results. In this case, use a different
workpiece, remove the applied finishes, or
frequently clean/replace the sandpaper strip.
Replace coarse grit sandpaper with a finer
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grit to achieve a smoother finish.
Raise the conveyor a maximum of
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of the handwheel until the workpiece is the
desired thickness.
•
Reduce snipe when sanding more than one
board of the same thickness by feeding them
into the sander with the front end of the sec-
ond board touching the back end of the first
board.
Model G0458ZX (Mfd. Since 04/24)
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Feed boards into the sander at different plac-
es on the conveyor to maximize sandpaper
life and prevent uneven conveyor belt wear.
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Extend the life of the sandpaper by regu-
larly using a PRO-STIK
Page 28).
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Run wide stock through two or three times
without adjusting table height. Turn stock
180° between passes to ensure an evenly
sanded surface.
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When sanding workpieces with irregular
surfaces, such as cabinet doors, take very
light sanding passes to prevent gouges.
When the drum moves from sanding a wide
surface to sanding a narrow surface, the load
on the motor will be reduced, and the drum
will speed up, causing a gouge.
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When sanding workpieces with a bow or
crown, place the high point up or cupped side
down to prevent the workpiece from rocking
and take very light passes.
•
Feed the workpiece at an angle to maxi-
mize stock removal and sandpaper effec-
tiveness, but feed the workpiece straight to
reduce sandpaper grit scratches for the finish
passes.
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turn
1
4
sanding pad (see
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