Delta SM500 Sander User Manual


 
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1. Before adjusting, move the belt tension lever (A) Fig. 23 all the way to the left to the "TIGHTEN" position.
2. Place a square (B) Fig. 24 on the sanding belt with one end of the square against the backstop. See if the backstop
is square with the sanding belt.
3. Loosen the screw (C) Fig. 24 and adjust the backstop.
After tilting, the table must be
repositioned on the support rod (B) Fig. 25 to provide
a maximum of 1/16" distance between the sanding
disc (C) and the edge (D) of the table to avoid
trapping the work or fingers between the disc and
the table. To reposition the table assembly, loosen
the screw (E), move the table assembly on the rod (B)
and tighten the screw.
1. Use a combination square with one end on the table
and the other end against the sanding disc (Fig. 26).
See if the table is 90 degrees to the disc.
2. To adjust, loosen the table lock knob (A) Fig. 26,
move the table square with the disc and tighten the
lock knob (A).
3. Adjust the pointer (B) Fig. 26 to the "0" degree mark
on the angle scale.
ADJUSTING THE BACKSTOP SQUARE WITH THE SANDING BELT
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE.
A
Fig. 23
Fig. 24
B
C
TILTING THE TABLE
You can tilt the table up to 45 degrees to the right by
loosening the table lock knob (A) Fig. 25.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE.
Fig. 25
A
E
B
C D
ADJUSTING THE TABLE SQUARE WITH THE SANDING DISC
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE.
A
B
Fig. 26