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Drum Control; Dust Collection - Craftsman 351.215080 Operator's Manual

4 x 8" and 6 x 12" sanding centers

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Figure 19 - Speed Control
DRUM CONTROL
Refer to Figure 20
The drum control is located on the front of the cabinet and
has three settings:
. Stop - Drum will not operate while the belt and disc are in
operation.
Rotation only - Drum rotates while the belt end disc ere In
operation.
• Rotation with oscillation - Drum rotates and oscillates while
belt and disc are in operation,
CAUTION:
The sander should be off when changing from
"stop" to "rotation". Changing the setting while the sander is on
can cause premature wear of the drum rotation mechanism.
:lgure 20 - Drum Control
DUST COLLECTION
Refer to Figures 21 and 22.
This sander has a built-in dust collection system. Them are
two gates that control the suction pressure, There Is one gate
at the belt dusl chute and one gate located beneath the
spindle table.
=lgura 21 - Bust Collection Control at Belt Dust Chute
Figure 22 - Duct Collection
Control
Beneath
Spindle Table
• When using belt: Rotate the knob on the belt dust chute to
"Belt. No other adjustment is needed.
• When using the disc or spindle: Rotate the knob on the belt
dust chute to "Disc and Drum" Then set position of the
gate beneath the spindle table to either =Disc_ for disc or
"Drum" for spindle.
ABRASIVE
BELT FINISHING
• Finishing flat surfaces: Hold workplace firmly with both
hands; keep fingers away from abrasive bell Use belt
table. Belt table is used to position and secure work being
sanded, Keep end butted against table and move work
evenly across abrasive belt. Use extra cau_on when finish-
ing very thin pieces.
• Finishing long plies:
remove bait tebte. Apply only enough
pressure to allow abrasive belt to remove material.
Finishing curved edges: Finish outside curves on fiat por-
tion of abrasive
belt. Finish inside curves on idler d_um por-
tion of abrasive belt.
Finishing end grain: it is more convenient to finish ends of
long workpieces with the abrasive belt in a vertical position.
Use belt table. Move work evenly across abrasive belt. For
accuracy, use miter gauge. Table may be _lted for bevelect
work.
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