SEcTiON 6: MAiNTENANcE
Always disconnect power
to the machine before
performing maintenance.
failure to do this may
result in serious person-
al injury.
Schedule
For optimum performance from your machine,
follow this maintenance schedule and refer to any
specific instructions given in this section.
Daily check:
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loose mounting bolts.
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Worn or damaged sanding belt.
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Worn or damaged wires.
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any other unsafe condition.
Weekly Maintenance:
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grease table elevation ways.
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grease belt tension leadscrew.
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oil table elevation chain.
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Clean/grease hold down shaft.
Every 500 hours:
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refill table elevation gearbox.
cleaning
Cleaning the Model g0679 is relatively easy.
Vacuum sawdust, and wipe off the remaining dust
with a dry cloth. if any resin has built up, use a
resin dissolving cleaner to remove it.
g0679 stroke/Edge sander
Lubrication
lubrication for the Model g0679 consists of
greasing the table elevation ways, and belt ten-
sion leadscrew, oiling the table elevation chain,
and refilling the table elevation gearbox.
Table Elevation Ways
Clean the table elevation ways with mineral spirits
and a rag or brush to remove any grime. dry the
ways, then brush on a thin coat of light multi-pur-
pose grease. use the table elevation handwheel
to move the table up and down several times to
disperse the grease (figure 55).
table Elevation Ways
figure 55. Table elevation ways.
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